Re: [IxDA Discuss] The NEW platform for IxDA!

2010-02-19 Thread Elizabeth Bacon
So, it'll be next weekend! No need to panic. We'll be ironing out a few things and making sure the word spreads. Thanks again for your patience! Cheers, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49520

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The NEW platform for IxDA!

2010-02-19 Thread Neil Cadsawan
Thanks Joe. I'd just like to give a huge shout out to Liz Bacon. She's put so much time and effort into getting us to this point. Thanks for everything Liz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49520

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to Get People to Answer Honestly

2010-02-19 Thread Gino Rodrigues
You won´t believe this, but right after writing here, I followed some links on another topic to webpagesthatsuck.com, and ended up on havenworks.com. Contemplating the unbelievable clutter, I found the following text, which can be something to at least think about (or worry about) in your case. Dat

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to Get People to Answer Honestly

2010-02-19 Thread Gino Rodrigues
Kim Goodwin describes on Designing for the Digital Age a practice to avoid self-reporting error. Case-specific questions consist of asking for a specific story on a topic. It´s like, instead of asking "do you shop online?", try "tell me about your last online shopping experience". There are interes

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Metrics for mobile websites/apps

2010-02-19 Thread Barbara Ballard
> On Feb 18, 2010, at 11:05 PM, Hilary Bienstock wrote: >> I'm going to be gathering some metrics for a site meant to be accessed by >> mobile phone. (Users will follow a link sent to them in a text message or >> email.) So I need to understand what types of metrics can be collected by a >> servi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

2010-02-19 Thread Regnard Raquedan
I think it depends on the situation. Ideally, wireframes should be done, but I recently ahd a client that was really rushing things and had a tight deadline. They prodded me to come up with a mockup that approximated the final version of the website. Was the client happy? Absolutely. They were mar

[IxDA Discuss] The NEW platform for IxDA!

2010-02-19 Thread Joe Sokohl
Hey everybody, it’s launch time! After a herculean effort by so many people, the new IxDA website will launch. We hope to launch it either this weekend or next. Please be sure to read the important steps you need to take to stay connected. Code-named Conan, the new IxDA.org site contains feature

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to Get People to Answer Honestly

2010-02-19 Thread Don Habas
Thanks Caroline, but I'm in a pinch an was looking for a few quick examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49514 Welcome to the In

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to Get People to Answer Honestly

2010-02-19 Thread mark schraad
no problem on the vagueness... I might suggest have some casual conversations with both docs and nurses about how they talk with clients. This is not for process or method, but to set realistic expectations. I think you will find that people aren't wholy forthright even when their health is at sta

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to Get People to Answer Honestly

2010-02-19 Thread Caroline Jarrett
Don Habas > I'm designing a long application for a financial product. We need > people to answer some personal questions honestly (underwriting seems > to find this important). Before people start the application, does > anyone have any tips on how to pre-condition users so they are in more >

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to Get People to Answer Honestly

2010-02-19 Thread Don Habas
A lot of questions about their relating to health and risk (certain activities, tobacco use, etc). Many people would probably expect that price they pay would be impacted by their answers. Sorry I'm being vague, but I can't really discuss too much detail here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to Get People to Answer Honestly

2010-02-19 Thread mark schraad
Not having any idea the context or what you are asking (so your mileage may vary)... I have had great luck with setting the stage in interviews for folks to tell a story. Especially when we can get that person's story to reveal the answers to those questions. I think often times the worse thing yo

[IxDA Discuss] How to Get People to Answer Honestly

2010-02-19 Thread Don Habas
I'm designing a long application for a financial product. We need people to answer some personal questions honestly (underwriting seems to find this important). Before people start the application, does anyone have any tips on how to pre-condition users so they are in more of an "honest state

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

2010-02-19 Thread Joe Sokohl
I love this thread--it reminds me of the time back in 1991 when, as a technical writer, I had to deal with the project owner who popped his head into our conference room (where we were feverishly learning their AS400 order processing system, diagramming interaction flow, and sketching tasks) and sa

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Metrics for mobile websites/apps

2010-02-19 Thread Adam Korman
Make sure to check out AdMob's analytics product: http://analytics.admob.com/home/ They provide an advertising platform, but I think the analytics product is free (even if you don't use them for ads). They were recently bought by Google. -Adam On Feb 18, 2010, at 11:05 PM, Hilary Biensto

Re: [IxDA Discuss] HCI Masters in the UK - City University vs. University of York

2010-02-19 Thread Nick de Voil
If by "technical" you mean programming, then it's correct to say the UCL course doesn't have a technical component in any of the taught modules, apart from some computer-based experimental/statistical work in the cognitive science module. The research dissertation (which counts for 2/3 of the degre

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Metrics for mobile websites/apps

2010-02-19 Thread Graham Sear
Hi Hilary, It might be worthwhile checking out http://www.motally.com. This is a service specifically for checking mobile analytics, this page will explain what it can track. http://www.motally.com/products/mobile_web.php You can use Google analytics to get some mobile analytics, but nothing too