... social software that supports the person and their personality, as well as the social environment and the groups they are a part ofThe Challenge of Social Software Thus the challenge of social software ... happening…2 The Social Web Of course Amazon isn’t the only one designingfor and supporting the activity of its audience in this way: it is merely one of countless examples of social design on the web For ... so we are profoundly influenced by the people we know and the groups we join In the software world there is even another kind of environment: the software interface The interface is the environment...
... big amount of web designers haven’t been to design school Wednesday, June 2, 2010 15 years ago the web was mostly used by technical savvy audience Wednesday, June 2, 2010 15 years ago the web was ... 2, 2010 happycog.com Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Colors the color theory can be complicated because, overtime, it has come to represent areas of study: scientific, artistic and psychological Wednesday, ... = Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Attention! don’t offend a traditional chinese wedding company by designing their website in white which is associated with funerals Wednesday,...
... social software that supports the person and their personality, as well as the social environment and the groups they are a part ofThe Challenge of Social Software Thus the challenge of social software ... many-way on the web 15 16 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB As the power and reach ofthe web became evident in the last part ofthe 1990s, designers started to refashion bulletin board systems forthe web, ... respectively, they were at least a decade ahead of their time Probably two 10 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB Social Software is a Forced Move The person shopping at Amazon in the opening of this chapter...
... her husband made the decision to replace their aging TV with one ofthe HD TVs they heard about 29 30 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB The ethnographer might ask who Betsy heard aboutthe TV from It ... “No” to them Accept only the most important features, and keep the others on the back burner until they are truly necessary 39 40 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB There is a great story aboutthe building ... Would they recommend the same TV? What other issues are there to consider? What should she watch out for? Are there alternative brands that she should look at? One of Betsy’s other friends then...
... in the interface Interested but Unsure These people are interested in your software but are unsure if it is for them There are a lot of these people They need to be reassured they’re making the ... 54 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB Facebook Facebook started in the concentrated microcosm ofthe Harvard University campus and then spread to other campuses Amazon The sell-everything-under -the- sun ... least have some forum for discussion, and then create conversations Ask people what is important to them Ask them what they care about in relation to what you Publish the real story of your company/organization...
... A great example ofthe prodigious use of testimonials is the Basecamp site Basecamp is project management software for groups The designers ofthe site separate the testimonials onto their own ... already know about their service Butthe designer knows that there are people who won’t be gung-ho about signing up forthe service, and wants to help that specific group of people Designingfor sign-up ... that others are there Make it seem like a crowded restaurant This leverages the powerful notion of “social proof.” Social Proof Many ofthe examples in this chapter center around the idea of social...
... some ofthe interesting uses of their application while on the move The secret to designingfor mobile use is context What sorts of activities are people going to use your software for when they’re ... recognize the value they get from the site and want to give back Others write reviews out of a sense of efficacy, as they feel the urge to tell others about their experience so as to help them make ... thinking about how best to use the software if they aren’t sure Figure 4.23 A list of hypothetical uses forthe app Backpack This list gets people thinking about how it might be useful for them WHEN...
... on the good ofthe group at the expense ofthe individual When Digg took away the Top Diggers feature, they made the system less valuable forthe Top Diggers but more valuable forthe larger Digg ... for a positive reputation within the culture ofthe community who uses your software For example, let’s imagine you’re building a social 109 110 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB web application for ... couldn’t effectively judge the reputation ofthe person they’re giving money to, then the transaction wouldn’t happen 111 112 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB eBay works because of a sophisticated reputation...
... to the rest ofthe system The quality of content that receives entry into the Digg system depends on the checks at this stage 131 132 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB Figure 6.4 Step ofthe Digg submission ... designer and the people who use the site Thus the choosing and prioritization of content, which used to be the role of an editor, is now firmly in the hands ofthe audience Instead ofdesigning interfaces ... feedback into the system, thus helping to direct the presentation ofthe site themselves In creating these tools, we have to consider the dynamics ofthe relationship between the people and the site,...
... is about (and it’s questionable in this case), reinforce the value of sending the form The line “if you not want to provide us with the required information please use the back button” does the ... on the other hand, asks for such information Figure 7.12 The sharing form on IBM.com suffers several problems, one of which is that it looks like a test 155 156 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB There ... action Therefore, this design leaves it up to the viewer to pick out their service by recognizing the icon, which may be difficult 153 154 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB Sharers Use the Sharing Form The...
... 169 170 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB Of those people who read an article, for example, how many access the sharing form and send the article to someone else? I’ve highlighted in green the places ... all there is to know aboutwhat you are measuring 173 174 DESIGNINGFORTHE SOCIAL WEB The worst way to measure your traffic is by third-party companies who aggregate traffic forthe whole web Their ... set of metrics to measure the health of your application The Death ofthe Page View For many years page views were the primary metric by which traffic was measured on the web As we mentioned in the...
... the scope ofthe study, the aims ofthe study, the methods ofthe study and finally the design ofthe study *Part II includes three chapters: + Chapter one is the literature review in which the ... The mean is the sum of all the values in a distribution divided by the total number of values (50) The formula forthe mean is: M = ∑f N x M= mean where: ∑= sum of (or add up) N= the number of ... in the previous chapter 3.1 The content area ofthe test The following topic checklist ofthe course book will help to point out the content area ofthe reading test The Topic checklist of the...
... information aboutthe characteristics ofthe target language, which will determined the content ofthe syllabus * Lacks: The gap between the target proficiency and the existing proficiency ofthe ... and the proposed syllabus forthe target students based on the previous chapters The last part ofthe study is a summary ofthe study including the conclusion ofthe study, limitations ofthe ... the administrators) 3.3.3.4.2 The organization ofthe syllabus Basing on the results ofthe surveys and the official requirements ofthe college, we have offered an ESP reading syllabus for the...
... problem for teachers, most ofthe listening tasks for students are self-designed This is the answer of up to 83% ofthe students when asked There are about 42% ofthe students who say that their ... materials, they can keep their sts informed about plenty of information about events happening around them Secondly, there are various types of recorded materials on the Internet Their task is ... listener-based The listener privies to It is text-based The listener relies on the background knowledge ofthe topic, the situation language in the message, that is, the or context, the type of text, and the...
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... vehicle information into the NGIS tool, the software displays an illustration ofthe cables required for connecting the NGIS tool to the vehicle’s ECU After you connect the correct cables, the software ... This displays the selected vehicle description in the top part ofthe screen and changes the middle part ofthe screen to thenext screen of a series of screens, as shown below Note: The screens ... as the software reads from the vehicle’s ECU Each update is called a “frame” of data • The function keys at the bottom ofthe screen let you perform several other functions on the screen For...
... Operations for ongoing management The service provider can never meet the full expectations of subscribers if theneedsof Operations, with its own set of measurements and benchmarks, are ignored Designing ... layer is a formula for higher costs and poor network performance that invites churn and reduces profits In designingthe physical layer, Network Planning must pay attention to theneedsof both ... coverage areas, increasing the number of cell sites as well as the number of copper and fiber cables in the network The constant change of reconfigurations and maintenance in the network is conducted...