UI/UX MUSINGS
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Who else noticed this?
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Unlike Facebook/twitter/Instagram where a "follow/friend request" can be canceled if you aren't interested in connecting any longer,
LinkedIn's "connect/ invite" button doesn't have an "undo/cancel" feature from its #pending state. So, once you send an invite request....gooone!
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Why so? I don't quite get that part(yet).
Is it some deliberate smart engineering in UI usability? or someone just forgot something really important?
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For those with connections >500, LinkedIn only shows "500+" connections on your profile like it's some upper limit. What's the big idea behind this? . Is there any psychology behind not showing the exact number of connections one has once it exceeds 500? . You know...does it dissuade people from treating LinkedIn the same way they treat IG, Facebook, Twitter, where much focus is placed on amassing the most followers in short time? . #justWondering
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#LinkedInJobSearch app Stinks! Yes. Oh, No...no, no..not in that way. It stinks in a UI functionality kinda way. Let me explain. . What's the point of getting Job Opportunity notifications "months" after it's already been posted? Why measure time in months???? I get listings 1,2,3 months after a job opening is announced. . Better still, use hours, days, weeks as a metric for time on your interface instead. Doing this gives users a better sense of precision(time) and I know how unlikely the applications would still be open. . Or...unless...unless, its an attempt to make you go #pro. or better still...maybe I am just wrong. #musings
4. Reddit(consistently) has the ugliest UI visuals you can get from a top ranking Alexa website in the world. What's the magic behind simplicity in a hazy chaotic interface?Even Nairaland is not that bad. How do they pull it off? . That doesn't mean a thing tho, Reddit remains loved in the US while upcoming 'QnA'sh or 'knowledge seeking' websites with awesome UI such as Quora, Medium, Curiosity are still learning work at their side. . Interface is overrated maybe?...I said #maybe!
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For those with connections >500, LinkedIn only shows "500+" connections on your profile like it's some upper limit. What's the big idea behind this? . Is there any psychology behind not showing the exact number of connections one has once it exceeds 500? . You know...does it dissuade people from treating LinkedIn the same way they treat IG, Facebook, Twitter, where much focus is placed on amassing the most followers in short time? . #justWondering
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#LinkedInJobSearch app Stinks! Yes. Oh, No...no, no..not in that way. It stinks in a UI functionality kinda way. Let me explain. . What's the point of getting Job Opportunity notifications "months" after it's already been posted? Why measure time in months???? I get listings 1,2,3 months after a job opening is announced. . Better still, use hours, days, weeks as a metric for time on your interface instead. Doing this gives users a better sense of precision(time) and I know how unlikely the applications would still be open. . Or...unless...unless, its an attempt to make you go #pro. or better still...maybe I am just wrong. #musings
4. Reddit(consistently) has the ugliest UI visuals you can get from a top ranking Alexa website in the world. What's the magic behind simplicity in a hazy chaotic interface?Even Nairaland is not that bad. How do they pull it off? . That doesn't mean a thing tho, Reddit remains loved in the US while upcoming 'QnA'sh or 'knowledge seeking' websites with awesome UI such as Quora, Medium, Curiosity are still learning work at their side. . Interface is overrated maybe?...I said #maybe!
Comments are welcome!cc: Amodu Oluwatobi
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