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The work they do behind the scenes to keep the site running is massively under-rated because few people run such sites.
by seunosewa 14y ago
The work they do behind the scenes to keep the site running is massively under-rated because few people run such sites.
- stickfigure 14y agoThe work they did behind the scenes was impressive in the 1990s. Today it's only impressive because Craigslist is built with antique technology. Scaling mostly-static content with zero page customization is not rocket science anymore. Just ask anyone in the porn biz.
- seunosewa 14y agoScaling is not the issue. Keeping it relatively clean is the issue. Dealing with criminals and law enforcement. Keeping the community satisfied. Classifieds ads sites are a magnet for spam and all sorts of nastiness, and Craigslist is the biggest one.
- stickfigure 14y agoBy this evaluation, they have utterly failed. Craigslist is full of spam and criminals and users who are bitterly unhappy with the lousy UX.