Comments for Ben-Rowe.com http://www.ben-rowe.com +61 (0)448 715 670 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:36:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Comment on Path – is amazing UX enough? by Ben http://www.ben-rowe.com/2012/01/23/path-is-amazing-ux-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1512 Ben Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:36:56 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/?p=1821#comment-1512 Yep - thought I'd give http://thefetch.org/ a quick plug there :) Yep – thought I’d give http://thefetch.org/ a quick plug there :)

]]> Comment on Path – is amazing UX enough? by Kate Kendall http://www.ben-rowe.com/2012/01/23/path-is-amazing-ux-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 Kate Kendall Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:34:50 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/?p=1821#comment-1511 Nice eye! ;) I'm glad you picked up that post and not my earlier one! Love being more intimate on Path and sharing with a smaller trust network. Nice eye! ;)

I’m glad you picked up that post and not my earlier one! Love being more intimate on Path and sharing with a smaller trust network.

]]> Comment on Mad Men 5 by Justine http://www.ben-rowe.com/2012/01/18/intweetion/comment-page-1/#comment-1509 Justine Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:25:02 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/?p=1786#comment-1509 Stunningly simple. Why over-complicate when millions of MM fans have been salivating, waiting for just this one piece of information for over a year. Very DD. Stunningly simple. Why over-complicate when millions of MM fans have been salivating, waiting for just this one piece of information for over a year. Very DD.

]]> Comment on Greener Apples, but are they good enough? by File under I want. | Ben-Rowe.com http://www.ben-rowe.com/2007/05/05/greener-apples-but-are-they-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 File under I want. | Ben-Rowe.com Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:21:46 +0000 http://benrowesblog.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/greener-apples-but-are-they-good-enough/#comment-1505 [...] of a product that’s irresistible and green – a winning combination that I’ve been looking forward to seeing more of. [...] [...] of a product that’s irresistible and green – a winning combination that I’ve been looking forward to seeing more of. [...]

]]> Comment on About Me by Josiah http://www.ben-rowe.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 Josiah Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:55:20 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/?page_id=822#comment-1498 hey mate, love your work... wanted to know if you're available to do UI design work for my company appster... we develop mobile apps and are based in melbourne! hey mate, love your work… wanted to know if you’re available to do UI design work for my company appster… we develop mobile apps and are based in melbourne!

]]> Comment on Tram-Stop Libraries? by Steve Sammartino http://www.ben-rowe.com/2011/09/04/tram-stop-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-1462 Steve Sammartino Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:54:04 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/?p=1728#comment-1462 Great idea. - Just based on a trust system. Return it when you're done. Bring I book you've read. Keep then on trams a little book shelf or something to give and take from... SS Great idea. – Just based on a trust system. Return it when you’re done. Bring I book you’ve read. Keep then on trams a little book shelf or something to give and take from…

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]]> Comment on Type Places by tonestar http://www.ben-rowe.com/2011/04/16/type-places/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 tonestar Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:18:18 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/2011/04/16/type-places/#comment-1192 Downloaded it a couple of weeks back but still have used it - find myself using Instagram more than any other social app at the moment though. It's so absorbing and yet so simple. There is something more instantly meaningful for the viewer seeing photo updates rather than text based status updates where the meaning is what it is. With photo sharing, you can see why the user probably liked it or felt they needed to share it, but as with any visual artform you get to have your own take on it. Will have to get typeplace sharing now as well then... Downloaded it a couple of weeks back but still have used it – find myself using Instagram more than any other social app at the moment though. It’s so absorbing and yet so simple.

There is something more instantly meaningful for the viewer seeing photo updates rather than text based status updates where the meaning is what it is.

With photo sharing, you can see why the user probably liked it or felt they needed to share it, but as with any visual artform you get to have your own take on it.

Will have to get typeplace sharing now as well then…

]]> Comment on the Rentoid game by Helping your community « Start Up Blog http://www.ben-rowe.com/2010/10/02/the-rentoid-game/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Helping your community « Start Up Blog Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:00:07 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/?p=1191#comment-742 [...] on his post I spoke of how great it would be to think of a good gaming mechanic for rentoid. A few days later Ben wrote this blog post with some ideas on how to do exactly that. It’s the kind of commercial world I want to live [...] [...] on his post I spoke of how great it would be to think of a good gaming mechanic for rentoid. A few days later Ben wrote this blog post with some ideas on how to do exactly that. It’s the kind of commercial world I want to live [...]

]]> Comment on the Rentoid game by Tommy http://www.ben-rowe.com/2010/10/02/the-rentoid-game/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Tommy Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:18:44 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/?p=1191#comment-741 I agree with your comment about not overdoing it. Gamification is definitely the hot trend right now and will become overused...in it's current state. The key to understand is that the game you implement today will not be the game you have implemented in the future. Staying on top of how your community is interacting with your game mechanic is crucial as it should be an iterative process that is driven by good analytics. I think a leaderboard with accompanying badges for top renters would be cool. ..not sure how applicable it would be for the rentee though. It just feels like the people renting the items would benefit more from status in this game scenario. Another game mechanic to look into is feedback scoring OR reputation score. I am not sure if this shows after you sign in, but there didn't seem to be a way to gauge how reliable a transaction would be. With eBay, my bidding is heavily dictated by the feedback score of the seller. Vice-versa, when I am selling I prefer bidders with positive feedback. Using BigDoor's (http://bigdoor.com) API will allow rentoid.com to get up and running fast. I agree with your comment about not overdoing it. Gamification is definitely the hot trend right now and will become overused…in it’s current state. The key to understand is that the game you implement today will not be the game you have implemented in the future. Staying on top of how your community is interacting with your game mechanic is crucial as it should be an iterative process that is driven by good analytics.

I think a leaderboard with accompanying badges for top renters would be cool. ..not sure how applicable it would be for the rentee though. It just feels like the people renting the items would benefit more from status in this game scenario.

Another game mechanic to look into is feedback scoring OR reputation score. I am not sure if this shows after you sign in, but there didn’t seem to be a way to gauge how reliable a transaction would be. With eBay, my bidding is heavily dictated by the feedback score of the seller. Vice-versa, when I am selling I prefer bidders with positive feedback.

Using BigDoor’s (http://bigdoor.com) API will allow rentoid.com to get up and running fast.

]]> Comment on For the Win by the Rentoid game | Ben-Rowe.com http://www.ben-rowe.com/2010/09/19/for-the-win/comment-page-1/#comment-738 the Rentoid game | Ben-Rowe.com Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:43:42 +0000 http://www.ben-rowe.com/?p=1188#comment-738 [...] For the Win [...] [...] For the Win [...]

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