Apr 25
Storyboard 1 – Homepage The ‘Homepage’ is the first page that is displayed to all users when the website is initially loaded. The user can shift to any of the other two main pages “My Events” and “About Us” by clicking on the tabs placed at the top of the page. All users can login …
Apr 25
How can Be Seated users trust other user’s reviews? Research has been conducted into how users trust information from unknown sources. 26.3% of respondents in the study indicated that what lies in the text is the best indicator to trustworthiness. The main traits they referred to where; Correctness Comprehension Length Clarity Writing style Scope Neutrality. …
Apr 25
What types of power do Be Seated users use? Experts have discussed different types of power. Such as: Reward: The ability to give rewards. Coercive: ability to use punishment as a way to enforce what you want. Legitimate: having a position or role of authority. Referent: perceived as caring. Expert: having superior knowledge. But do …
Apr 25
“The potential of using crowds continues to expand as the talent pool broadens and platforms evolve. However this doesn’t mean that tapping global providers is always the best approach. Organizations need to consider when they should use crowds, and how best to go about finding the right kinds of providers for the tasks required.” The …
Apr 25
While this isn’t necessarily a feature within our current design, our service could build its own ontology to be able to weave into the rest of the semantic web movement, using a program such as Protégé. For example, the ontology could utilise syntax’s such as FOAF to describe our users and if there is not …
Apr 25
A classic book that tries to identify what makes certain trends more popular than others, especially pertinent in an age where something can be launched from obscurity into being viral and universally known. While the Be Seated service is happy to have modest growth rather than just be a viral flash in the pan, it …
Apr 25
Be Seated is not trying to compete with mega-sites/hubs in the social networking/crowd-sourcing landscape. It is happy to be a niche but useful service that doesn’t step on others toes. It is a service that is not readily available elsewhere and can offer something that more established players on the scene have yet to offer …
Apr 25
Where does Be Seated fit in the crowd? As a predominately crowd-based service it is important to do some research into what other services, akin to Be Seated, use as their business models. As a site that relies on knowledge sharing and content from its users it must be located in the top left category …
