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Re: Airbnb Annual

#21

Post by pc86 »

kylec wrote: post #19

There's no indication that you should start scrolling the page. I completely missed that fact the first time I visited.

Aren't we to the point yet that if you see a page with next to no content it's pretty much assumed to start scrolling? Not to mention the fact that most people use browsers that display the scroll bar..

Re: Airbnb Annual

#22

Post by smackfu »

pc86 wrote: post #21
kylec wrote: post #19

There's no indication that you should start scrolling the page. I completely missed that fact the first time I visited.

Aren't we to the point yet that if you see a page with next to no content it's pretty much assumed to start scrolling? Not to mention the fact that most people use browsers that display the scroll bar..

I think most people just assume there is broken Javascript or something.

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by kylec »

pc86 wrote: post #21
kylec wrote: post #19

There's no indication that you should start scrolling the page. I completely missed that fact the first time I visited.

Aren't we to the point yet that if you see a page with next to no content it's pretty much assumed to start scrolling? Not to mention the fact that most people use browsers that display the scroll bar..

Sure, most people probably do, but Lion & Mountain Lion hide the scroll bar if there's a trackpad, as was the case for me. I clicked the link from pg's Twitter feed, read the words "Airbnb is poised to bring memorable local experiences to our truly global community", thought "that's nice", and went along my way.

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by rdl »

kylec wrote: post #19

There's no indication that you should start scrolling the page. I completely missed that fact the first time I visited.

I clicked on a few random things and got no response, and tried right-scrolling, but figured it out in 20 seconds or so. Still, not very intuitive on Chrome on OSX where the scrollbars are hidden.

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by pc86 »

kylec wrote: post #23
pc86 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Aren't we to the point yet that if you see a page with next to no content it's pretty much assumed to start scrolling? Not to mention the fact that most people use browsers that display the scroll bar..

Sure, most people probably do, but Lion & Mountain Lion hide the scroll bar if there's a trackpad, as was the case for me. I clicked the link from pg's Twitter feed, read the words "Airbnb is poised to bring memorable local experiences to our truly global community", thought "that's nice", and went along my way.

I switch back and forth between a crappy desktop PC at work and a nice desktop PC/Macbook Air at home so I'm familiar with Apple thinking it's a good idea to hide scroll bars. That always bothered me.

Re: Airbnb Annual

#26

Post by flrpsrmblrb »

andrenotgiant wrote: post #7

This is very nicely done, and the numbers show AirBNB has grown to be a powerful force in the travel industry. Given this growth, I hope they are working on an official response or plan to address the problems they are having in New York City seen here: 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/01/your-money/a-warning-for-a... 2. http://gothamist.com/2013/02/05/east_village_man_fights_30k_...

The silence on these issues is deafening. Neither AirBnB nor their fans have appear to have any intention of voluntarily stepping up and saying something about this. It might spoil the party, after all.

AirBnB's supposed multi-billion valuation is built by completely flaunting the law in its biggest markets. For all the talk of "community" in this annual report, there is no mention of the potential long-term social or economic impact of enabling lawbreaking on such a scale. The fact that none of the reporter's questions in the NYTimes article were addressed in any meaningful way is indicative of AirBnB's overall "whatever we can get away with" attitude.

Oh, and here is another topic I'm sure AirBnB is not eager to talk about:

http://google.com/search?q=airbnb+rent+control+san+francisco

Re: Airbnb Annual

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Post by rdl »

This really makes me wish there were an "AirBnB for groups" -- a way you could make a listing which was only visible to people in a certain community, and then manage the stays (including keys, maid, etc.). I don't think I'd want to go through the process of running a public airbnb property (where it seems the social convention is to accept people like a hotel, unless you're full) and turning a bunch of people down.

Re: Airbnb Annual

#28

Post by swohns »

Beautiful use of skrollr, it is amazing how the design first philosophy of Brian has created a new standard for marketplaces.
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