Last week I kept saving links on del.icio.us to different tools, so I thought I would post something about some of the ones that looked interesting.
Sorting terms on WebSort
- WebSort is an online card sorting tool that is free (for up to 10 participants) and very intuitive. You create a list of the words that would typically be on cards for figuring out a taxonomy, and then the user drags and drops to sort the words into categories. You can view the results in Excel or see them as a tree chart or broken down by participant. I think its really useful if you don’t have the money to pay participants, or you can work remotely.
- Pixlr has been around for awhile, but I never tried it until recently when I was on a computer *gasp* without Illustrator or Fireworks or Photoshop on it and I needed to make a heatmap. It took me probably 5 minutes or less to take a screenshot, crop the image and save as a PNG; which was much faster than it usually takes for some of the Adobe programs to open. I vote yes.
- Notable is an application that helps people give direct asynchronous feedback on websites by taking screenshots and annotating them with comments. It stores and organizes the feedback online, and looks like a great way to get quick feedback from people on a team. The only drawback might be having less of a dialogue because its remote, but overall I think its a good way to involve busy people. Right now you have to sign up to get an invite and it looks like its fee-based.
Color Hunter
- Color Hunter allows you to upload images and see exactly what colors are in those images, and then you can create new palettes based on that. I wish I had known about this a couple years ago; it would have made my life a lot easier.
- If you’re a Google Analytics user, take advantage of Erik Vold’s Better GA Firefox Extension, which compiles other GA extensions into one package. You need to a) use Firefox (duh), b) install Greasemonkey, and c) install the extension. Some things are small but nice features, like skipping that stupid “Access Analytics” button that GA makes you click for entry. It also lets you export into GoogleDocs, includes social media metrics and content searching in the nav bar, and has easier sorting on tables.
Also I really enjoyed the Oregon coast, good weather, and food, and I had to overhear the most ridiculous conversation between a couple from NYC. This was the best quote by far:
Godzilla is full of stoicism. You know, Godzilla was a stoic and noble creature….I think that’s why the Japanese like baseball so much, because its this sport with an aura of solitude.
And sometime soon I’ll be posting again on event tracking/page tagging ideas swirling around in my head at the moment. Until then I’m getting a haircut! w00t!
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on August 1, 2009 at 4:35 pm
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