The author collected the number of downloads/installations observed for some of the most similar applications on the market (through the iTunes store and the Google Play store). It is observed that there are two primary players in this area: Foursquare and Yelp. These two sites have roughly 50 million downloads each (on Android alone). If Scene is to succeed, it… Read more →
The Competitor Analysis was performed utilising the current trend of social applications. To this end, many websites have compliled lists, such as http://appadvice.com/applists/show/beef-up-your-social-life and http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/17-apps-that-can-actually-improve-your-social-life#.avMEaRlYO that span 30 applications between them. Many in particular seem to have very similar premises, honing in on the idea of local searching to find the perfect destination. However, none of them seem have the points aspect that Scene… Read more →
After some deliberation, the team settled on an Initial Gantt Chart. The observation to be noted is that the majority of the work is scheduled during the Easter break. This is because of deadlines etc. consuming many people’s times as well as giving the team some flexibility with contingency time. In this manner, the team should return after the break… Read more →
The amended and submitted ERGO and Participant Information forms are attached. These were re-submitted to the Ethics Committee on 22/3/2015. ERGOapp-v6.6d-final PartInfoSheet
In the last meeting before the Easter break, the following topics were covered: The form for the survey was submitted in an old format (see blog post below) so was resubmitted. I (Nick) have been reading through publications of ethics statements regarding archiving qualitative and quantitative data for apps, and will be releasing a blog post soon. Many of us… Read more →
ERGO application made through University of Southampton ERGO page on 12/3/2015. Initial application was sent to Thanassis for approval, which was granted immediately on the same day: “Submission Number: 14244 Submission Name: Science of Social Networks Group 2 Project – Scene This is email is to let you know your submission has been reviewed and approved by your supervisor. It… Read more →
The main topic of today’s discussion was the iSurvey questionnaire. We hashed out some sample questions, debating over the style of questions and answers (eg whether or not to use the Likert Scale) and managed to complete it by the end of the meeting. We talked about 13 different points relating to the survey questions, the most important being the… Read more →
The iSurvey link is: https://www.isurvey.soton.ac.uk Login with your normal student details and you should be able to access and amend the survey (named SSN Research Group 2). I have added you all as editors, so you should be able to see it. Watch it through the Quick Preview mode and then please comment.
The first meeting with Tim went well today. We explained our topic, discussed his previous experience with the coursework and listened to his advice. We also outlined tasks that needed to be done before and during the Easter holiday break. Topics discussed during the meeting Topics How the app fits in with other apps How it differs and what its… Read more →
The online survey is at its draft stage and all comments very welcome. Hopefully we can discuss it tomorrow at the meeting. The URI is : esurv.org user: SceneSurvey pswd: 5c3n35urv3y -hope it works (it probably won’t!) Pdf: survey_20150304 07-43-48 Update: The group reviewed the survey in the meeting on 5/03. The decision was made to remove the use of “SCENE”… Read more →