[Mitworld] Lessons from Craigslist, Panel on James Marshall and Humor in Children's Books

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 8, Number 24 |  February 4, 2009

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A Few Things Learned from Craigslist
November 14, 2008

While Craigslist.org "is a simple platform where people help each other out," focusing on everyday needs like getting a job or an apartment, it is also a profoundly collaborative venture, with political potential.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/636

Speaker:
Craig Newmark
Founder, and Customer Service Representative, Craigslist


Event Host:
MIT Center for Collective Intelligence

"I had a brand already, and it was personal and quirky. I didn’t know what a brand was at that point, but I learned."
-Craig Newmark

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Celebrating James Marshall and Humor in Children’s Books
November 18, 2008

Friends, colleagues and fans unite in loving praise of children’s author James Marshall-- writer/illustrator of the George and Martha and The Cut-Ups series.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/637

Moderator:
Roger Sutton
Editor in Chief, The Horn Book and Author

Event Host:
Office of Government and Community Relations

"The picture book -- I think it’s the most beautiful form ever created. There’s nothing more perfect, because it draws on what the child has. (There is a) ballet in a perfect picture book between words and text. It’s the greatest form to work in."
-Roger Sutton

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In The Pipeline:

Key Issues In the Department of Defense for the Obama Administration

Presented By:
MIT Security Studies Program

Speakers:
Barry Posen
Ford International Professor of Political Science
Director Security Studies Program

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