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On the other hand, that would require more code, and he's made plain on many occasions that he does the absolute bare minimum of development to keep ad revenue
by mst 16y ago
On the other hand, that would require more code, and he's made plain on many occasions that he does the absolute bare minimum of development to keep ad revenue climbing - and that he's untroubled at not bothering to fix things if it isn't actively driving off users.
Plus my gut feeling says that "here's your username and password" boosts re-logins more than a token link - there's a certain "it remembers me!" to that for non-technical users, I suspect.
- benjoffe 16y agoIf is has your name then I think that's usually enough for the 'it remembers me' feeling.
- eftpotrm 16y agoSpend 5 minutes on PoF, then 5 minutes on OKC. Now tell me that PoF's user experience isn't actively repellant. One of the strangest success stories I've ever come across, that site. Ugly design, badly thought through functionality, limited user experience and basic security mistakes too! The unhappy side of the network effect :-(