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'''Craigslist''' is a non-commercial community bulletin board with classified [[Advertising|ads]] and discussion forums. It is very popular for the advertisement of goods, services, and properties, among other things. There is no cost to advertise at Craigslist; the site is funded through donations to the Craigslist Foundation.
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'''Craigslist''' is a website with region specific discussion forums and community bulletin boards with classified [[Advertising|ads]]. Despite its relatively short existence, it has become extremely popular as an alternative medium for advertising. 50 million advertisements for goods, services, and properties, among other things are posted every month. Most of these ads are free, with revenue derived from job postings and real estate in selected cities.
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The [[liberal]] media is generally biased against Craigslist because it offers a free alternative to newspaper's classified ads. Incidents of abuse on the site often make the headlines whereas the press rarely reports anything positive about the site.  
 
The [[liberal]] media is generally biased against Craigslist because it offers a free alternative to newspaper's classified ads. Incidents of abuse on the site often make the headlines whereas the press rarely reports anything positive about the site.  
  
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