Comments on: Members vs. guests: how to label users on authenticated sites http://blog.braintraffic.com/2010/01/members-vs-guests-how-to-label-users-on-authenticated-sites/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: fmachs http://blog.braintraffic.com/2010/01/members-vs-guests-how-to-label-users-on-authenticated-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-735 fmachs Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:42:56 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/?p=934#comment-735 Sometimes, I am too scared about posting a comment: some posts just don't show the date. I always ask myself If I am replying a "yesterday" or a 6-month post.<br>We could take this metaphora and compare it with the "label thing". Does call me by my name add something to my consumer experience? If it's just trying to building a "trust communication" channel, just like an offline experience (when you go shopping and have a sales person attention, just to yourself), in my opinion... coff. coff. Well, fail.<br>It's internet. It's online. People know that online is online and offline is offline. I guess it's like the (old) "anthropomorphism discussion" (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Interaction-Design-Beyond-Human-Computer/dp/0470018666" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Interaction-Design-Beyond...</a>) Sometimes, I am too scared about posting a comment: some posts just don't show the date. I always ask myself If I am replying a “yesterday” or a 6-month post.
We could take this metaphora and compare it with the “label thing”. Does call me by my name add something to my consumer experience? If it's just trying to building a “trust communication” channel, just like an offline experience (when you go shopping and have a sales person attention, just to yourself), in my opinion… coff. coff. Well, fail.
It's internet. It's online. People know that online is online and offline is offline. I guess it's like the (old) “anthropomorphism discussion” (http://www.amazon.com/Interaction-Design-Beyond...)

]]> By: Jenn H http://blog.braintraffic.com/2010/01/members-vs-guests-how-to-label-users-on-authenticated-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Jenn H Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:52:25 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/?p=934#comment-732 I agree with the simplicity and straight-forward nature of Amazon's scheme. My only gripe: Once logged in, it seems odd to have to claim that I'm not myself in order to log out. I'm still me...I just don't wish to be logged in! Semantics, I know. I agree with the simplicity and straight-forward nature of Amazon's scheme. My only gripe: Once logged in, it seems odd to have to claim that I'm not myself in order to log out. I'm still me…I just don't wish to be logged in! Semantics, I know.

]]> By: jtoddb http://blog.braintraffic.com/2010/01/members-vs-guests-how-to-label-users-on-authenticated-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-696 jtoddb Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:39:19 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/?p=934#comment-696 Timely post-- I was just wrestling with the same issue in a wireframe yesterday. Thanks!<br><br>What's nice about Amazon's invitation to log-in is that it it's not just an invite, but touts the benefits of logging-in (all in one simple statement: "Sign-in to get personalized recommendations." Timely post– I was just wrestling with the same issue in a wireframe yesterday. Thanks!

What's nice about Amazon's invitation to log-in is that it it's not just an invite, but touts the benefits of logging-in (all in one simple statement: “Sign-in to get personalized recommendations.”

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