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to be honest, it doesn't seem like it would have that much staying power. The dynamics are just not there. Right now there is a ton of traffic because it's the

by vaksel 16y ago

to be honest, it doesn't seem like it would have that much staying power. The dynamics are just not there. Right now there is a ton of traffic because it's the hot new thing on campus, but essentially it's the missed encounters section of craigslist.

callmeed 16y ago
Except that (a) it's more real-time than CL and (b) CL has done little to innovate in what is now a mobile/location-based world. Ignoring that, it's still not a bad thing to be compared to CL.
- travisjeffery 16y ago
  Ditto that, I actually emailed them to get their 'API key' to write an iPhone app for the site. They told me they only got half way through writing the API and then decided to give up and keep people interacting to their site through their mobile browser. :S
- dgallagher 16y ago
  You'll likely see companies successfully spin off of "parts" of Craigslist, which are being neglected. The major issue with Craigslist is that it's not organized well. It's extremely chaotic, requiring users to spend lots of time searching the site, learning where stuff is, and memorizing its ebbs and flows. It's this giant database of useful information which is screaming for somebody to make it simpler to use. CL prevents this with their lack of 3rd party developer support, so different databases will pop up and slowly chip away at them until they either open their API's, or die off.
revorad 16y ago
What dynamics does it need to have staying power?
- vaksel 16y ago
  the site relies on pretty much everyone being part of the site for it to be effective and checking it 24/7 to see if someone noticed them. Which is just never going to happen. Yes, it's going to be a pageview generator, since you'll have people early on checking 100x a day to see if someone mentioned them, but give it a little time, and that'll stop since chances are noone will notice the post. And this is why they mention the 20 million page views number instead of their uniques number.
  - revorad 16y ago
    That's true but they are only 6 weeks in. If they can do this, they can probably add new interesting features which get them loyal users over time. I like to be hopeful rather than cynical by default. Edit: I just realised you still didn't answer my question. I ask it sincerely: What dynamics do you think it needs to have staying power?

by vaksel 16y ago

callmeed 16y ago

Except that (a) it's more real-time than CL and (b) CL has done little to innovate in what is now a mobile/location-based world. Ignoring that, it's still not a bad thing to be compared to CL.

travisjeffery 16y ago
Ditto that, I actually emailed them to get their 'API key' to write an iPhone app for the site. They told me they only got half way through writing the API and then decided to give up and keep people interacting to their site through their mobile browser. :S
dgallagher 16y ago
You'll likely see companies successfully spin off of "parts" of Craigslist, which are being neglected. The major issue with Craigslist is that it's not organized well. It's extremely chaotic, requiring users to spend lots of time searching the site, learning where stuff is, and memorizing its ebbs and flows. It's this giant database of useful information which is screaming for somebody to make it simpler to use. CL prevents this with their lack of 3rd party developer support, so different databases will pop up and slowly chip away at them until they either open their API's, or die off.

revorad 16y ago

What dynamics does it need to have staying power?

vaksel 16y ago
the site relies on pretty much everyone being part of the site for it to be effective and checking it 24/7 to see if someone noticed them. Which is just never going to happen. Yes, it's going to be a pageview generator, since you'll have people early on checking 100x a day to see if someone mentioned them, but give it a little time, and that'll stop since chances are noone will notice the post. And this is why they mention the 20 million page views number instead of their uniques number.
- revorad 16y ago
  That's true but they are only 6 weeks in. If they can do this, they can probably add new interesting features which get them loyal users over time. I like to be hopeful rather than cynical by default. Edit: I just realised you still didn't answer my question. I ask it sincerely: What dynamics do you think it needs to have staying power?