Jessica Alba Covers Self Magazine: Talks Diets, Figure and Craigslist
Jessica Alba graces the cover of the February, 2010 issue of Self magazine. In the interview she talked about her post-pregnancy figure, dieting and where she sees herself in ten years. She also revealed that she loves to buy things from Craigslist.
On Craigslist: "I've bought 70 percent of my house off Craigslist! I've found so many things: couches, tables, lamps. I love the idea of recycling furniture and there being a history there"
On Her Post-Pregnancy Figure:: "Pregnancy was the most incredible experience that I've ever had. So I'll take the stretch marks. I'll take the sagging boobs. I'll take the cellulite I can never get rid of."
On Diets: "Diets are for the birds. I think you have to eat in a way that makes you feel your best. I include a lot of vegetables and lean protein and fruit and grains in my diet. I’m not a big workout person. Every single day, I tell my girlfriends we're starting a regimen. And then it's, like, 'Want to get dinner? Want a glass of wine?'?
On life in 10 years: "I'd love to be raising my kids on a farm in the South of France. My mother-in-law has lived there for more than 20 years, and she has a beautiful setup. I want to be able to allow Honor and my other kids, who I hope to be blessed with in the future, to maintain their innocence for as long as possible. There is so much time to be an adult."
Craigslist Makes App For BlackBerry But Not iPhone
Craigslist is the most popular online classifieds website. They have come out with an app and what is interesting about it is that it is not available for the iPhone or iPod Touch. The new Craigslist app works only with the BlackBerry. The app will let people browse, search, save and reply to Craigslist listings with their BlackBerry. Wiredsays the app costs $5 and was created by Movela and Pyxis Mobile.
The official Craigslist app will soon be exclusively available to BlackBerry users. The $5 app created by Movela and Pyxis Mobile will allow users to browse and search through Craigslist postings across different categories, reply to them and save searches. The app supports all categories and countries available on the Craigslist website. So if you want to read 'missed connections' on the go, the BlackBerry will be the only place for it.
"We took about two days to create an initial version of the app and then took it to Craigslist for their approval," says Todd Christy, president and CTO at Pyxis Mobile, which helped develop the app. "They liked it because we had a working app and not just a concept."
A Craiglist app for the iPhone could happen someday but not until the "distant future."
Three State Attorneys General Want Craigslist Modified
Kelly Wallace for CBS reports that three state attorneys general are trying to persuade the online classified website Craigslist to remove its erotic services section. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called Craigslist an Internet brothel. Kelly Wallace says officials from Craigslist met with the attorney generals in a "secret" meeting. Articles here and here says Craigslist is likely to be hit with a series of lawsuits if they don't make changes.
Craiglist is the Internet's classifieds leader. The site gets about 30 million new classifieds each month. With that many listings you are bound to get a few scams. This does happen frequently on Craigslist with that huge volume of listings. The company relies on the community to remove bad listings and they don't catch them all. Craigslist also posts a faq about how to watch out for scams. CBS explains why it is buyer beware on Craigslist and why some people want the company to do more to stop scams.
An article here in the Wall Street Journal talks about some women who are turning their closets into secondhand stores as a way to rid themselves of some of the designer clothes, accessories and shoes they have splurged on over the past few years. It's almost like what happened in the Confessions of a Shopaholic movie. These women are unloading their closets. Some are even buying industrial shopping racks and offering shoppers bottled water to help sell their merchandise. The WSJ also notes that clothing ads have spiked on Craigslist, an online classifieds website.
Many women have been shopping in their own closets lately, digging out old styles as a way to avoid buying anything new. Now, some enterprising clothes horses who splurged on designer clothes, handbags and shoes over the past several years are turning their closets and homes into secondhand stores. They are rearranging their rooms to resemble store dressing rooms and buying industrial shopping racks. Some are offering up wine and bottled water to their few customers, and others are acting like personal shoppers full of fashion advice.
Such glorified garage sales, which feature everything from $5 Ann Taylor pants to $30 Miu Miu sweaters and $100 studded 7 For All Mankind jeans, are being promoted on neighborhood posters and on Craigslist, a Web site with free local classified listings. Craigslist says its "clothing & accessories" category had 715,228 postings last month, more than double the 356,162 it had in the same month last year.
The WSJ says some of these private home sales compete directly with consignment stores. They could dent into retail sales too if there are enough of them going on. A timely article here on USA Today talks about making extra money by selling your extra stuff. It isn't specifically about selling designer clothing but it does offer some good general advice.
Craigslist is the most popular online classifieds website. They have come out with an app and what is interesting about it is that it is not available for the iPhone or iPod Touch. The new Craigslist app works only with the BlackBerry. The app will let people browse, search, save and reply to Craigslist listings with their BlackBerry. Wired 
