I think this article miss an important point, Craiglist does the job. It's not fancy and the content is poorly written and it's the reason why people want to post to it. They don't want to understand a new system with reputation or painful other features, you just take your add, throw 2/3 lines, a dirty picture and it's done. There is scam but in the other it's easy to post or to reply, it's about free market and responsibility (mainly my point is: we are not babies). Moreover, Craiglist is cheap or free so why caring? I mean your are using obviously using Hacker News and maybe reddit, we can say the same about them.
Though, I totally agree about the law suits. They shouldn't do that. I think it hurts their businesses for gaining only short term partnerships. This is the real issue, not UI.
I am interested in knowing what people are missing from the UI perspective? Reputation is bullshit for individuals and Favorites is gadget, so what else?
If I'm looking for an apartment close to work, I'd much rather pull up a map centered on my workplace and see the listings on the map. That's what padmapper (https://www.padmapper.com/) was allowing me to do. With the unchanging Craigslist, I choose a neighborhood (which could be huge and I could be on the border of) and hunt through a long list, clicking on every post to check where it really is.
It would definitely be nice if it was a bit prettier but there are usability issues that they don't address (and prevent others from addressing) because they have a monopoly on a certain network.
Though, I totally agree about the law suits. They shouldn't do that. I think it hurts their businesses for gaining only short term partnerships. This is the real issue, not UI.
I am interested in knowing what people are missing from the UI perspective? Reputation is bullshit for individuals and Favorites is gadget, so what else?