Will, Thanks so much for speaking. It was a great presentation. Just wanted to ask you the two books you mentioned during the beginning of your talk i jotted down (quite incorrectly) electronic tribes and networked people. What were those 2 books again?
Thanks, Adrian On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:02 AM, William Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just wanted to thank Nasir and all those that buster their butts to make > lady night rock. Big thanks also go out to the people at Huge who make it at > work!! > > will evans > emotive architect & > hedonic designer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 617.281.1281 > twitter: semanticwill > aim: semanticwill > gtalk: wkevans4 > skype: semanticwill > _________________________ > Sent via iPhone > > > On Nov 20, 2008, at 6:49 PM, "Nasir Barday" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Okay, we're streaming this puppy. Here goes nuthin ... fun starts at 7pm: >> >> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nyc-ixda---will-evans---built-for-conversation%3A-th >> >> - Nasir >> >> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 8:04 AM, NYC IxDA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> IxDA NYC requests the pleasure of your company at our November event, >>> "Built >>> For Conversation: The Interaction Design of Social Media Networks" by >>> visiting speaker Will Evans. Our host for the evening will be the >>> generous >>> people of HUGE. >>> >>> RSVP: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1283042/?ps=5 >>> Attendance is limited to 125 people. >>> Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted (please bring photo ID). >>> >>> TALK DETAILS >>> "Built For Conversation: The Interaction Design of Social Media Networks" >>> >>> Social Media Networks, because they are built on the collective >>> participation of individuals, can only be effectively guided by means of >>> a >>> researched and learned examination of social psychology. It is the >>> interaction designer's job to understand how social media ecosystems are >>> likely to evolve, given the interaction of the application constraints >>> with >>> users -- each of which with their own goals, prejudices, social ties, >>> needs >>> for sociality and irrational decision-making. >>> >>> Design choices affecting application design, functions, and features can >>> only steer individual and aggregate participation within the social >>> network. >>> This talk will begin with the basics of social psychology as it pertains >>> to >>> social media and networking sites and give a brief overview of identity >>> creation in the context of social networking theory. >>> >>> We will discuss design patterns in social media site architecture and >>> their >>> impact on human behavior, and why interaction designers engaged in >>> building >>> social networking ecosystems must leverage sociology, social network >>> analysis, and behavioral economics to ensure their social media site is >>> Built for Conversation. Time permitting I will discuss two case studies - >>> why social media/networking functionality failed on Kayak.com, and why it >>> succeeded on Gather.com -- lessons learned the hard way. >>> >>> DATE and TIME >>> Thursday, November 20th >>> 6:30 - 7:00 networking and refreshments >>> 7:00 - 8:00 presentation >>> 8:00 - 8:30 Q&A and discussion >>> Important: Please plan to arrive no later than 6:50 p.m. to clear >>> security >>> and be seated. >>> >>> LOCATION >>> HUGE >>> 45 Main Street, 2nd floor >>> Brooklyn, NY 11201 >>> http://www.hugeinc.com >>> Google map: http://tinyurl.com/5rwy57 >>> Subway directions: F to York Street or A/C to High Street >>> http://hugeinc.com/contactus/contact_subway.html >>> >>> RSVP: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1283042/?ps=5 >>> Attendance is limited to 125 people. >>> Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted (please bring photo ID). >>> >>> ABOUT OUR SPEAKER >>> Will Evans is founder and Principal User Experience Architect for >>> Semantic >>> Foundry with 14 years industry experience in information architecture >>> user >>> experience design. His experience includes directing interaction design >>> and >>> information architecture for AIR Worldwide, UX architect for web 2.0 >>> social >>> networking site Gather.com, and UX architect responsible for information >>> architecture and interaction design for Kayak.com. He has worked at >>> enterprise technology companies Lotus/IBM (where he was the senior >>> information architect), and Curl, a DARPA-funded MIT project at the MIT >>> Laboratory for Computer Science. Most recently, Will has lead redesign >>> projects incorporating social media, crowdsourcing and social networking >>> for >>> startups and Fortune 100 companies. >>> >>> Will holds masters degrees in business administration, human-computer >>> interaction and cognitive psychology. His interests and studies have >>> focused >>> on design, information architecture, human factors and information >>> visualization. He earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics and >>> philosophy. >>> >>> ABOUT OUR HOST >>> HUGE is a leading independent interactive agency that specializes in >>> building sustainable businesses online for some of the largest and most >>> demanding companies in the world. Founded in 1999, HUGE has evolved a >>> unique >>> methodology and culture that combine the best aspects of research, >>> user-centered design, product planning, and technology expertise. The >>> customer experiences designed by HUGE generate over $3.6 billion in >>> annual >>> revenue and are visited by over 120 million unique users each month. With >>> offices in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and London, clients include >>> IKEA, >>> JetBlue Airways, Scholastic, TheStreet.com, Time Inc. and Readers Digest. >>> ________________________________________________________________ >>> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >>> To post to this list ....... 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