@beezy gave a lecture a month ago in DC and argued for using twitter to do user research on companies. Companies are also using twitter to do competitive research and find out what people are saying about their products. Unfortunately, I bet #comcast doesn't or they would be disturbed at how thoroughly people hate them
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Melissa Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I'm there (@melisherman) > and I use it a lot lately – along with thinking about various uses. > > As someone who designs > software for a very specific audience (plant and process anyone?) it can be > enough to simply design a good 3D equipment modeler. But I can't help but > want to see how things like twitter can be used to increase design > collaboration and help reduce design process waste. > > Thus my earlier question > regarding novel uses… > > ________________________________ > From: Steve Baty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Melissa Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; IxDA List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:03:18 PM > Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter > > Melissa, > > You'll find me @docbaty - and my only recommendation would be to try > twitter (if you haven't already) and see what *you* get out of it, since it > seems to be different for everybody. > > But I thoroughly enjoy the fact that I can chat/banter/debate with fellow > practitioners like Russ Unger, Will Evans, Dave Malouf, Dan Brown, Mario > Bourque, Livia Labate, Christina Wodtke etc etc at any time throughout the > day. As well as speak to my wife about my day; let my Dad know what I'm up > to; vent a little; organize a beer in the local pub with anyone who happens > to be nearby; source staff for a project; or catch up with friends. > > Give it a try. > Steve > > > 2008/10/23 Melissa Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Interested in finding out who's using Twitter and what for – > (Personal updates? Reinforcing/building > communities? Work related announcements?) and if anyone has found novel, > possibly unintended, uses for the product. > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------- > Steve 'Doc' Baty B.Sc (Maths), M.EC, MBA > Principal Consultant > Meld Consulting > M: +61 417 061 292 > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Blog: http://docholdsfourth.blogspot.com > > Member, UPA - www.upassoc.org > Member, IA Institute - www.iainstitute.org > Member, IxDA - www.ixda.org > Contributor - UXMatters - www.uxmatters.com > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.1281 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: semanticwill | gtalk: wkevans4 twitter: semanticwill | skype: semanticwill --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
