So, why is it craigslist.org? craigslist.com works, but redirects to the .org.

Now, I understand the simplicity of the frontend. But Google was once just a page with a textbox and a button (in a short summary). Is the site going to update to Web 2.0? Google did; in a big way.

It is also interesting that there isn’t really a message system except for email and the forums.

Maybe it is a matter of simplicity. Look at what happens when you build more and more features. You lose a little history and functionality.

A few interesting facts are located at:

http://www.craigslist.org/about/factsheet.html