Visual Craigslist
May 9th, 2007
Craigslist sucks. It was cool in 1998 but it is 2007 with all kinds of great technology(Flash, Javascript, AJAX, etc) to improve user experience. The text-only spartan look is fine, but the clicking back and forth, constant clicking of the “Back button” is just no longer acceptable in the Web 2.0 era.
The good thing is that a Web 2.0 site has addressed this exact dilemma and created a Visual Craigslist Listings site that allows you to look at an aggregation of pictures based on your search. This makes searching for a futon much more acceptable on Craigslist. Look at other categories, ie “Casual Encounters” at your own risk.