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I'm still shocked Craigslist has survived, virtually unchanged, since 1996. It's may not be the cleanest interface, but it's a nice reminder of the more utilit
by scrooched_moose 5y ago
I'm still shocked Craigslist has survived, virtually unchanged, since 1996.
It's may not be the cleanest interface, but it's a nice reminder of the more utilitarian days.
- jandrese 5y agoIMHO Craigslist is a good example of a design that nailed it right from the start and avoided the temptation to redesign year after year. Choose a region, choose the category, enter your search and bam, there are your listings. It's all bookmarkable too. What a great website.
- danvayn 5y agoYou're not wrong but they could really afford to improve the user experience without 'ruining the design'. Unless something's changed from what I remember - the categories page is cluttered. - results page is messy and annoying to parse. - the site only supports plaintext posts and has an annoying POSTing funnel. I haven't looked but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a QoL extension made to cover all the holes left by the 'nailed design'. It's good but not great, as no web design lasts forever.
- NaturalPhallacy 5y agoIt's still privately owned and the owners actively refuse to "modernize" it AFAIK. Why would they? It works.