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OOUX We Did It Again - UX Fail from Facebook Marketplace: Shape-shifting CTA’s and Broken LISTING Object

In this video, Allie brings Sophia not one but two UX fails from Facebook Marketplace’s iOS app. Changing the status of a LISTING object from active to pending, or pending to sold, should be easy—especially when you’re managing many items!

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Tune in to see why shape-shifting call-to-actions and broken objects hinder an efficient user experience, increasing user error and making a seemingly simple task far more confusing than it should be 😤

Shoutout to Kristin Muskat, a subscriber and certified OOUX strategist, who requested we look at this one! If you have a digital product you’d like us to review next, leave a comment below!👇

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A dive into the weeds on UX systems, information architecture, human psychology, data wrangling, structured content, UX process, and above all simplifying the complex.

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