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Unrelated to the article, but I had to close three popovers before I could read it. Do the people who make these websites not realize how unusable they're maki
by ars 4y ago
Unrelated to the article, but I had to close three popovers before I could read it.
Do the people who make these websites not realize how unusable they're making them?
And then even bigger question is: In the entire world do they think there is a single person who actually wants to interact with these popovers before reading the article?
- siva7 4y agoIf your performance is measured by these signup metrics, guess what a mediocre manager will do
- rvnx 4y agoThis was exactly the problem at Twitter, as the goal is to increase the number of accounts and daily active logged-in users, they blocked the website for non-logged users using a floating popover modal box (and it was only recently changed).
- jiggawatts 4y agoI call these “KPI overlays”. As in, I need to get in the way of what you’re here for to hit my KPIs.
- KyeRussell 4y ago“Do you want fries with that?” but for out-of-touch tech people that probably don’t realise the similarities between themselves and a fast food line cook.
- layer8 4y agoIt seems you don’t use an ad blocker? I would assume that it makes them enough money to sustain the business, despite what users may think of it, so that’s what they do.
- dwaltrip 4y agoWhile we are bashing the UX… I experienced a weird issue with scrolling that was incredibly annoying as I tried to read the article. I had to very carefully start each scroll action from a certain area of the screen, or else nothing would happen. This is on Safari on iOS. Edit: Strange, the issue was gone after I reloaded the page. The article was much more enjoyable after that :)