3 ms·
Kind of like the decline of Craigslist. It never really died out, but it also never really updated itself for the mobile era. In the end it didn't have the cult
by lacker 7y ago
Kind of like the decline of Craigslist. It never really died out, but it also never really updated itself for the mobile era. In the end it didn't have the cultural impact that it could have.
- zwieback 7y agoI didn't know Craigslist declined - what replaced it?
- joshlemer 7y agoKijiji? Maybe that's just in Canada
- Topgamer7 7y agoI know in Vancouver Craigslist is still more popular
- correct_horse 7y agoI don't think that Craigslist declined exactly, but nextdoor and facebook marketplace took a chunk of the local used market.
- FussyZeus 7y agoThe people who still use Craigslist are the ones you want, though. Facebook marketplace is packed full of idiots in my experience. People who don't show up to meet, people who put out ridiculously low offers for things, people who need their hands held through every step of a transaction. Craigslist generates a lot less replies, that's certain. But at least the replies have a decent chance of going somewhere useful.
- dooglius 7y agoFOSTA/SESTA was a big hit to Craigslist as well.
- Robotbeat 7y agoBut I love that Craigslist didn't update. I hate the new mobile interfaces... The crisp UI of the 1990s without flash (or JS or HTML5) everywhere[1]... ...maybe that means I'm old. So you're probably right. [1]Craigslist definitely uses modern web design now, but maintains the aesthetic of 1990s pages.
- nix0n 7y agoCraigslist works great on mobile Firefox.
- jimmaswell 7y agoI'm disappointed that Craigslist charges people to post certain ads now. Seems all the more likely a competitor will outdo them at this point just on fronts like that - people would rather see ads than pay money. Interface is fine to me.
- c22 7y agoPretty sure craigslist serves a mobile site. Search results are formatted to fit my mobile screen and I can "swipe" left or right through the photos.
- bdcravens 7y agoCraiglist's traffic didn't decline because it wasn't updated to have 50,000 dependencies and a pretty UI, it declined because of FOSTA.