In June, 27-year-old programmer Eric DeMenthon received a letter concerning PadMapper, a popular site that aggregates rental listings from Craigslist and other sources and displays them on a map. Suddenly, Craigslist had decided to crack down on the one-man operation after passively sanctioning it for more than three years, declaring that PadMapper could either stop using its data or face legal action. Two months later, Craigslist and PadMapper are entangled in litigation — and an explanation for the odd timing has surfaced: Craigslist is rolling out its own version of PadMapper’s service, called Map View.
Craigslist defied the innovator's dilemma
Setting aside any questions of fairness and accusations of corporate bullying, Map...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/19/3521020/craigslist-innovation-map-view-padmapper
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