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Article: Craigslist Web Site Boosts 'Cool Factor' for Raleigh, N.C., Area.

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February 18, 2004
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By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 18--A bigger house. A temperate climate. A variety of dining options. Those were factors that attracted Paul Overton and his longtime girlfriend to Durham as they considered leaving Oakland, near San Francisco.

Oh yeah, and Craigslist.

"It does bump the cool factor up," said Overton, 36, who arrived in Durham this month. "Anywhere that has a Craigslist is going to be cool sooner or later."

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