Craig Newmark

I'm sure people ask you that a lot. I don't remember much of that at all. Everything is a blur. And unfortunately, I wasn't smart enough to keep a lot of records. And so a lot is lost. Like from the Internet Archive in the Wayback Machine, I could see the first site that I put up was mid or late 96. And that was pretty good. And I evolved that kind of minimal style.

I'm sure people ask you that a lot. I don't remember much of that at all. Everything is a blur. And unfortunately, I wasn't smart enough to keep a lot of records. And so a lot is lost. Like from the Internet Archive in the Wayback Machine, I could see the first site that I put up was mid or late 96. And that was pretty good. And I evolved that kind of minimal style.

Like right now our site hasn't changed much in appearance in 30 years. Why is that? Well, I talked to a lot of people and they want it simple, fast, effective. They want what you see is what you get. And we've heard from a lot of designers who want a fancy and fancy may not be the answer for a lot of things.

Like right now our site hasn't changed much in appearance in 30 years. Why is that? Well, I talked to a lot of people and they want it simple, fast, effective. They want what you see is what you get. And we've heard from a lot of designers who want a fancy and fancy may not be the answer for a lot of things.

Like right now our site hasn't changed much in appearance in 30 years. Why is that? Well, I talked to a lot of people and they want it simple, fast, effective. They want what you see is what you get. And we've heard from a lot of designers who want a fancy and fancy may not be the answer for a lot of things.

Sometimes, you know, you do see something which is impressive, fancy and yet effective, but that seems to be the minority.

Sometimes, you know, you do see something which is impressive, fancy and yet effective, but that seems to be the minority.

Sometimes, you know, you do see something which is impressive, fancy and yet effective, but that seems to be the minority.

Wow. And see, we've helped people in the tens of millions or more put food on the table.

Wow. And see, we've helped people in the tens of millions or more put food on the table.

Wow. And see, we've helped people in the tens of millions or more put food on the table.

And selling things. Exactly. Okay. And advertise their services. But also, the site is so simple, we've shown tens or maybe hundreds of millions of Americans that the internet could be useful and reasonably easy to use. And that meant a lot of people... who may have been hesitant to get on the net, they get on the net. And again, that's fairness for everyone.

And selling things. Exactly. Okay. And advertise their services. But also, the site is so simple, we've shown tens or maybe hundreds of millions of Americans that the internet could be useful and reasonably easy to use. And that meant a lot of people... who may have been hesitant to get on the net, they get on the net. And again, that's fairness for everyone.

And selling things. Exactly. Okay. And advertise their services. But also, the site is so simple, we've shown tens or maybe hundreds of millions of Americans that the internet could be useful and reasonably easy to use. And that meant a lot of people... who may have been hesitant to get on the net, they get on the net. And again, that's fairness for everyone.

That's treating people like you want to be treated. And that ain't bad. Yeah. Fairness. That's an important word, huh? It's important to you. Very much so. Because you try. Sometimes it's hard. There are often tough decisions to be made. But Jim took over that for the company. And, you know, maybe he's done a better job than I ever could. And I did make for a great customer service rep.

That's treating people like you want to be treated. And that ain't bad. Yeah. Fairness. That's an important word, huh? It's important to you. Very much so. Because you try. Sometimes it's hard. There are often tough decisions to be made. But Jim took over that for the company. And, you know, maybe he's done a better job than I ever could. And I did make for a great customer service rep.

That's treating people like you want to be treated. And that ain't bad. Yeah. Fairness. That's an important word, huh? It's important to you. Very much so. Because you try. Sometimes it's hard. There are often tough decisions to be made. But Jim took over that for the company. And, you know, maybe he's done a better job than I ever could. And I did make for a great customer service rep.

He believed in the mission, and he was good on the technology side because he, in a way, had two jobs, manager and programmer, because getting good programmers is hard. And Jim, over time, hired a tech staff, everyone better at their job than I was.

He believed in the mission, and he was good on the technology side because he, in a way, had two jobs, manager and programmer, because getting good programmers is hard. And Jim, over time, hired a tech staff, everyone better at their job than I was.

He believed in the mission, and he was good on the technology side because he, in a way, had two jobs, manager and programmer, because getting good programmers is hard. And Jim, over time, hired a tech staff, everyone better at their job than I was.