Craigslist

I was reading this article regarding Craigslist. I'm sure most, if not all, of us know what Craigslist is. If you don't you can take a look. Click on the above link.

The article, Why Craigslist is Such a Mess, can be found in the magazine, Wired. I'm not going to review this whole article, it's TMI. But if you have played around on the site looking for things to buy or whatever, you may want to browse through it.

For those of use who have used Craigslist, we all know that the layout is very simple. It's a list of links that are subjects as to what you can find within those links. I've used it before to find apartments and furniture and "free stuff".

Honestly, I've never really thought about the layout of this site. I just use it for what I want and then I leave. Wired has another article that relates to a Craigslist makeover. This is worth taking a look. People who obviously have a lot of time on their hands have sent in their ideas (in web page format) of what they think Craigslist should look like if it were to have to this makeover. It's interesting just to see what people have come up with.

As an information scientist. Creating a website like this must be as user friendly as possible with very little, if any, advertising at all. Why? Because the majority of my patrons are very confused as to how to use the web. They get caught up in all the links. I know for most of you, using the web is an entirely different story. But, you are a different generation who has grown up around this stuff.

-until later, Highly Wired lady has said enough for now.