Colin Pattinson

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Name: Colin Pattinson
Date registered: October 17, 2014

Biography

Web Science Msc/PhD Candidate.

Latest posts

  1. Oral History Part 4: The Final Meeting & Dragon’s Den Prep — April 30, 2015
  2. Dragon’s Den Overview — April 30, 2015
  3. Trust and Be Seated — April 25, 2015
  4. Power and Be Seated — April 25, 2015
  5. Crowds and Be Seated: When to use Crowds — April 25, 2015

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  1. News: Changes to Google Search – ‘mobilegeddon’ — 1 comment

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Apr 21

Social Networks: What they are and their importance

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What is a Social Networking Site (SNSs)? A social networking, in its most basic form, helps people connect with one another based on shared interests or activities. It can connect strangers with very specific interests, political beliefs or some social networking sites cater to certain audience’s based on common languages, religions, gender, race or shared …

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Apr 20

News: Changes to Google Search – ‘mobilegeddon’

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Big news has recently came from Google about changes to its search algorithm that will begin to favour mobile-friendly sites for mobile users. This has profound ramifications for any web-based services that wants to remain visible, available to users and competitive in the future. “Biggest change in two years could see turmoil in search rankings …

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Apr 20

What we aim to solve: Terrible Seats

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Be Seated hopes to fill a void in social networking services in uniting users who are interested in events and attending venues for entertainment purposes. When using search engines you can find multiple examples of people who are angered or disappointed by the seats that they have been assigned. One notable absence is that there …

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Apr 12

Social Networks and the Crowd

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“Mutually Reinforcing Forces Social media and crowdsourcing do not operate in isolation from each other. Owing to their strong similarities, they often cross paths, with fantastic results to show for it. Social media helps spread the word about crowdsourcing projects and reaches out to users who might be able to contribute meaningfully to a new …

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Apr 11

Economics: How TripAdvisor Generates Revenue

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Be Seated is not wholly dissimilar to TripAdvisor in the model it will use to remain sustainable. While TripAdvisor is based on travel, Be Seated will exist in the venue/entertainment sphere. It is therefore worthwhile to review how TripAdvisor generates revenue. How TripAdvisor generates revenue? User-generated Reviews, kept loyal through further social networking features. Search …

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Apr 01

Related Academic Work 7: Financial Incentives and the “Performance of Crowds”

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Financial Incentives and the “Performance of Crowds” – Mason & Watts Social scientists have long been interested in how incentives influence performance. Financial incentives interestingly are not perhaps the most efficient of motivators for crowds. This study found that increased financial incentives increase the quantity, but crucially not the quality of work. Those who are …

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Mar 31

The Entertainment Industry: Concerts & Comedy

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Concerts In 2013 Billboard declared that the touring industry had never had it so good (Billboard). After a blip in growth (linked to economic decline) worldwide concert going began to be on the up and up, with an expert saying the “concert industry is basically on fire”. The above statistic reveals a similar trend (Statista), …

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Mar 31

The Entertainment Industry: Theatre

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Theatre and relevance to Be Seated The popularity of events is intertwined with Be Seated. Thankfully there are numerous reports that indicate that despite biting austerity policies the UK population still values and attends live entertainment and sporting events. The following infographic (click to enlarge) reveals that a large proportion of the UK population attend …

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Mar 31

Related Academic Work 6: Crowdsourcing in 2014: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

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Crowdsourcing in 2014: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility (link) By Narinder Singh “At the onset of 2014 we find crowdsourcing where cloud was just a few short years ago – widely discussed, unevenly adopted and on the cusp of widespread industry impact.” In this article the author provides a glimpse into the current state …

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Mar 31

Related Academic Work 5: Reviewing the Influence of Online Reviews

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Reviewing the Influence of Online Reviews by Marion aan ‘t Goor (ViralBlog,  2013) [Link] Key Points “Your business’ Internet reputation is everything these days. Your customers are increasingly writing reviews and recommendations about, and giving ratings to, your products online. How do these influence potential new customers?” PeopleClaim surveyed 2,445 US consumers, of which 70% …

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