‘Gotta stand up’: Craiglist founder shows his support and (money) for traditional media

Craig Newmark — yes, the Craig of the List — is a nerd. But not just any nerd. He may in fact be the nerd.

“I did the plastic pocket protector thing. Wore thick black glasses taped together. I was possibly nerd patient zero,” he said with his trademark self-deprecating humor. “I embodied the cliché and the cliché started somewhere, so maybe it was with me,” he said.