Daron wrote on (2008-11-08 18:51:13):
Good Bye My Friends!
Craig Junky in Kansas wrote on (2008-11-08 19:57:04):
Wow bad news - sorry to hear the the MAN has gotten you on their radar.... You have created a great product and I will miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kansas
Tom wrote on (2008-11-08 20:14:14):
Hi Daron,
I only found it a week ago, but it was great while it lasted.
Thank you very much
G & K wrote on (2008-11-08 20:51:00):
Hi Daron,
We enjoyed your product! It made searching Craigslist so much faster and easier! We probably won't use it as much now...we'll just use eBay or Amazon instead since there are pics. Craig's list should have been paying you for that tool!
G & K
SciFiGuy wrote on (2008-11-08 20:54:23):
Degrading?? This was a great enhancement that made searching for items so much easier! Sorry to see you go. Thanks!
Mike B wrote on (2008-11-08 21:01:56):
I just started using your site and It has been the best so far!!
I have used others, and have looked for an easy site for my staff to use and you were it, Im sorry that this has happened.
If there is any thing that I can provide to keep this from happening, I would gladly submit it.
Thank you for your work.
Mike B.
swallowevil wrote on (2008-11-08 21:05:52):
Wow, it's a shame that Craigslist has to shut down someone who makes such great tools for their customers. Honestly, I will not be using craigslist as often anymore without CLPicview. I will no longer be able to browse through craigslist with ease which means so long craigslist. So sorry to see you go, thanks for the great inovative and helpful tools you've provided in the past.
V-man in Vegas wrote on (2008-11-08 21:47:02):
Mannn that sucks the big one! Your product helped me look for items in craigslist efficiently although lately I have actually been using your companion as a net browser and it works great. You may look into other avenues and diversify because you have created an awsome tool. Goodluck and keep us posted of any updates...V-man
It always happens... wrote on (2008-11-08 23:36:22):
They eventually get to everyone who does anything inovatiove with the archaic search methods of CL...
Larry wrote on (2008-11-09 00:07:40):
This tool was the best. I feel that money was at the heart of the issue. Kinda stupid though, if your service is helping others to use their service - I always trying to understand the problem, gives me a hand on better understanding business. So if you came up with this then creative tool, I trust your imagination wont stop here. I likes the tools so if you can please keep me posted on your latest
dinkins wrote on (2008-11-09 00:31:31):
This was a great product, Daron. Thank you. Craigslist keeps shooting themselves in the foot. I'll miss the ability to quickly tell the skanks from the babes in the erotic services ads. Starting yesterday, they are now charging those chicks five bucks an ad and asking for a credit card to post on there. Lots of girls gonna be back on the streets...
Jake wrote on (2008-11-09 04:50:01):
Thanks for the service, fun while it lasted...thought you would be tolerated CL, not divulging visitor IP, etc. like other banned trackers did.
Another service your site could serve, would be a source of info on "home brew" tracking methods that should be less prone to banning, wherein a poster links an image from their own site, using server log info to track access.
Ideally someone would provide some supplemental log code that would provide your sort of code.
Jimmy wrote on (2008-11-09 04:56:54):
Do any of the photo-bucket kind of services provide hit count info? that could be second rate alternative to clhits.
Greg wrote on (2008-11-09 06:01:43):
This was an awesome tool that truly enhanced the Craigslist experience tremendously. It is a shame that a free service like Craislist would not want to take advantage of yet another free service which betters the use experience so much. Craiglist has just gone a step backwards by not allowing this CL Search to continue.
Tom NY wrote on (2008-11-09 06:02:35):
I cant believe it!!! No more CL Search!!!!! WHY????????
Nick in LI wrote on (2008-11-09 06:03:20):
CL Search was a great add on to Craigslist which is already a great place to buy and sell.
Christian in Mass wrote on (2008-11-09 06:05:02):
Daron- thank you for you building these tools I agree CL Search was awesome!!! Dont lose hope you built a great tool maybe Craigslist will change their mind
Lisa from CT wrote on (2008-11-09 06:07:15):
Craigslist's creator are visionary in their design of a local community based service, so much better than eBay. Hopefully they see the light and these messages to realize how create CL Search is to enhance the user experience. Thanks to Daron
Jack wrote on (2008-11-09 06:15:11):
OH NO. Without CL Search we have to go back to the basic click by line to view. CL Search was great because you got to view the pictures related to your search at a glance and when you saw multiple of the exact picture it was so easy to pick out the spammers and the fraudlant sellers. Without CL Search's preview the Craiglist community are more vulnerable to the sellers to be ware of. Thanks to Daron, hopefully Craigslist will understand the value CL Search was bringing to all of us.
Dane, Indianapolis wrote on (2008-11-09 06:32:53):
Daron, you developed a great tool. Craigslist management obviously doesn't understand the value of opening the range of search options. If you happen to have the ambition to create "Daron's List" please contact me...I would be a huge advocate & I would send a lot of people to the site. Hell, you could charge 50 cents an ad & make a killing! Best Wishes!
dbohnert@totaltps.com
scott moore wrote on (2008-11-09 07:42:54):
Daron..I am deeply saddened by the loss of your creation and the stifling of your entrepreneurial undertaking...I found your creation useful and easy to use....I'm sure your fertile mind will develop more useful widgets for helping the notsobright like myself ...thanks for everything Scott Moore
Aloha Daron, wrote on (2008-11-09 08:59:04):
They probably don't have a legal leg to stand on, but know you haven't the resources to fight the. Craigslist is actually owned by a major player out there (most think it's a guy named Craig who's doing all us entrepreneurs a service for free).
I just found your service last week and now have a much better idea on how to market my services even more effectively in Maui!
Thanks for the help, I am sure you will go far in this Internet world; don't be surprised if you get many an offer to go work or be a part of the next big opportunity!
Good Luck Brah!
Chipster
Steve L wrote on (2008-11-09 09:09:58):
Shame. You were enhancing their service - they should have bought you out instead of squashing you. Sorry to see you go. Good luck in your next endeavor.
serge wrote on (2008-11-09 09:17:00):
sorry to hear
Sad for the day wrote on (2008-11-09 10:33:38):
That stinks! Craigslist so needs a visual browser. It's got such good information on it, but is such a pain in the @!%* to use.
Chipster wrote on (2008-11-09 12:42:17):
... I am serious here... set up shop on a small island in the South Pacific and charge for your software services so as to offset the cost of your island beachfront condo... I am very serious!
Aloha Brah
Glenn wrote on (2008-11-09 12:50:34):
So... Craigslist is going to turn into eBully? Way to go, guys- take something hassle free and "tune it" into oblivion.
Cheers,
Glenn
Tom Winand wrote on (2008-11-09 14:18:17):
Daron your are the man. Can you tell us how to embed a Google tracker in a transparent image and use that to track? or is it too difficult to do? I think that might be a cool blog post on some blog or form. If you do so please email me.
Frank wrote on (2008-11-09 14:37:21):
Why doesn't someone out of the US make a website that can do this? There are no rules outside of the US. Kind of like Vietnam.
N Body wrote on (2008-11-09 14:52:29):
I weep....
Bruce wrote on (2008-11-09 14:56:46):
Sorry to hear that craigslist isn't interested in letting folks use tools that make their great site easier to browse. This is a fantastic program!
AT wrote on (2008-11-09 16:37:40):
Too bad. This was the best way to search CL. They are foolish for shutting this down. I bought my tractor using this search method. There is no way I would have found it without your search engine. Thanks for your efforts.
John wrote on (2008-11-09 20:39:01):
What a shame!!!!!! Craigslist should BUY your software as it certainly expanded my own use of searching craigslist listings. Bottom line, I will still use craigslist but on a much smaller scale. Good luck and thanks!
John wrote on (2008-11-09 20:48:23):
Well, you can disregard my previous message that I would continue to use craigslist. I just went back to my old way of searching and quickly became frustrated.....deleted craigslist from my " favorite list"!
maricela wrote on (2008-11-09 21:59:57):
hola, gracias
maricela wrote on (2008-11-09 22:00:11):
hola, gracias
Tony wrote on (2008-11-10 01:35:06):
The CLHits Hits Counter really helps to track my listings. It's time to transfer a better version on your CL tools! Support!
daniel wrote on (2008-11-10 03:38:42):
sucks dude. while they may have you on license violations, i think that your counters are helpful, they have been for me and i think it only goes to prove that newmark and buck(y)master are a couple of * hypocrites.
take care and thanks for your help.
mike wrote on (2008-11-10 05:00:46):
Daron,
That sucks man this was a great site, made searching easier
john in Iowa wrote on (2008-11-10 05:50:13):
WOW craigslist should be patting you on the back!!! what an asset to searching. sorry to see you go.
JohnB wrote on (2008-11-10 06:21:00):
Too bad - CLHits was a great tool for tracking my craigslist hits. How do they figure that CLHits degrades their service? Is it a "bandwidth stealing" issue? Anyway, thanks again Daron.
Mike wrote on (2008-11-10 08:23:27):
This tool rocks.
Can I download a copy and proceed at my own risk?
Thanks,
Mike
Mike wrote on (2008-11-10 08:24:19):
Guess I'll have to go back to RSS feeds
Robert wrote on (2008-11-10 09:10:30):
Does anyone know of a workaround? Or other software to accomplish?
Daron your the greatest!
Vk wrote on (2008-11-10 09:54:03):
Hi Daron.
Its really said that the service has end.This was an excellent tool for ad tracking & simple too.I feel terrible since i heard about this news.Best of luck.If the service is up again do let me know.
Thank You
john morse wrote on (2008-11-10 10:06:03):
maybe craigs list should hire a guy with brains like u then cus i think its retarted that they dont have pics
John Galt wrote on (2008-11-10 12:52:06):
Its too bad. Hard to see why CraigsList would go after you rather than thanking you or trying to buy the rights to your application.
Kenny wrote on (2008-11-10 16:22:22):
I'm very sad to see this happen. I have been searching for a motorcycle and searching many of my surrounding areas with this tool. This tool saved hours of searching. You where able to make craigslist usable. Without this tool craigslist is just a clutter of distributed mess. I can only hope they will see the value in your search features and somehow implement them into their services.
-Kenny
marina wrote on (2008-11-10 18:23:26):
BUMMER!!!
It was such a fabulous search support tool to see if an ad was live and remained live over time.
Is there any other site that you know of that will search for live postings?
And Hits?
Thanks for you service & all the best.
jim wrote on (2008-11-10 19:12:13):
Bad move by craigslist. this was a great search tool.
Kenn wrote on (2008-11-10 19:52:16):
Daron,
Can I ask what legal theory they are using to demand that you cease? I'm a software copyright attorney and I'd be willing to go pro bono to help you make a stand if you're interested.
Kenn wrote on (2008-11-10 20:00:06):
Everyone post a message to CL letting them know what you think: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/emailForm.cgi
Enough feedback could change their minds.
Ed wrote on (2008-11-10 23:28:56):
That's a shame. Just like the RIAA, CL makes up for their lack of innovation through legal prowess. Your site will be missed. CL will get what they want, a horrible user experience for all.
Michael Hashemi wrote on (2008-11-11 05:55:36):
can you post your software on rapidshare?
Aritra wrote on (2008-11-11 11:45:36):
wow. I really liked your Hit-counter functionality. Thanks for your great website. I will really miss it. Hopefully you will come up with something else and maybe even better this time.
Good luck.
Anthony wrote on (2008-11-11 12:36:45):
Id like to work with you on incorporating your listing software into my classifieds site. Please email me and we can discuss what im talking about in detail.
Anthony
mrthom04@aol.com
Matt Nugent wrote on (2008-11-11 13:10:04):
Daron,
I find it completely ridiculous that they would shut down your site. CL Hits has allowed me to acurately find out what verbage and ways I post to maximize the amount of people that will visit my ads. That is not degrading a service, if anything it is making it much much more efficient. It saddens me to know I can no longer track the effects of verbage differences in my marketing through craigslist. What you provided was a truly powerful tool that allowed me to maxmize the marketing potential of my business.
Craigslist should be ashamed to close such a efficient and effective service down.
Best Regards,
Matt Nugent
A&M Real Estate
K Weakland wrote on (2008-11-11 13:36:29):
What? Now I don't get to do multiple city searches?
K W wrote on (2008-11-11 13:38:41):
What are you going to do about this Craigslist? Have you thought about it? Sending your customers away to other search sites and now, you don't even offere a comparable search option. WTF!!!! you guys are MORANS!!!
Happy Endings? wrote on (2008-11-11 13:48:42):
As many of you must know Craigs list has signed an agreement with the attorney generals of 40 states, including Rhode Island's Attorney General, to monitor the erotic section. It will be interesting to see how RI will monitor the erotic section when the people who post for prostitution are posting for a legal activity since prostitution is legal in RI. I have done a documentary on the legal prostitution in RI and the fight for and against changing the prostitution laws. If you haven't checked it out, go there now:
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Ed wrote on (2008-11-11 15:54:31):
Daron, If you can't join them, beat them. Build your own internet classified site; start simple, then build it to meet the demand of the market. Craigslist developed a great concept, but it has obviously fallen short of meeting the demands of at least a portion of the market. From economics, we know that such voids in the market hold great opportunity, and will eventually be filled by someone. I just wish I had your programming skills!
will wrote on (2008-11-11 16:17:07):
i've been using clbrowser for several months and i thought it made craigslist actually useable. i don't think i can use craigslist without it. but thank you so much for your work.
Chris wrote on (2008-11-11 17:20:51):
Thank you Daron for the time and effort you put into this. We really appreciate it. Take care.
Grant wrote on (2008-11-11 19:20:03):
Not surprized. When will CL get their Cease & Desist letter from Google??
Chris wrote on (2008-11-11 20:25:19):
Nice for the two days I used it. Thanks.
Kenny wrote on (2008-11-11 21:41:23):
I just started using your statistics link for my cl listings. I loved it.
CN wrote on (2008-11-11 22:48:03):
Hi Daron, Sorry to see this happen, and they complain about eBay pushing Craigslist around when they also do the same with smaller players.
Ben wrote on (2008-11-11 23:04:59):
BUMMER!!
Tom in Seattle wrote on (2008-11-12 01:20:43):
Super disappointed! What the heck am I going to do now. Not upgrade firefox so that clpic view keeps working for sure.
Public domain your work?
Thanks for the memories. Keep entreprenuering!
John Brady wrote on (2008-11-12 09:19:39):
why are you paying attention to crap like that. You are perfectly within your rights to provide a tool like this. I mean this is like craig's list telling google to stop listing items for sale. Ignore them.
Sebastian wrote on (2008-11-12 11:09:19):
Hi Daron, I didn´t check your site for 3 months or so, today i wanted to log in into my clhits account and found this sad notice... Shame on you Craigslist!
Is there any possibility of releasing the code of this great tracking tool so we can install it in our own server? Thanks for everything!
raken harrinton wrote on (2008-11-12 13:22:47):
THIS IS BS, you need to check with some lawyers because there has to be away around this, sometimes cease and desist letters are formed to scare people when there is really nothing legal that can be done,
DONT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wrote on (2008-11-12 13:33:31):
i cant believe you people dont realize what craigslist is doing here, they are most def going to copy this in some way and launch a site of their own, craigslist is the biggest sellout in history, they became a big player by catering towards the small guy, but they have gotten cocky and too big for thier own good, this is karma at work my friends and the bad end of it will be heading craigslists way soon.
Cynde wrote on (2008-11-12 17:01:56):
I don't see how you could be having a negative effect. This is a sad day.
Icare wrote on (2008-11-12 19:06:56):
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could always count on you!
You were always there for me.
I will miss you!!!!
Doug wrote on (2008-11-12 19:54:24):
I'd just ignore the cease & desist. You're not making any money off of Craigslist so there is a good chance they are only trying to scare you away. If they filed an actual lawsuit, then you could certainly shut down. In any case I would just shut down TEMPORARILY.
You could also turn this site over to someone who will ignore their cease & desist....
JULES wrote on (2008-11-13 07:10:46):
Hello I just found your site for the first time. i was late getting here. But judging by the word of mouth. You had a great run! peace
Jimmy wrote on (2008-11-13 11:19:47):
Too bad! You had a great thing going.
As for the Cease and Desist, this is only valid if signed by a judge after a fair trial. No third party has the authority to demand someone else to shut down because it is 'inconvenient' for them.
I would ask craigslist to site the US code requiring you to do something that you dont want to. Or, give the site away to someone that knows the law, or set up your software on a offshore server.
"We should not let the Giants scare us. It should be the Giants that are scared of us!, since without us, there are pawns."
Bean wrote on (2008-11-13 13:57:03):
Truly, you need to look into what Jimmy above said. They have to have a damn good code on the books to shut you down. I would take it to court, and sue for lost income during your shutdown time as well. Seriously, FIGHT this.
Gene wrote on (2008-11-13 14:18:51):
I don't get it... You are just helping people track the results of their CL ads, so they can do better. How is this illegal?? I think you're the baby getting thrown out with the bathwater, and I wouldn't go down without some kind of fight. It's ironic that CL is supposedly for free speech and grassroots power against authority, and here they are trying to restrict your free speech and bully and intimidate you. It's a shame!
Friend in L.A. wrote on (2008-11-13 15:06:59):
That's so terrible, Daron! Thanks for all your hard work. I used your counters for many ads and found them helpful in learning to write copy that worked to interest buyers. I'm surprised and sorry to hear that your products were described as "degrading" to the craigslist service. I found them to be just the opposite. What a shame to see you shut down. Best of luck in your future ventures, and again, many thanks for your fine work.
bruno wrote on (2008-11-13 16:43:19):
thats for trying , i really liked the program...hope to see u up and running soon...
craigslist is stupid for shutting you down..they are making a big f**king mistake ...assholes.....
Tyson Flint wrote on (2008-11-14 01:54:35):
Sent to:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/emailForm.cgi
12:50 AM 11/14/2008
I've been a big fan of craigslist and use it regularly. I used the CLSearch and CLBrowser tools from www.CLHits.com to assist me with my searching. These tools would inject the photos people had taken of their goods and return them as search results. These tools are no longer available due to a recent "Cease and Desist" letter to the program author saying that the tools put too much load on
the craigslist servers and network connections.
I would not mind paying a monthly fee if I were allowed to use these tools on a separate set of servers that were dedicated for these tools to run. It is worth it to me to spend a few bucks a month to save hours of time drilling down into multiple postings just to see one photo at a time. Please consider that several other users may also be willing to pay a monthly fee to be able to have the convenience of seeing photos returned as search results. A picture is worth so much more than the single line posting summarys that are currenty being returned from a craigslist search. It takes a lot of effort to guess which ones might have what I am looking for.
I think craigslist should remain free to use for those who wish to continue having the basic text search results returned.
Thank you.
Tyson Flint
Seattle, WA
jb wrote on (2008-11-14 11:40:15):
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! this tool was priceless!
db wrote on (2008-11-14 18:26:41):
such dicks. i wish everyone would start using something else like kijiji. they need to learn. it's obvious ppl want this type of thing, but they give a rats ass.
Aaron Latimer wrote on (2008-11-14 19:46:36):
Please provide CL hits to loans80138@yahoo.com
Lysa wrote on (2008-11-14 20:53:10):
Gimme back my favorite plug-in (Craigslist)!!!
:cries:
new user wrote on (2008-11-14 22:56:35):
you can still download the programs
i just got all of them from a well now site.....
i love google
just me wrote on (2008-11-14 23:07:50):
can you email me
i am interested in your tools
User wrote on (2008-11-14 23:47:04):
Where to find other CL hit counter?
moondoggie wrote on (2008-11-15 02:10:36):
Bummer.
Larry in Albuquerque wrote on (2008-11-15 04:00:34):
I just ran a Google search for CL posting software and came to your page only to be dissapointed to find out that you are being forced out by CL. You must create great programs!
While there are no posts about your poster, all the posts here show that you have great products.
Can you suggest an alternate of equal quality?
USCardGuy@Gmail.com
Pea Brained move wrote on (2008-11-15 15:30:49):
Daron, your awesome browser tool actually made me start using CL over ebay, kiiji,the reader, etc.....it was quick with the pics I could scroll through and find what I wanted without wasting my whole day! I want to keep this stuff out of the landfills and it was fun finding items for myself, family and friends. Alot of the stuff I got people had posted on CL for along time and were about to pitch it, now they will and the landfills will have more stuff than ever because of a legality issue. I can see if you were charging for the software, but it was free and win-win for CL users and CL corporate!
Anything I can do email me at maryolson@bmacrealty.com! Thanks!
SL wrote on (2008-11-15 17:54:34):
Craigslist are such a bunch of assholes!!! I will miss this very much :(
Gibson wrote on (2008-11-16 09:06:24):
DEGRADING The Craigslist Service? Thats BULL $HIT! If anything i have found MORE things i need because of your search program! Pathetic. Thanks for the great tool though!
Kansas Dog wrote on (2009-05-10 01:37:21):
Hey guys, you may want to try this out: Craislist Ultimate Reader (http://www.cubixsolutions.com). It's the newest craigslist searching tool on the market and it suits me perfectly. Allows searching in multiple cities and categories. And it's FREE.
Skye Gunner wrote on (2009-05-28 10:07:02):
Daron -
Since you no longer are able to provide a hit counter
Their is nothing stopping you from suggesting a alternative, legally or morally
While I would rather do business from you . . .I am open to your suggestion(s)
Sad that C.L.Owner(s) / corporate feels it is alright to stomp on the very people who use C.L. and make it
By the way C.L. brings in about $100 million per month . .what to they have to cry about?
Scott wrote on (2009-05-31 10:36:15):
Fuck them. You do something to help other people, including them, and they act like such cunts. your too good for them.
Chris wrote on (2009-06-09 22:10:18):
Bum deal. I will quit using craigslist. I enjoyed using some of your stuff.
jenny from seattle wrote on (2009-06-13 21:56:20):
wow - this was the only thing that made craigslist bearable. how can I stand to click on every "beautiful sofa" to find the one that's not horrid?
Chad wrote on (2009-06-22 08:30:53):
How can Craigs list be degraded any more than it already is? I never even got to use this site, but it sounds awesome.
Goodbye CRSHIT hello kijiji wrote on (2009-06-30 11:01:12):
Damn thats bad, CLPicview was something which make me stick to craiglist. Now Im going Kijiji which is same atleas they let you upload bigger size picture which will sell your item quickly. Craiglist is now full of spammers
DBStevens wrote on (2009-06-30 22:59:01):
That's a huge pity. If they offered the simple services that such add-ons do, they wouldn't have those problems. They should pay attention to what people want. CLPicView is a tremendous boost to browsing CL and it keeps me on their site a lot more than I would normally.