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LinkedIn is also a case study on dark pattern UI. I honestly do not understand how a company can fuck up their product to such a degree and still have such trac
by FussyZeus 10y ago
LinkedIn is also a case study on dark pattern UI. I honestly do not understand how a company can fuck up their product to such a degree and still have such traction. Blows my mind.
- rhizome 10y agoWhen I interviewed there a few years ago I got the impression that their product is LFDD: Lord of the Flies Driven Development. Pick an idea implemented on another site, pick whatever language you like, then push it out.
- FussyZeus 10y agoI think you missed a step where they figure out a shady way to get as many users opted into the new feature as possible, regardless of if they actually want it or not. But yeah, that sounds about what I'd expect.
- riffraff 10y agoforgive me it's been many years since I read Lord of the Flies, I might have forgotten stuff, but but how is that related?
- rhizome 10y agoLinkedIn comprises a cargo-culted feature mix implemented with little consistency by those least qualified (or maybe just least-empowered) to judge the can/should question.