Comments on: Tired of Wow http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/ Niko Nyman's blog on shifting topics. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:37:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: /personal » Blog Archive » Vista. Wow. Next, please. http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-18546 /personal » Blog Archive » Vista. Wow. Next, please. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:18:59 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-18546 <p>[...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...]</p> [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...]

]]> By: /personal » Blog Archive » Jaiku first impressions http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-7534 /personal » Blog Archive » Jaiku first impressions Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:51:53 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-7534 <p>[...] First impressions: I wonder if I could somehow change my Jaiku status from the iChat menu. Technically, I guess it would be possible for Jaiku to monitor the AIM status of my account. Would be a convenient addition — my experience shows that long term (ie. after the wow wears off), setting presence status in two apps is too much. Hence I’m using a Jabber hack to enable messaging with my MSN contacts through iChat. [...]</p> [...] First impressions: I wonder if I could somehow change my Jaiku status from the iChat menu. Technically, I guess it would be possible for Jaiku to monitor the AIM status of my account. Would be a convenient addition — my experience shows that long term (ie. after the wow wears off), setting presence status in two apps is too much. Hence I’m using a Jabber hack to enable messaging with my MSN contacts through iChat. [...]

]]> By: /personal » Blog Archive » SlimTimer http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3846 /personal » Blog Archive » SlimTimer Fri, 29 Sep 2006 09:50:55 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3846 <p>[...] After my rant about web 2.0 timesheet apps Richard White sent me a link to his SlimTimer. I bet it’s not for everyone, especially old-school timesheet lovers could find it uneasy. But for someone like me, who juggles multiple things all the time (continuous partial attention, anyone?) the time tracking feature seems ingenious. Hopefully it’s not just the initial wow. [...]</p> [...] After my rant about web 2.0 timesheet apps Richard White sent me a link to his SlimTimer. I bet it’s not for everyone, especially old-school timesheet lovers could find it uneasy. But for someone like me, who juggles multiple things all the time (continuous partial attention, anyone?) the time tracking feature seems ingenious. Hopefully it’s not just the initial wow. [...]

]]> By: /personal » Blog Archive » Timesheets 2.0 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3775 /personal » Blog Archive » Timesheets 2.0 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:13:32 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3775 <p>[...] And guess what? Clicktime doesn’t carry web 2.0 baggage. It’s interface is spartan, with only the essential elements tightly laid out. No big fonts, no tiny pixel fonts either, although It’s been around since 1997 (almost ten years!). Yes, a little AJAX goodness wouldn’t hurt, but neither does the lack of it. They realize a timesheet application is about data, and a data-intensive application has different design criteria than an application made only to wow the TechCrunch crowd. [...]</p> [...] And guess what? Clicktime doesn’t carry web 2.0 baggage. It’s interface is spartan, with only the essential elements tightly laid out. No big fonts, no tiny pixel fonts either, although It’s been around since 1997 (almost ten years!). Yes, a little AJAX goodness wouldn’t hurt, but neither does the lack of it. They realize a timesheet application is about data, and a data-intensive application has different design criteria than an application made only to wow the TechCrunch crowd. [...]

]]> By: » Blog Archive » Things I like from the last fortnight - 18 September 2006 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3618 » Blog Archive » Things I like from the last fortnight - 18 September 2006 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:21:58 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3618 <p>[...] Niko Nyman is tired of Wow. [...]</p> [...] Niko Nyman is tired of Wow. [...]

]]> By: adaptive path » blog » blog archive » Signposts for the Week http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3588 adaptive path » blog » blog archive » Signposts for the Week Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:05:34 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3588 <p>[...] Niko Nyman is “tired of Wow” in mobile design. “Wow is short-lived. It’s a selling point, not an usability argument… But my gut feeling tells me Wow fares well in short-term user testing. If the wow is in place, a week or two of testing easily confirms that people are enthusiastic about a product. In a longer test term, let’s say six months, the wow wears off. The early enthusiasm over a cool new toy disappears when you actually need to use it for other than showing off to your friends.” [...]</p> [...] Niko Nyman is “tired of Wow” in mobile design. “Wow is short-lived. It’s a selling point, not an usability argument… But my gut feeling tells me Wow fares well in short-term user testing. If the wow is in place, a week or two of testing easily confirms that people are enthusiastic about a product. In a longer test term, let’s say six months, the wow wears off. The early enthusiasm over a cool new toy disappears when you actually need to use it for other than showing off to your friends.” [...]

]]> By: links for 2006-09-10 at disambiguity http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3486 links for 2006-09-10 at disambiguity Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:55:04 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3486 <p>[...] Tired of Wow Niko Nyman is tired of wow. I’ve been thinking about ‘wow’ in design a bit lately… this is a bit different to what i’ve been thinking but his point about testing over time yielding different results is a good one. (tags: design delight) [...]</p> [...] Tired of Wow Niko Nyman is tired of wow. I’ve been thinking about ‘wow’ in design a bit lately… this is a bit different to what i’ve been thinking but his point about testing over time yielding different results is a good one. (tags: design delight) [...]

]]> By: adaptive path » blog » blog archive » Signposts for the Week ending September 8, 2006 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3455 adaptive path » blog » blog archive » Signposts for the Week ending September 8, 2006 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:46:17 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3455 <p>[...] We’re a little tired of the wow ourselves… [...]</p> [...] We’re a little tired of the wow ourselves… [...]

]]> By: illtemper.org http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3411 illtemper.org Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:23:26 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3411 <p>[...] /personal » Blog Archive » Tired of Wow Cool AJAX preview effect (tags: ajax blog effects) [...]</p> [...] /personal » Blog Archive » Tired of Wow Cool AJAX preview effect (tags: ajax blog effects) [...]

]]> By: Tommi's S60 applications blog http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3395 Tommi's S60 applications blog Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:17:37 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/09/05/tired-of-wow/#comment-3395 <p><strong>Tired of "Wow"</strong></p> <p>Niko Nyman is tired of Wow. Janne Jalkanen is tired of Wow. I am tired of Wow. What about you? (a bit insider question, sorry...) My point, echoing Niko and Janne, is that we need "wow" in S60 devices/apps, to...</p> Tired of “Wow”

Niko Nyman is tired of Wow. Janne Jalkanen is tired of Wow. I am tired of Wow. What about you? (a bit insider question, sorry…) My point, echoing Niko and Janne, is that we need “wow” in S60 devices/apps, to…

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