Category Archives: social

Bodystorming the betacup

6 Aug 2009 – 11:27

Here’s the video from our bodystorming exercise at Overlap09. We were trying to illustrate how our early betacup prototype could reduce paper cup waste and encourage eco-friendly behaviors among consumers. We’d love for any and all feedback! The betacup Bodystorming Session – Overlap 09 from The betacup on Vimeo.

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Reflections on the betacup (part II)

4 Aug 2009 – 11:04

“I grabbed a cup of instant from the hospitality table on the second morning of orientation. It was piping hot and I was in a hurry, so I stuck an ice cube in, but then a friend hailed me and began chatting; by the time we parted, I was holding a cup of watery lukewarm [...]

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Do you drink coffee? Take our survey!

1 Aug 2009 – 14:04

Following the exciting brainstorming around the betacup at Overlap last weekend, our team has created a survey to better understand the practices of coffee drinking. If you’re a coffee (or tea!) drinker and have a moment to complete it, please do! (This has also been cross-posted on Mechanical Turk to get a wider diversity of [...]

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The Social Shirt: Memory on Your Sleeve

10 Jun 2009 – 20:23

We have all experienced it: we go to introduce ourselves to someone new, only to learn that the person remembers us quite distinctly! How embarrassing! Or its milder cousin: we recognize someone but fail to recall their name, occupation, or the context in which we originally met them. Do we go re-introduce ourselves? How do [...]

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Why social search won’t topple Google (anytime soon)

30 Jan 2009 – 0:22

In this discussion, I will argue that there is a place for socially-augmented search, but it will be as a supplement to, not a replacement for, Google.

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