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That's the question that has been bugging me forever and the only answer is network effect. Facebook apps _suck_. Prime example I like to use is Facebook grou
by wraptile 5y ago
That's the question that has been bugging me forever and the only answer is network effect.
Facebook apps _suck_.
Prime example I like to use is Facebook groups - the most popular forums in the world right now and in terms of UX it could be outdone by a forum from 2004: there's no sorting, no indexing, search is non-functional, no proper formatting, no proper moderation tools, no sorting of filterting or categories - it's just insane!
Nothing facebook touches is designed with UX in mind and that's by design. That goes for majority of free user services that are powered by selling user data unfortunately.
- phito 5y agoOh my god yes, Facebook groups do suck. I've seen so much tension in groups related to my hobby because beginners tend to ask the same questions over and over again which is fine, but since all the posts are put together in the same feed instead of having categories, the more experienced hobbysts are getting sick of seeing these kind of posts and lash it out on the beginners. There's constant drama about this, the blame is always put on other people and never on the fact that they use a shitty platform.
- oblio 5y agoFacebook doesn't really want you searching or sorting. Facebook wants you asking again, creating new pages all the time, etc. Their incentives are misaligned.
- leodriesch 5y agoIDK if you are just talking about Facebook apps themselves, but I would say that WhatsApp and Instagram are very well written apps in terms of UX. Some of the best apps on my iPhone I would argue.