minus-squarefishhf@reddthat.comtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browserslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMost A/B tests are experiments on features, not on their users. There’s a difference in finding out what features users likes and let’s see if we can manipulate their feelings or get them depressed. The one Facebook did is not really A/B feature testing. Those who opt-in to tests can have biased results, it’s like asking those running Windows 11 if they like Windows 11 more than Windows 10. linkfedilink
minus-squarefishhf@reddthat.comtoTechnology@beehaw.org•API pricing protests caused Reddit to crash for 3 hourslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoMaybe their caching doesn’t work for private subreddits linkfedilink
minus-squarefishhf@reddthat.comtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browserslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoA/B testing is cheaper than hiring real testers linkfedilink
Most A/B tests are experiments on features, not on their users.
There’s a difference in finding out what features users likes and let’s see if we can manipulate their feelings or get them depressed.
The one Facebook did is not really A/B feature testing.
Those who opt-in to tests can have biased results, it’s like asking those running Windows 11 if they like Windows 11 more than Windows 10.