Craigslist のCraig氏インタビュー

Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist

たまに私もおせわになっているCraigslist。NYのアパートとか、LAとかの情報までのっているとは知りませんでした。てっきりBayArea Loaclなのかと。。さぁ　インタビュー抜粋をどうぞ

Q: How many page views and unique views does Craigslist get a month?

Our stats are out of date. We blew up our program a couple of weeks ago in the sense that our Web logs grew so big we couldn't process them all. So we figured in November we had 6.4 million unique views; and last we looked we had 1.5 million page views per month. At that point we think we were getting 750 raw hits per second at peak times.

150万 Page View/月だそうで。

Q: With eBay holding a 25 percent stake in Craigslist, do you still consider the online auctioneer a competitor?

We overlap a little bit, but we do similar good things for the community. Right now there is plenty of classified business for everyone, and we really don't think we are competing with people. There are much bigger issues for online media.

Q: What are those bigger issues?

Trust. Right now people have lost a lot of trust in the mainstream press. The best example is the White House press corps. They'll hear someone lying to them and they don't print it. The sole heroic figure is [former White House bureau chief] Helen Thomas.

Ebayなどのオークションサイトと競合しているかという問いに対し、人々と勝負しているというよりも、もっと大事なものとの戦いをしているという。それは「信頼」

Q: To what would you attribute the success of Craigslist?

A really good culture of trust, and we are a simple and effective site. We are kind of like a flea market, and flea markets have a social aspect, as well as a commercial aspect.

Craigslistの成功は「信頼」というすばらしいカルチャーのおかげ、うちは”フリーマーケット（ミノイチ）”みたいなもんで、そこには商業的な信頼感だけでなく、社会的な信頼感があるでしょ、あれですよあれ。

Q: What lessons have you learned from the online community?

I've learned people are overwhelmingly trustworthy, and that for the most part, even the bad guys want to do the right thing. Despite my personal cynicism, I find that my values and the community's values are the same and they have to do with helping people and giving people a break, and forgive me, but stuff like the golden rule.

オンライン・コミュニティから学んだものは、人間は信頼できるということ。悪い奴だって実は”良いこと”をしたいと思っている。

Q: How much ad revenue do the three cities, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, generate?

We don't disclose that, but some recent articles estimate some $7 [million] to $10 million. We don't have a problem with that estimate.

広告売上について、NY,LAそれからSF会わせて＄７〜１０ミリオンって記事があったけど、いいとこついてるんじゃない？(売上は非公式）

Q: What is the next big thing for Craigslist?

I don't think there is a "next big thing." We are just talking about incremental improvements continuously.

Q: People have offered to buy Craigslist. Would you ever sell it?

No. I've done well enough. The fundamental question for any human is how much money do you need to make. I've stepped away from many tens of millions of dollars. My brother thinks I'm nuts.

次の一手なんてものはない。ただ今のものを良くしていくだけさ。いくらならCraigslistを売るかだって？おれはもう充分幸せなんだ。よくいくら金があったら充分かとかいう話題があるけど、そんなことには興味ない。それが10億円になろうが、かんけーない。ま、おいらの兄弟は「おまえはバカだ」っていくけどね。

＜Genpakuのつぶやき＞そんなCraigだから成功するんでしょうね。