Great to see the craigslist effort in response to the devastation by Katrina. At their New Orleans page there are several links for those wanting to donate money or goods. There is this list of people offering temporary accomodation.
It is the community connect of efforts such as this which sets Craigslist apart from newspapers and why, when it comes to classifieds, that Craigslist is winning in so many cities across the world. People like the community connect, they trust it and it’s free. There is no underlying commercial pressure to purchase in order to keep it free.
There’s also a link to the excellent Wikipedia coverage of Katrina and the aftermath.
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