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Wishdex - A user-generated list of online shopping items, on wishdex.com (domain to be obtained).
User analysis
- Serious Shopper - Aged 18-30. Uses Wishdex to bookmark items from online stores that they like. Visits Wishdex 3 times a week or more.
- Casual Shopper - Aged 18-30. Uses Wishdex as a wishlist, to share with their friends and family. Visits Wishdex heavily a few times a year (Christmas, Birthdays).
- Acquaintance - Aged 18-30. Friends of users who are mainly interested in seeing what a particular Wishdex owner likes, though are not necessarily buying items.Explorer - Aged 18-30. Not necessarily a friend of a user, but uses Wishdex to see what random other people are shopping for.
- Gifter - Aged 5-60. Friends and family of users who are interested in buying items for the Wishdex owner.
Task analysis
- Log in - More important for Manage Wishdexes - (Serious Shopper, Casual Shopper, and Explorer)
Goal: to identify yourself and access certain features
Precondition: have a Facebook account- Connect to Facebook. This is the only way to log in.
Goal: to keep track of online shopping items you like while shopping online
Precondition: must be logged in- Add a Wishdex
- Delete a Wishdex
Precondition: create and specify a Wishdex - Add an item to a Wishdex
Preconditions: create and specify a Wishdex, have a link or descriptive words for an item
Frequency: often, while browsing online stores - Delete item
Precondition: specify an item - Mark item as acquired
- View items currently in wish list
- Jump to shopping page (Amazon, etc.)
- Share a Wishdex (by link) - More important for Casual Shopper
Goal: to show friends/family items you like or may want to buy
Precondition: must be logged in- Share all items in list
- Share sublist
- or pending acquisition
Precondition: specify an item - Edit item
Precondition: specify an item - Share entire Wishdex with others (Casual Shopper)
Precondition: have and specify a Wishdex
Frequency: often around birthdays and other holidays, infrequently otherwise
- or pending acquisition
- View a Wishdex - (Acquaintance, Gifter)
Goal: see what items a user likes, express opinions on those items, and possibly buy the perfect gift for the Wishdex ownerView a Wishdex - More important for Acquaintance, Explorer, and Gifter
Goal: to see what a user likes
Precondition: have a link to follow to the Wishdex- View See the items in a user's Wishdex
Goal: to find interesting Wishdexes to look at- Find Wishdexes belonging to friends Precondition: must be logged in
- Find popular or random Wishdexes, or Wishdexes in a particular category
- View recent activity
- Comment on or "like"
Goal: to express an opinion on items- a particular item (Acquaintance)
Precondition: must be logged in
Goal: to buy an item for a friend or family member who owns a Wishdex
Precondition: must be viewing a wishdex- Frequency: 3-10 times a visit
- Jump to a
- Jump to shopping page (Amazon, etc.) for a particular item (Gifter)
Frequency: around 5 times per visit for a Gifter - Commit to buy an item by claiming it (Gifter)Send owner of Wishdex a message (can be anonymous) to commit to buying an item
Precondition: Must be Facebook friends with owner, and logged in
Frequency: very rarely, once every few visits for a Gifter
- Explore Wishdexes - (Acquaintance, Gifter, Serious Shopper)
Goal: find interesting items, either associated with a particular person or in a particular category- Find Wishdexes belonging to friends
Precondition: must be logged in - Find popular or random Wishdexes, or Wishdexes in a particular category
- View recent activity
- Find Wishdexes belonging to friends