For strategic networkers who need to easily build, give value to, and extract value from their network of contacts, the ContactMap is a robust, easy-to-use, visual and engaging networking tool. It allows strategic networkers to quickly add, categorize and tag contacts using a variety of media, and access these contacts within the context of specific subject matters of interest. Unlike competitors such as Xobni, our product provides several innovative ways for users to add, categorize and visually identify connections between contacts, maximizing the value exchange between themselves and their network members.

1. C ontact M ap Microsoft Outlook Innovations to Support Strategic Networking Team Satisfying Others: Nina Altman| Rebecca Destello| Jamie Ourada|TelleZeiler HCDE 518 - User-Centered Design Winter 2010

4. ContactMap Positioning Statement For strategic networkers who need to easily build, give value to, and extract value from their network of contacts, the ContactMap is a robust, easy-to-use, visual and engaging networking tool. It allows strategic networkers to quickly add, categorize and tag contacts using a variety of media, and access these contacts within the context of specific subject matters of interest. Unlike competitors such as Xobni, our product provides several innovative ways for users to add, categorize and visually identify connections between contacts, maximizing the value exchange between themselves and their network members.

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6. Deep Hanging Out Tacoma Calligraphy Guild Observation, audio recording, photographs, interviews

7. Deep Hanging Out Peds Needs Trade show Observation, photographs, interviews, and contextual inquiry using an observation guide

8. Brainstorming Paper Prototyping Participant Walkthrough

9. Elito Analysis Key Metaphor Observations Judgments Value Concept/Criteria Busy Barry Concerned with operational tasks. Participates in strategic networking but only sporadically and not in any organized manner May do more strategic networking if the content could be more organized Disorganized, overwhelmed Add the ability or send "my" wiki page to my contacts so they can have my contact info; import contact info from address book on wiki pop-up box

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24. Desirable!

25. Possible!

26. Viable!