I do not know if anyone is aware of this, but Clipta Video Search Headquarters is located on the same property as Craigslist headquarters in the Inner Sunset district of San Francisco. You would never think that two technology companies are located at this property. The building is an old three story Victorian painted in a bland grey color and located in an area sprawled with restaurants and small boutique shops.

The Craigslist staff is a good group of people and very polite. Sometimes even Craig himself walks around the property, and on occasion plays with the my dog Shera that comes to work with me from time to time. However, I only had one problem when we first moved in. I had to keep the gate open for deliveries, because a gate buzzer was not installed at the time. The staff would keep closing the gate after I would ask everyone to keep it open for delivery purposes. Every time I would open the gate again, a craigslist staff member would close it. I got very frustrated and decided that I need to go up to their office and speak to someone about it. I started explaining my dilemma to the office manager when a huge intimidating man got out of his chair and walked up to me. It was Jim Buckmaster, the CEO of Craigslist. He looked at me as if he was going to rip my head off for giving craigslist trouble with the gate. I have never been so intimidated by anyone in my life. I’m 6’ 2” and it felt like I was looking at Andre the Giant. We went outside to talk and he explained to me that in the past they had crazy people come up to their offices to harass the staff and it became a safety issue. That was a good enough reason for me, and since then have always closed the gate behind me.

I will mention a funny experience I had at our office due to sharing space with Craigslist. One day someone buzzes our office from the gate, and I couldn’t make out what they wanted so I decided to walk to the gate to see who it was. A Craigslist staff members was already at the gate trying to understand a lady with very poor English with her hands on her head looking like she had antennas growing out. I realized that she was of Russian descent and figured I would help as an interpreter. She was so relieved that I could understand her, and she started explaining to me that she saw a TV for sale on craigslist and she wanted to buy it. I couldn’t hold it in and started cracking up in front of her. I later felt bad about it, but it was too hilarious. She actually thought craigslist was selling the TV.

It’s been eight long years since the boys said “wassup” to each other. Even with the effects of a down economy and imminent change in the White House, the boys are still able to come together and stay true to what really matters.

What an awesome ending to a powerful message. I gotta say, the boys know “wwaaaasssssuuuuuppppp”!