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There also seems to clearly be enough usage and revenue, and profit, for the owners not to want to take it any further and be happy with what they have rather t
by dedward 16y ago
There also seems to clearly be enough usage and revenue, and profit, for the owners not to want to take it any further and be happy with what they have rather than risk change.
They are under no obligation to do anything with the site other than what they want to. They don't have to monetize it, or go public, or improve anything. If they're happy with what they've got, it's theirs to be happy with.
The only thing that would drive change would be an exodus of people - not just people complaining about how things could be better, but an actual clear, obvious drop in usage with a clear cause and a need for redesign.
(Look how well Digg's redesign worked out for them... it all but killed the site overnight.)
- jarrett 16y agoAll good points, and I agree with them in the abstract. However, in this specific case, I don't entirely agree. The post was about how various other sites were taking aim at individual Craigslist categories, and this might be a good reason for CL to change in the long run. "The only thing that would drive change would be an exodus of people - not just people complaining about how things could be better, but an actual clear, obvious drop in usage with a clear cause and a need for redesign." Maybe, or maybe the perception that an exodus is impending would be enough. In any case, that exodus may very well happen. Which, I think, is what the post is suggesting. I for one have stopped using CL for almost everything, due to the very reasons under discussion.