Comments on: Web application design through observation http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/ A blog on entrepreneurship, user experience, and web innovation. Published by Fred Oliveira. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:45:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: A Source Of Inspiration - The mobile way of life http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41223 A Source Of Inspiration - The mobile way of life Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:35:05 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41223 [...] video immediately reminded me of a Fred’s post highlighting the importance of ethnography, and “how we should look at user needs through observing people in their naturally setting [...] [...] video immediately reminded me of a Fred’s post highlighting the importance of ethnography, and “how we should look at user needs through observing people in their naturally setting [...]

]]> By: Fresh: новости мира юзабилити » Blog Archive » Создание успешных продуктов через Ð http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41159 Fresh: новости мира юзабилити » Blog Archive » Создание успешных продуктов через Ð Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:18:54 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41159 [...] in June I wrote an article on designing web applications through ethnography - by seeing real people in the real world, engaged in actual activities and solving real problems. [...] [...] in June I wrote an article on designing web applications through ethnography – by seeing real people in the real world, engaged in actual activities and solving real problems. [...]

]]> By: Webreakstuff » Successful products through observation http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41157 Webreakstuff » Successful products through observation Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:58:22 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41157 [...] in June I wrote an article on designing web applications through ethnography - by seeing real people in the real world, engaged in actual activities and solving real problems. [...] [...] in June I wrote an article on designing web applications through ethnography – by seeing real people in the real world, engaged in actual activities and solving real problems. [...]

]]> By: Martín Parselis http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41094 Martín Parselis Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:27:38 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41094 May be it's the time to make the definitive convergence between the people (users), and the specifications made from developers brainstormings. I have a lot of experience from the developer side, but always I asked for some kind of marriage between developers and users. More comments in spanish, from Argentina at www.blog2.com.ar May be it’s the time to make the definitive convergence between the people (users), and the specifications made from developers brainstormings.

I have a lot of experience from the developer side, but always I asked for some kind of marriage between developers and users.

More comments in spanish, from Argentina at http://www.blog2.com.ar

]]> By: james Breeze http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41093 james Breeze Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:29:25 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41093 Sorry, I mistyped my URL www.usableworld.com.au Sorry, I mistyped my URL

http://www.usableworld.com.au

]]> By: james Breeze http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41092 james Breeze Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:28:04 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41092 Nice post, I am an IT Psychologist. No, I'm not here to help techies with their problems... I'm here to make people's live better by creating technology that's easy to use. I agree, why test people in a lab? People feel more comfortable in their normal environment. However, it gets very expensive to do ethnography all the time and ou are limited to testing people 'near' you, so that is why I use remote testing tools to study website usability! I also find that my success is driven through an ability to observe my own thought patterns, perhaps encouraged by meditation and an interest in cognition. However, that skill only helped work out which problem to solve, not how to solve it. Only buy taking my entrepreneurial ideas to a VC and having them throw it back in my face and say 'make it better', did I find the secret source! Being faced with a challenge helped keep my creative juices directed toward an ultimate goal... helping people and making profits. Nice post, I am an IT Psychologist. No, I’m not here to help techies with their problems… I’m here to make people’s live better by creating technology that’s easy to use.

I agree, why test people in a lab? People feel more comfortable in their normal environment. However, it gets very expensive to do ethnography all the time and ou are limited to testing people ‘near’ you, so that is why I use remote testing tools to study website usability!

I also find that my success is driven through an ability to observe my own thought patterns, perhaps encouraged by meditation and an interest in cognition. However, that skill only helped work out which problem to solve, not how to solve it.

Only buy taking my entrepreneurial ideas to a VC and having them throw it back in my face and say ‘make it better’, did I find the secret source! Being faced with a challenge helped keep my creative juices directed toward an ultimate goal… helping people and making profits.

]]> By: Comunidades de talento: haberlas haylas http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41091 Comunidades de talento: haberlas haylas Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:05:06 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41091 [...] Seguro que nos darían algunas claves que ni imaginamos. Algunas pistas nos las da este post: Web application design through observation al que llego vía Denken Über. En él, Fred Oliveira nos dice, al respecto de un grupo de jóvenes [...] [...] Seguro que nos darían algunas claves que ni imaginamos. Algunas pistas nos las da este post: Web application design through observation al que llego vía Denken Über. En él, Fred Oliveira nos dice, al respecto de un grupo de jóvenes [...]

]]> By: Etnografía en aplicaciones web | Denken Über http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41090 Etnografía en aplicaciones web | Denken Über Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:39:40 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41090 [...] WeBreakStuff hay un excelente post Diseño de aplicaciones a través de la observación que es, en realidad, una de las explicaciones más simples y lógica de lo que es la [...] [...] WeBreakStuff hay un excelente post Diseño de aplicaciones a través de la observación que es, en realidad, una de las explicaciones más simples y lógica de lo que es la [...]

]]> By: Balakumar Muthu http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41078 Balakumar Muthu Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:52:00 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41078 Great simple explanation on ethnography :) . Thanks Great simple explanation on ethnography :) . Thanks

]]> By: Kenjin http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-41073 Kenjin Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:27:16 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/06/webapp-design-through-observation/#comment-41073 My first post here and just a tease. By observing you're changing it. It's one of those everlasting conundrums. My point doesn't add much to the topic, I apologize fred. Again, just a tease :P My first post here and just a tease. By observing you’re changing it. It’s one of those everlasting conundrums. My point doesn’t add much to the topic, I apologize fred. Again, just a tease :P

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