Craig Newmark Honored at New York Digital Art Center
May 15th, 2008 | by James |
Last week, Eyebeam director Amanda McDonald Crowley welcomed several hundred people to the digital art center’s annual benefit on Tuesday night at the Eyebeam Art & Technology Center in New York.
The event included an auction of bizarre items that had all been found on Craigslist. Craig Newmark was the guest of honor and was selected because of his “company’s values and community ethos.”
Eyebeam founder John Johnson said, “(Craigslist is) a community service that does something simple very, very well. It connects people to people and the things they’re looking for,” Johnson explained. “It has fostered a community that is both local and international, and has helped to provide millions of stories that illustrate that people at heart, when given the chance, are basically good, helpful, and trustworthy.” Read more…
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