The Pimpformation Architect describes how he reached out to the IA/UX community using Wordpress and other social media, the response he received, and what he learned.
WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
Exploring UX Delight Interest
Concepts Engagement
Exploring Branding Marketing
Social Media
Sharing with a IAI IA Summit
Community UW iSchool You!
Revealing myself
HOW’S IT GOING TO GO?
• Introductions and Definitions
• The Story of the Pimpformation Architect
• Lessons Learned
• Interesting IA/UX Resources
• Your Questions
WHO AM I?
• Aspiring IA/UX Designer
• 2008 MLIS Grad, UW Information School
• 10 years of software development experience
in Seattle area
• Computer Science degree
• Freelancing and looking for a job. :-)
LESSONS LEARNED
• WordPress was easy to set up and tweak
• (plugins
of note: adsense manager, akismet, emo vote,
google analyticator, statpress reloaded, twitter tools,
wordpress mobile edition)
• Twitter
can be used lots of ways, and how you use it is a
personal choice.
• Broadcasting blog updates is easy
• Figuringout who to follow is not. On the plus side, it’s
easy to stop following someone.
LESSONS LEARNED
• Talk
to people directly, and let them know you appreciate
what they do (tweets, blog posts, etc.)
• Doing something crazy can sometimes pay off!
• The IA/UX community is made of win.
• Hopefully you learned other stuff too! :-)