[Sigia-l] Your take on MySpace

Wed Feb 22 08:47:06 EST 2006

I have to admit I am a user of myspace and have been for over a year.  Yes
as a librarian and information architect it is something to cringe (I do
quite often) at but for finding old high school pals, ex boyfriends, old
friends, etc. it is a great resource.  If you Google someone's name (which
many people do) you rarely will find who you are "looking for".  I think
its neat how you can make your page personalized with CSS, videos, and
music files.  It shows a little of who we are in a fun way.  After all
computer technology doesn't always have to be nerdy and stiff. ;-)

Oh and I am 31 years old....so its ok for any age - if you don't mind
ignoring the occasional rude and graphic email from strangers.

                      "Stewart Dean"                                                                                                   
                      <stew8dean at hotmai        To:       mail.dmitry at gmail.com                                                         
                      l.com>                   cc:       sigia-l at asis.org, (bcc: SANDRA SCHOCK/QVC)                                    
                      Ext:                     Subject:  Re: [Sigia-l] Your take on MySpace                                            
                      Sent by:                                                                                                         
                      sigia-l-bounces at a                                                                                                
                      sis.org                                                                                                          

                      02/22/2006 07:48                                                                                                 
                      AM                                                                                                               

>From: "Dmitry Nekrasovski" <mail.dmitry at gmail.com>
>To: Listera <listera at rcn.com>
>CC: SIGIA-L <sigia-l at asis.org>
>Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Your take on MySpace
>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:55:06 -0800
>
>A definite no as far as UX competitive advantages. It took me 6 or 7
>tries just to get the signup form and captchas to cooperate...
>
>I believe their real competitive advantage _is_ that no one over 23
>gets it. For teenagers, that might be the most important feature. :)
>
>Dmitry

Never underestimate the power of culture I guess.  Look at text messaging
as
a user experience - the interface is awful yet I have witnessed those under

25 able to text in near real time.

So I hate to say it but it does mean fashion IS part of interface design.
It
also means that it is an art and a science and ethnographic research will
tell you much more about your interface than eye tracking could. it's not
so
much thinking outside of the box, more 'what box?'.

It also means that usability is jsut a part of user experience (and as you
get more experiential a small part).

Incidently I play in a band and am getting into My Space as it's the place
for new music, first in the US and now in the UK. Sure it looks awful, has
a
clunky inteface, breaks on a constant basis and feels like it's held
together using gaffer tape - but then so does an indie guitarists beloved
squire strat....

Stew Dean

------------
When replying, please *trim your post* as much as possible.
*Plain text, please; NO Attachments

Searchable Archive at http://www.info-arch.org/lists/sigia-l/

IA 06 Summit.  Mark your calendar.  March 23-27, Vancouver, BC.
http://www.iasummit.org/

________________________________________
Sigia-l mailing list -- post to: Sigia-l at asis.org
Changes to subscription: http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigia-l