Comments on: Don’t Get Scobleized http://blog.yoono.com/2009/09/dont-get-scobleized/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:27:54 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: schvenk http://blog.yoono.com/2009/09/dont-get-scobleized/comment-page-1/#comment-133824 schvenk Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:18:59 +0000 http://blog.yoono.com/?p=947#comment-133824 Well said...a good reminder that user data requires talented interpretation. The same arguments also apply to blindly "dogfooding" your products - that is, testing them on yourselves. The results (aside from QA) are only as applicable to product direction as the behavioral overlap between you and your users. Well said…a good reminder that user data requires talented interpretation. The same arguments also apply to blindly “dogfooding” your products – that is, testing them on yourselves. The results (aside from QA) are only as applicable to product direction as the behavioral overlap between you and your users.

]]> By: schvenk http://blog.yoono.com/2009/09/dont-get-scobleized/comment-page-1/#comment-133819 schvenk Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:18:59 +0000 http://blog.yoono.com/?p=947#comment-133819 Well said...a good reminder that user data requires talented interpretation. The same arguments also apply to blindly "dogfooding" your products - that is, testing them on yourselves. The results (aside from QA) are only as applicable to product direction as the behavioral overlap between you and your users. Well said…a good reminder that user data requires talented interpretation. The same arguments also apply to blindly “dogfooding” your products – that is, testing them on yourselves. The results (aside from QA) are only as applicable to product direction as the behavioral overlap between you and your users.

]]> By: StanwixRay http://blog.yoono.com/2009/09/dont-get-scobleized/comment-page-1/#comment-133817 StanwixRay Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:30:26 +0000 http://blog.yoono.com/?p=947#comment-133817 That's a refreshing take on what has the potential to turn into a horribly geeky mess. I like the way you are clearly defining your audience and targetting them with an appropriate set of benefits rather than features. Keep up the good work because this has become one of the most useful tools I have ever come across online That's a refreshing take on what has the potential to turn into a horribly geeky mess. I like the way you are clearly defining your audience and targetting them with an appropriate set of benefits rather than features. Keep up the good work because this has become one of the most useful tools I have ever come across online

]]> By: toddpringle http://blog.yoono.com/2009/09/dont-get-scobleized/comment-page-1/#comment-133816 toddpringle Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:31:26 +0000 http://blog.yoono.com/?p=947#comment-133816 Agreed. The Porsche anecdote is indeed a classic I've heard before. Thanks for reading and yes, we're always interested in your feedback Scobleizer. Agreed. The Porsche anecdote is indeed a classic I've heard before. Thanks for reading and yes, we're always interested in your feedback Scobleizer.

]]> By: Otto http://blog.yoono.com/2009/09/dont-get-scobleized/comment-page-1/#comment-133815 Otto Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:22:08 +0000 http://blog.yoono.com/?p=947#comment-133815 If it's any consolation, I still think your behavior is weird. ;-) If it's any consolation, I still think your behavior is weird. ;-)

]]> By: Scobleizer http://blog.yoono.com/2009/09/dont-get-scobleized/comment-page-1/#comment-133813 Scobleizer Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:43:52 +0000 http://blog.yoono.com/?p=947#comment-133813 I actually agree with this. But a lot of times I hit problems earlier than mainstream. I remember having 500 followers on Twitter and lots of people made fun of me "no one else will EVER have 500 followers," they told me. They thought my behavior was weird. I told them that it was not. Now a majority of my friendshave thousands of followers. <br><br>So, you HAVE to listen to early adopters but you have to decide whether what they are telling you is really an indication of where the mass market will be in a short while (remember, three years ago NO ONE was on Twitter) or is it really just a weird feature that only they want?<br><br>That's tough to decide sometimes. <br><br>An ex boss of mine once said "ask a Porsche user what they want and they'll say "bigger trunk space, smoother ride, more head room, more back seat room." He'd answer "well, they just designed a Volvo."<br><br>Good luck listening to my feedback. I actually agree with this. But a lot of times I hit problems earlier than mainstream. I remember having 500 followers on Twitter and lots of people made fun of me “no one else will EVER have 500 followers,” they told me. They thought my behavior was weird. I told them that it was not. Now a majority of my friendshave thousands of followers.

So, you HAVE to listen to early adopters but you have to decide whether what they are telling you is really an indication of where the mass market will be in a short while (remember, three years ago NO ONE was on Twitter) or is it really just a weird feature that only they want?

That's tough to decide sometimes.

An ex boss of mine once said “ask a Porsche user what they want and they'll say “bigger trunk space, smoother ride, more head room, more back seat room.” He'd answer “well, they just designed a Volvo.”

Good luck listening to my feedback.

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