How can I run an on-line encyclopedia business when Wikipedia is free? And ad free?

Perhaps everything on the internet will be “no charge” one day. It’s possible.

Companies will not be able to demand money for information if someone is willing to give them the same thing for nothing.

A kooky “information wants to be free” pipe dream?

Imagine a guy that gets hundred of millions of page views and has no interest in monetizing. Imagine a guy that could sell his website for two billion dollars and is “just not interested”.

That guy doesn’t exist?

Meet Jim Buckmaster (yes, that’s his real name), CEO of Craigslist:

Information Architects Japan » iA Notebook » Democracy or profit? Ask Buckmaster

Here’s the top 10 websites on the internet by page view. Check #7.

Who wants to start a company to compete against craigslist?