March 2014 – Crawford IT

Get a clue Klout!

March 31, 2014

Connected Living, Not Joined Up Thinking, Poor UI, Social

Klout notifies me I have a perk and then tells me in the Klout app FAQ section that these cannot be redeemed via the app. I must go to the website–which is not responsive design. Epic fail! And YOU measure MY social influence? Get with the mobile program Klout. Try joined up thinking!

Shopping in Traffic

March 24, 2014

Craig Crawford

Connected Living, Joined Up Thinking, Shopping

While on my way to brunch in a London taxi I bought a new memory foam mattress topper on Groupon. It took me less than 5 minutes. Clicked on an offer that came through on my phone, and via the app I was done in just a few clicks. It will take longer to deliver…

Middle Aged Opinions

March 21, 2014

Craig Crawford

Connected Living, Social, User adoption

Am I the only who one thinks that Facebook is becoming an “opinion book” for those approaching middle age and up? Does anyone remember that is was originally designed to be the “snog, shag or marry” book back “in the day”. #userswillmaketechnogytheirown

Tweaked

March 20, 2014

Craig Crawford

Good UI, Joined Up Thinking, Social

Today twitter advised me that this week two of my tweets sparked enough interest to get me new followers and a bit of social media buzz. The topics? Ethiopian coffee and rooftop martinis. Proof that drugs–uppers and downers–are still what people care about most!

April in Paris

March 18, 2014

Craig Crawford

Connected Living, Good UI, Joined Up Thinking, Tickets, Travel

In less time than 10 minutes while in my taxi heading to work, I booked tickets to Paris on the Eurostar app. Sweet!