CS295J/Application Critiques
< CS295J
Applications
A list of analytical applications we will consider critiquing and the pros and cons of proceeding with each.
Craigslist
Description of application: A website that hosts user-submitted classified ads, from job postings to garage sale items.
- Workflow to critique: The process of purchasing an item from the site (for example, "men's size 10 shoes").
- Pro's of critiquing
- Most people are familiar with the site, or can readily try using it.
- Has a design clearly different from most websites, yet is extremely popular (despite its design?).
- May be a source for discussing cognitive limitations such as information overload and problems with categorization.
- Con's of critiquing
- Not used for scientific analysis, so it doesn't exactly meet the criteria for the type of application we're looking for.