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2008-02-12T23:14:51 Notes from BayCHI talk: I saw the BayCHI talks tonight. Here are my notes:
erika hall, mule design
dopplr has data viz of feeds (Later, I compared dopplr.com's tour with tripit.com's front page)
to make users develop a habit of using your app, consider that the first thing they find is a verbal description of it
using language well: authentic, engaging, specific, appropriate, polite
come from a strong desire to do something useful. What is the use of ffg? to show who wins? to make sure you stay on top of the news?
consumating.com says "Join the Bored-at-Work Generation!"
hates "Submit" button. figure out what your action is
create rapport with your users on the site-broken page. twitter's has nice copy
maybe the new-to-site users should be competing against us, on the site
virgin-atlantic says "Hello gorgeous!" at the top of their page
likes novelty that also shows insight into users as people. pownce has 10 silly gender choices; citibank has security questions about your "arch rival as a child"
concerned about my/your. amazon says [ "Where's My Stuff" ] in quotes
mule design has a blog
feedburner "activate feed" vs "cancel and do not activate"
bad: vague, passive, oblivious, unnatural, too clever, rude,
"your account has been created." <- too passive
myspace "you must be logged-in to do that!" <- rude
ebay mixes up "you have 1 alert" and "my messages: i have 1 alert"
amex "our new navigaion is here > _click here for details_"
you're holding a conversation with the people coming to your site. be at least as pleasant as you are in person. emphasize the value of your site.
mike kuniavsky, 'sketching smart things'
ThingM company to do ubiquitous computing
ubicomp 'applianceness' measures devices that exploit potential of embedded info in everyday things
real objects have "information shadows" that you can work with sans touching the real obj
wine has a great shadow. ppl talk about it and collect it possibly more than they atually drink it
design metaphor: magic. can make user experiences easier to explain sometimes. wiimote = magic wand. ambient orb = crystal ball.
always have something that works, even if it's a paper mockup that fakes the functionality
museum using wiimotes to let audience point at objects to learn about them
blinkm takes I2C to pixels
Q: how do you keep your sketchers from getting stuck on existing ideas?
"what happens if there are 10x as many?"
"what happens if it becomes 10x cheaper?"
what does your demographic think?
