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Why is infinite scrolling not more popular with these sites?
by pinkwinds 4y ago
Why is infinite scrolling not more popular with these sites?
- kranke155 4y agoLol porn is addictive enough!
- thomastjeffery 4y agoBecause it actually sucks. Pages and tabs are much more useful.
- yamtaddle 4y agoI expect a "sow, then reap" (LOL) pattern is super-common on these sites: browse one or a few searches or categories, new-tab anything interesting and move on, then close those and look through what you opened when you think you've got enough queued up. Not just scrolling down a single "feed".
- seydor 4y agoimagine reloading the page during a cliffhanger and losing the video you were watching
- squeaky-clean 4y agoRefreshing the page means new ads and there's another opportunity to put a floating banner ad and popup-overlay ad in front of you.
- vanjajaja1 4y agoI also wonder why TikTok style infinite scroll auto play isn't an option
- mrguyorama 4y agoredgifs dot com They're optimized for short form, continuously scrolling, mini videos. They don't do the recommendation algorithm though, at least not for free users.