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"Jim Buckmaster", a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an United States/American computer programmer who has been the chief executive officer/CEO of Craigslist since 2000.
He was an undergraduate at Virginia Tech and studied medicine and classics at the University of Michigan in the 1990s.
In late 1999, after posting his resume on craigslist, he was recruited by Craig Newmark, the founder of the website. As lead programmer, he contributed the site's multi-city architecture, search engine, discussion forums, flagging system, self-posting process, homepage design, personals categories, and best-of-craigslist. In November 2000, he was promoted to the post of CEO.
A fan of Noam Chomsky, Buckmaster has been accused of being "anti-capitalistic",Lashinsky, Adam.
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More Jim Buckmaster on Wikipedia.Often, perhaps even in the majority of cases, it is the friends and associates of the person sought in a Missed Connection that actually see the posting, recognize who is being sought and bring it to their attention.
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