Craigslist founder to visit Dublin

The founder of the popular classified ads website Craigslist is among a number of speakers who have been confirmed for the forthcoming…

The founder of the popular classified ads website Craigslist is among a number of speakers who have been confirmed for the forthcoming Dublin Web Summit, due to be held next month.

Craig Newmark, who established Craigslist in 1995 as an e-mail distribution list will be joined by the founder of the online publishing platform Wordpress, Matt Mullenweg, as keynote speakers for the event, which takes place on February 4th.

Other speakers appearing at the summit include former Iona chief executive Chris Horn and Wired's editor-at-large Ben Hammersley.

Further details about the event can be found at www.dublinwebsummit.com

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