Comments on: Google’s Social Design Best Practices

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Social Design Best Practices « New Literacy, New Audiences — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:44:02 +0000

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By: David

David — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:15:53 +0000

I think anyone with a good perspective takes these bullet points into account almost sub-conscientiously when developing a social network oriented site. A good list of points though, digging out what some people might not realise, conscientiously or not!

By: Nicholas Grobler

Nicholas Grobler — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:49:56 +0000

Hello Joshua

This is goos stuff, but still complex. I live in South Africa where 99% of people are mostly ignorant of all things web related. Should social design not push and push and push toward complete and utter simplicity? You and I are power users, we have little respect for the fact that most of earths population do not have a clue what a widget is, let alone create a blog to add it to… The above post does tend toward creating a simplistic model, but still not enough. We are creating a project that aims to get the web to the ground, in a simple, simple way, the biggest thing I have realized, “It is hard” Thanks for sharing!

By: Richard Morton

Richard Morton — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:33:50 +0000

I would agree with this list, although I might add “don’t make me think” even though it arguably fits within “engage quickly” anyway.

By: Larry Becker

Larry Becker — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:03:15 +0000

Thanks for drawing attention to this list, Josh. I like your observation about several of these recommendations not being limited to social media in scope or relevance. It does seem that social networking’s bringing design to the foreground helps improve user experience in multiple ways.
Any time there’s a big wave of something new, fundamentals get restated (like #1 Engage Quickly). Also, it may be the “Network” in Social Network that appeals first and most to many marketers /e-commerce folks, but it also necessarily reminds that oh yeah it’s real live people in the network who need to be able to easily use not just my newest widget but even my site’s more humble features like nav, search and Cart.

By: Jason Schklar

Jason Schklar — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:45:30 +0000

Agreed with the list, especially the initial experience part (#1: Engage Quickly).

Something obvious (and important) that’s missing: Safety. Privacy is an important concern for folks — from embarrassment (my friends see that I’ve shopped at a “ladies shoes” site) and from criminal activity (my identity gets stolen).