You are currently browsing the tag archive for the ‘craigslist’ tag.
Recently, I wrote a paper on how community forms in YouTube. I probably should have written it on how Craigslist influences community formation. I have several recent examples:
- The pastor of my church posted an ad for an internship. We had one guy apply, and he turned out to be a great asset to our team. He and I now work together with the youth at my church
- I responded to an ad for a cellist. I am now recording in the studio with the guy who posted the ad. I have met so many of his friends and family that I feel like I really am a part of a new community. Music really does bring people together.
- My student worker awhile back posted an ad in the “missed connections.” Who knew that actually worked? She was reconnected with a guy she saw only briefly in a coffee shop, and they dated for about six months.
- A friend of mine recently posted a personal ad, and a different friend of mine responded to it. Turns out I had actually introduced them at one point in time already. Still not sure what’s going to happen there, but I am really amused.
I am fascinated by how many of my own personal relationships right now have been influenced by Craigslist. I am intrigued by whether people are experiencing longer-term interactions within Craigslist or not. I do not have time to look into it at the moment, but maybe I’ll come back to this later as a potential research topic.