Stumbleupon: Stumbling across their crappy interface
So I have a Stumbleupon account. I’ve used it the past. I use it sometimes for client work and for my own use.
But damnit if it doesn’t have the worst interface of any “social media site” out there. My bugaboos:
- Why can’t I edit my password?
- Does fan = friend? No. A fan is someone who has friended you but you haven’t friended back. You can then be someone’s fan and not be a friend and yadda yadda what the heck let’s just say you’re someone’s “friend” when you say you want to be their friend.
- Profiles look like a Myspace or Facebook’s red-headed stepchild (no offense to red headed stepchildren everywhere - my fiancee is a redhead).
- When I’m stumbling while using Firefox’s Stumbleupon plugin, I’m always confused - am I stumbled content a friend has stumbled? Am I stumbling content that’s entirely fresh? I don’t understand.
Am I just a Stumbleupon newb? Are these things actually not as bad as I think they are? I really do think Stumbleupon can become a “Myspace” or “Facebook”… but it has a lot of work to do in terms of interface and creating communities.
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