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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Craigslist Gives Its Red Light District the Times Square Treatment

times-squareThe online classifieds Web site is shutting down its “Erotic Services” section under pressure from state and local officials from around the country. In its place, Craigslist will open an “adult” category. It promises to keep said area cleaner by having employees sweep it periodically for ads that are obviously soliciting prostitution, etc. It won’t keep Craigslist free of bad stuff, but it may make it harder to find.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Here’s The Tech IPO You’ve Been Looking For: A Debt-Ridden Collection of Porn Sites And Social Networks

What kind of tech and media company tries to go public in this economy? A tech and media company with no other options. Meet FriendFinder Networks, which needs to raise a lot of money very quickly.

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Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »

Ethics Statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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