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It looks like Airbnb once again ran an exciting experiment where they sought a better way to let customers explore property listings. I managed to detect an a/b test with changes to the homepage button which then spilled over into more changes on the listing page. I'll also admit that I am not 100% sure whether this was one bigger experiment on both pages or two separate ones. Either way, here are some of the particular differences I found really interesting ... View Leak

Here is a filter experiment I managed to detect on Airbnb's listing pages a few months ago. At the outset it looks like Airbnb was simply trying to add more filter options, but in reality there are at least three changes confounded together. If we break these changes up into individual patterns we might learn that some of them might be better than others. Perhaps this combination or interaction of both negative and positive changes could be an explanation as to why it looks like the variation was eventually rejected. View Leak

Airbnb just completed testing and rolling out a successful variation for their new host landing page. The interesting thing about this experiment is that it was a leap a/b test containing many changes (some of which are being followed up with small scale a/b tests as I'm writing this). Here is my take on some of the changes along with the corresponding patterns. View Leak

Amazon (Canadian) recently ran this A/B test where they added these three little reassurances on some of their products. This experiment is similar to the maturing Benefit Bar pattern that addresses common objections to a purchase. View Leak

Etsy ran an interesting experiment on their product pages by trying to clarify the shipping process. In this a/b test we can see that the control version displayed a simple delivery range with text. Whereas the variation displayed a linear shipping timeline with 3 steps - possibly creating a stronger sense of urgency. Checking up on this a few months later, we detected that the variation was implemented. View Leak

A month ago I managed to detect this classic list vs grid layout experiment on two of Amazon's product listing pages. I learned that this a/b test ran at least on two random queries such as "tools for mechanics" and "sports gear". Today, the grid layout view now looks like it was implemented. View Leak

Bol has been noticed a/b testing at least 3 different versions of customer rating formats on their product detail pages. More interestingly, whether the e-commerce giant is aware of it or not, this can be considered a direct replication of a very similar Airbnb A/B test ran in the past. View Leak

I love how Airbnb balances formal controlled experiments (containing single isolated changes) with more exploratory ones such as on this one here. They just completed a creative homepage experiment where they tested multiple variations with multiple changes of which I will show a selected few for simplification. View Leak

Etsy was noticed a/b testing a product quantity pulldown menu on some of their products. Customers were basically given the option to purchase more than one item. View Leak

Amazon has been seen a/b testing the addition of product details or technical specifications, visibly above the fold. In this captured screenshot for example, we see such technical information as storage size, model numbers and types of interfaces. Interestingly, this change was rolled out when the experiment finished - hinting at a positive probability. View Leak

Airbnb ran this wonderful experiment on one of their primary reservation buttons. The A/B test adjusted the position of the button, shifting it higher on all property pages - which was implemented once ended.  View Leak

Amazon just completed this wonderful product page layout experiment. The experiment was visible on wider monitors where the main content column was set to either full width (control) or fixed to 1500 pixels (B variation). View Leak

In this interesting e-commerce experiment, Bol displayed a simple product quantity option on some of their product pages. When the experiment completed this month, the variation with the change was rolled out - potentially hinting at some positive effect. View Leak

It looks like Airbnb just discovered a better placement for the "heart icon" that allows users to save properties to custom lists. Instead of placing the icon directly over property thumbnails (as in the control), it was A/B tested with a rightmost position of a wide listing - and eventually implemented. View Leak

I managed to detect a nice little experiment on Bol's listing screen with at least 2 cascading variations. The experiment expanded more horizontal filters providing customers to narrow their search results with color and brand options. View Leak

Two months ago I managed to detect that Amazon was actually a/b testing the removal of the second "Buy Now" button on a specific product page. Finally today it looks like the experiment has completed with both buttons still being displayed - like in the old days. View Leak