Comments on: On Avatars http://theappslab.com/2009/02/06/on-avatars/ Driving Innovation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:43:00 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/02/06/on-avatars/comment-page-1/#comment-6052 Jake Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:53:32 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2402#comment-6052 My new best friend! Yes, I can send you info. My new best friend! Yes, I can send you info.

]]> By: Sean http://theappslab.com/2009/02/06/on-avatars/comment-page-1/#comment-6050 Sean Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:47:24 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2402#comment-6050 Hey Jake, I'm interested in Connect dev work. Can you send me some info? Hey Jake, I'm interested in Connect dev work. Can you send me some info?

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/02/06/on-avatars/comment-page-1/#comment-6032 Jake Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:51:27 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2402#comment-6032 For the iPhone app, I agree, since the real estate is limited. But for the web version of Connect, I do prefer the avatar view. My only tweak would be to batch updates for a given person if they occur within x (say 10) minutes of each other under a single entry. This prevents the "10 Toppers" view that Paul uses as his funny example. For the iPhone app, I agree, since the real estate is limited. But for the web version of Connect, I do prefer the avatar view. My only tweak would be to batch updates for a given person if they occur within x (say 10) minutes of each other under a single entry. This prevents the “10 Toppers” view that Paul uses as his funny example.

]]> By: Clayton Donley http://theappslab.com/2009/02/06/on-avatars/comment-page-1/#comment-6031 Clayton Donley Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:34:39 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2402#comment-6031 This is in fact exactly why the activities feed in the iPhone app doesn't use people's images. I started that way, but found that the pictures seemed to overshadow the content. Unlike IM or even Twitter, which seems to be about the person, I really think the activity feed is about seeing the kinds of things you're interested in.<br><br>Stats seem to confirm that people also aren't clicking through to the full-size pictures, either. This is in fact exactly why the activities feed in the iPhone app doesn't use people's images. I started that way, but found that the pictures seemed to overshadow the content. Unlike IM or even Twitter, which seems to be about the person, I really think the activity feed is about seeing the kinds of things you're interested in.

Stats seem to confirm that people also aren't clicking through to the full-size pictures, either.

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