Members MsGuy Posted August 4, 2010 Members Posted August 4, 2010 AC360 laid one of those ambush/attack interviews on Craig Newmark in D.C. tonight blasting CL for acting as a clearing house for pimps & underage prostitution. In all fairness to Anderson Cooper he did (weakly) try to tone down the young lady doing the reporting. Sigh, ratings must have been off lately. Quote
TotallyOz Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 One of the quotes in this video: "Craigslist is like the Wal-Mart of online sex trafficking right now in this country." http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/03/craigslist.sex.ads/index.html#fbid=gYq-G8MH7vH When the AC360 video is on the internet, will someone please post a link. Quote
Guest FourAces Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 The "Walmart" has that bitch seen some of the prices these studs are charging In all seriousness ... I just watched the video at the link OZ posted. It bothers me that this woman generalizes so much in her editorial. Just because a ad says young and sexy does not make them underage and does not make them a personal companion. It seems that a large part of the world accepts prostitution and alternative life choices. Will our country ever get over its moral battle about healthy sex? Quote
Members JKane Posted August 4, 2010 Members Posted August 4, 2010 As much as I hate the changes CraigsList has made, it's amazing they've managed to keep up as much as they have for as long as they have in this nation of puritanical hypocrites. Especially since CL doesn't make any revenue off the personals section yet risks some real liability with it. The big question is what can replace Craigslist as the replacement of places like Santa Monica BLVD? Backpage is trying, but doesn't seem like much yet. Gay.co.uk's escorts section seems busy everywhere else but empty here. Rentboy's "available now" is a great idea but their price of admission is way too high and complicated for the casual guy looking for a little extra cash. What haven't I heard of? Quote
Guest FourAces Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 What haven't I heard of? JK some excellent observations. I am sure you know of men4rent.com but one tool I use there is the Wanted List. If you or others have not used it .. its very quick and simple. You place a post with your interest, location, fee willing to pay and time frame post is good for up to 3 hours. Then you hope a escort in your area will read your post and agree to it. I have met several hot escorts this way in Miami and saved on their fees as well. Its kind of a polite way to negotiate. the escort can accept it or not and I find on off days like week days and earlier hours (afternoons) they tend to be willing to see clients at a discount. Anyway, not exactly what you are looking for but just another alternative if you have not used it yet. Quote
BiBottomBoy Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 fuckbook will simply replace craigslist if craigslist stops doing escorts. Quote
Members JKane Posted August 4, 2010 Members Posted August 4, 2010 http://www.men4rentnow.com/ds/wanted-list.asp I've been on Men4RentNow many times but didn't see any way it was better than Rentboy, 'till now. Thanks, I've gotta try that! But is "CA - LA / Long Beach / Orange Cty" as specific as you get for location?? Or can you put more inside the ad (for the escorts to see) than shows on that page? Meanwhile the search for the replacement of the replacement of SMB continues! Quote
TotallyOz Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 I am sure you know of men4rent.com but one tool I use there is the Wanted List. If you or others have not used it .. its very quick and simple. You place a post with your interest, location, fee willing to pay and time frame post is good for up to 3 hours. Then you hope a escort in your area will read your post and agree to it. Is this something that would be beneficial to be done here? Quote
Members JKane Posted August 4, 2010 Members Posted August 4, 2010 Is this something that would be beneficial to be done here? It's a nifty idea... Maybe if you set it up to send an email when somebody posts a request to the escorts in an area (who could of course opt out of those specific emails) it could work! Maybe give the same same descriptive choices in the requests as escorts have when they setup a profile and send only to matches... Maybe you get a certain number of requests per membership level. It's still deciding "I'll be horny next Tuesday at 4PM" but many are fine with that. Quote
BiBottomBoy Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Could also be a revenue stream for the site. Either charge dudes a few bucks to post that they want an escort at that time or charge the escorts a few bucks to respond to the post. Quote
Members xenophile Posted August 4, 2010 Members Posted August 4, 2010 I am sure you know of men4rent.com but one tool I use there is the Wanted List. If you or others have not used it .. its very quick and simple. You place a post with your interest, location, fee willing to pay and time frame post is good for up to 3 hours. Then you hope a escort in your area will read your post and agree to it. I do like the m4rn wanted list, it's gotten me a couple of nice reasonably priced dates from new guys to town, and helped me a few times when traveling. I've mostly been relying on good ol' CL though, both with query filters that restrict searches to guys looking for "gen/roses/..." (let me know if you have any good search terms to add...) and placing well worded "generous daddy..." type ads. Last ad I placed received 52 responses, way more than I expected. The recession has hit people hard here in LA, there are lots of sexy everyday guys seeking to rent it out to make ends meet. These are really men I enjoy meeting, the non-pros who are happy to entertain, share some fun, make some bucks and pay the bills. Students, wannabe actors, single dads, the underemployed... these guys are worth seeking out, I only wish there were alternatives to CL and its fearsome flaggers for them though! Quote
Members JKane Posted August 4, 2010 Members Posted August 4, 2010 I've mostly been relying on good ol' CL though, both with query filters that restrict searches to guys looking for "gen/roses/..." (let me know if you have any good search terms to add...) and placing well worded "generous daddy..." type ads. Last ad I placed received 52 responses, way more than I expected. The recession has hit people hard here in LA, there lots of sexy everyday guys willing to rent it out to make ends meet. These are really men I enjoy meeting, the non-pros who are happy to entertain, share some fun, make some bucks and pay the bills. Students, wannabe actors, single dads, the underemployed... these guys are worth seeking out, I only wish there were alternatives to CL and its fearsome flaggers for them though! I do really miss the hustler bars of the last century *sigh* where a man could buy a guy a drink, flirt, chat, and check out the chemistry before committing to hire. There's not much like that left that I know of . THAT'S AWESOME! I never figured out how to do advanced searches on CL! Only thing I might ad to your list is rent, houseboy, houseboi. I agree 100% about the fun of the non-pros and the aggravation of the flaggers. You ever get a bit too explicit or something in your 'generous daddy' ads (my M.O. as well) and have to validate your email to your phone number? And I think the email has to go to a unique (not already validated with another) phone number? Major PITA and a warning to be careful about agreeing to pay for time only. Just swung by Spotlight in Hollywood this afternoon. Will never understand why there aren't more (or often ANY) guys working it with the economy like it is and the cops on SMB. Today there was a hot tattooed masculine guy I'd have hired in a heartbeat. He was of course oblivious to my interest and probably waiting for a trannie 'girlfriend', damn it. There were also a couple worn looking guys who may have been working, I wasn't too interested. Quote
Guest lurkerspeaks Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 One major negative I have found from M4Rnow's "wanted list".. it asks you some basics about what type escort you are looking for..such as age, race, build, etc..but it seems that ANYONE can reply to your request. The few times I have tried to post an ad, I get responses from guys WAYYYYY outside of my parameters... Quote
BiBottomBoy Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 That's going to happen no matter what. Hell just try to post a regular dating ad and you'll get people way out of the range of what you say you want. Quote
Guest restless Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Am I the only one who has stayed far, far away from Craigslist? It just seems way too sketch. Quote
Members JKane Posted August 5, 2010 Members Posted August 5, 2010 That's going to happen no matter what. Not if only the escorts who's description choices in their profile match the request get the email about the post! Quote
Members JKane Posted August 5, 2010 Members Posted August 5, 2010 Am I the only one who has stayed far, far away from Craigslist? Pretty much... seems like a lot of the rest of us have had great fun there! Quote
BiBottomBoy Posted August 5, 2010 Posted August 5, 2010 I stay away from the casual encounters section of craigslist. It seems like a giant petri dish. Quote
