New York Usability Testing
Or rather, usability testing in New York. If you’re reading this you’re probably a WordPress user. If you also happen to be in New York City and have some free time you may be able to influence development and get some free WP stuff at the same time.
We’ll be testing the WordPress interface over the next few weeks in New York City, and are looking for some volunteers to help us with this research. We’re looking for a range of WP users, from novice bloggers to experienced multi-site creators.
The first round of test sessions will take place later this week, Wednesday through Friday, with a follow-up round the next week on Thursday and Friday. If you are in New York and are available at these times to be at the testing facility in Union Square, you may be eligible to participate.
If so you’ll receive a $75 WordPress gift certificate, which can be redeemed for WP upgrades and/or merchandise in appreciation for your time. If you’re interested in participating, [link removed, we got everybody we need. Thanks!]. If you are lucky and get a golden ticket, someone will contact you within 24 hours to schedule a session.
May 20th at 10:22 pm
It’s a shame that San Francisco got left out of this one…
May 21st at 3:38 am
Darn… i’m going to miss it by a couple days…!
May 21st at 3:45 am
Awww… How I wish I’d be at least from the US, Philippines is a little far.
May 21st at 10:22 am
l just lookingarround,,,
May 21st at 11:31 am
Douglas–You already got the first Wordcamp! It is time a few other areas of the world to have their ‘shining’ moment.
I am glad that WordPress is getting out there more and being tested by people to make it more “people friendly”. Great to see that people are being compensated for it, though I hardly think if they are WP lovers, they wouldn’t need to be.
Will be waiting for more updates!
-JD Hartley
May 21st at 3:10 pm
Holla!
Small typo: and/or says ard/or. Last paragraph.
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~Ag!~
(Thanks! Typo fixed – Mark)
May 21st at 3:34 pm
hi matt, why dont you make some gadget that can show all our photos hosted in wordpress database, in radom or selective system? it looks like a simple thing…and will be very nice…today we have to use the flickr gadget only, but my newest pics are in wp system. tks.
May 21st at 5:14 pm
Yeah, phooey. If it was in SF I’d definitely participate!
May 21st at 8:28 pm
great if I could come to NYC!!!
lucky people who can come!
May 21st at 9:57 pm
Sounds cool, i wish i was in NY!
»Adam«
May 21st at 10:08 pm
0r Washington Dc.
May 21st at 10:08 pm
wish it wasnt left out lol
May 21st at 10:19 pm
agreed…no love for the Bay Area?
May 21st at 10:33 pm
Hey, some of your users live in Europe. Or is that Yoorp? How about scheduling some time/testing here? Fact is we love WordPress and are using it as a web platform on many of our sites.
May 21st at 10:38 pm
Having been born and raised in NYC, I can tell you that my fellow native New Yorkers do test to failure better then anybody!
Unfortunately, I now live six hours north of my hometown and will be unable to take part.
However, for my ongoing and insightful WP feedback:
I can has $75 in WP goodyz?
The scientifically impossible I do right away
The spiritually miraculous takes a bit longer
May 21st at 10:45 pm
I’ll let my friends in NY know
May 21st at 11:01 pm
Possibly related posts are amusing on this one.
May 21st at 11:13 pm
I’ll take a survey for WordPress. I dont live in NYC though.
May 21st at 11:35 pm
cool..i think this is great!;)
May 21st at 11:55 pm
I’m guessing you will be tracking eye movements. I need my glasses for reading. Otherwise I’d come.
May 22nd at 12:34 am
I don’t quite understand why you want NYCers only but I’m willing to give it a try.
May 22nd at 12:41 am
I would love it if you guys gave away some free swag sometime. Whatever is laying about, stickers, buttons, etc. Everyone would love them! (Have people send in self-addressed, stamped envolopes, so you save money.)
Plus, it’d be nice since not everyone can help you guys out all the time, especially if we’re located in the middle of nowhere…
May 22nd at 1:58 am
No. 5
May 22nd at 2:11 am
How about Yogyakarta (Indonesia) usability testing? Join please ….
May 22nd at 3:13 am
این چی می گه ، این بالا ؟!!
کسی فهمید به ما هم بگه !!
Hi Big Matt .
You are best in the World .
——————————
Majid Mehrtash
May 22nd at 4:04 am
Its also a shame that Toronto isn’t in this as well. Hopefully in the future.
May 22nd at 4:15 am
I THINK MICROSOFT WANTS TO BUY LOL.
May 22nd at 4:25 am
Hey, what about chicago
May 22nd at 4:56 am
Oh no! The survey! It is closed! I have missed it! (gasps… dies)
May 22nd at 5:24 am
I’m a Test Engineer and would love to take part, but I live in India. If any offshore testing requeired let me know.
May 22nd at 5:29 am
New York? Argh, too bad.
May 22nd at 5:41 am
ooh please let me do it …
May 22nd at 6:48 am
Cool!
May 22nd at 7:43 am
To bad i am not in New York right now, but i been there many years ago, exactly in 1988, so to bad, i would love to be a volunteers anyway….
Feel welcome to visit my “WordPress” WEblog……
http://nilspetternilsson.wordpress.com/
Reagards,
Nils Petter Nilsson
Sweden
May 22nd at 7:45 am
Forgot:
I would love to be a volunteers anyway…, but of course is impossible, i meant to write!
May 22nd at 8:42 am
wow! thts good,,,
May 22nd at 9:06 am
Are you planing usability tests in Austria too? Then I would be perfect for that!
May 22nd at 9:23 am
Good
May 22nd at 9:38 am
did you everseen music consert??
May 22nd at 9:49 am
Will you be there, Matt?
If yes, will you be giving out free hugs?
(I’d like to touch your freckles, please)
May 22nd at 10:43 am
No New Yorker…
I want more visits to my web log. How can I get it?
May 22nd at 10:46 am
When you come to Melbourne, Australia, I am there!
May 22nd at 11:35 am
When are you guys testing in India?
May 22nd at 11:41 am
Why don’t I live in New York city!!
May 22nd at 1:31 pm
Why only in NY City?
Cya.-
May 22nd at 1:57 pm
Hmm, it’s telling me that the survey is closed. Full up already?
May 22nd at 3:25 pm
i hope i was in newyork
tell me nothing in egypt:)
May 22nd at 3:39 pm
If I travel to New York City to test your interface, I sure hope that cholera epidemic of 1832 has been taken care of.
May 22nd at 4:58 pm
Me, next time, Matt
May 22nd at 7:11 pm
or brother derivative language turkish blog post to be all square on the accounts Turkish language what are your aiming at ? we want to turkish wordpress.com announcement
May 22nd at 7:15 pm
ma 3am bet hainouwa wlo! ma bet 5alo shi ybayin metl el 5ale2!
w ana assadet e7ke 3arabe
(translate if you can, its arabic)
May 22nd at 8:03 pm
Let me know when you’re testing in New Zealand… heh heh…
May 22nd at 8:08 pm
Thanks for article…
May 22nd at 8:11 pm
fine, but they can make in other cities/countries?
May 22nd at 9:44 pm
When do you test in Austria?
May 23rd at 12:35 am
What type of testing and research would need to be done?
May 23rd at 2:16 am
cool
May 23rd at 2:49 am
lol!!!! I never get picked for nothin!!! Thanks anyway!!
May 23rd at 5:08 am
I hate to say this, but I hope your testing against other blog platforms as well. The new dashboard and widgets, while I’m sure the intent was good, has made WordPress less usable for me. I admit I am no computer tech, but the blog platform when I started a new blog, was much more appealing usability wise, somewhere else. I’m still not sure if I’m going to keep it here.
May 23rd at 5:24 am
Hi,
I would be interested in taking part in your research. Keep me posted please.
May 23rd at 1:04 pm
Great Maybe we can see the results!
May 23rd at 2:18 pm
Next time you are doing something like this in NY, count me in.
May 23rd at 3:52 pm
I would if I could but i’m in Texas I’m afraid. Yes being in Texas is scary. Ok just kidding. Yeah right.
May 23rd at 7:47 pm
I support your usability testing of new york. I like the city.
May 24th at 11:02 am
Never mind San Francisco being left out… at least you’re on the right continent!
May 24th at 12:40 pm
What times are we talking about?
May 24th at 1:55 pm
i want to join how do i sign up
May 24th at 2:09 pm
This is a test
May 24th at 7:01 pm
This is tremendous advance for WordPress.com users. I hope that the suggestions resulting from earlier mistakes will be included in the draft changes for user review. (public involvement works and saves money)
May 24th at 7:13 pm
So, how will people know when and where to try to use the design?
May 24th at 7:35 pm
HI, I live in New York City and I use WordPress on 3 blogs I write to – so yes, I’d like to participate – how do I do that?
May 24th at 7:35 pm
اعقدك خخخخ
May 25th at 12:41 am
I am in New York, and I am interested.
May 25th at 11:25 am
Shame you’re not doing this in Europe. While the new interface is a lot prettier, I must admit that quite a few new features are mind-boggling in their implementation. The insert new image/media feature for instance is certainly a lot more powerful but it is also very quirky and sometimes I even have to switch between flash and html mode in order to just make it work. Bit of a shame, the old interface was certainly not as pretty, and even sometimes downright ugly, but it did the job. After all, this is what is really required from an interface isn’t it? Come what may, I still believe that WordPress is one of the best if not THE best, and I’m sure you’ll soon be able to overcome these little issues. Keep up the good work, and if you want to organise some usability test in Europe, please let us know.
May 25th at 11:47 am
@Douglas – ehm, didn’t the whole world except for NY get left out on this one?
May 25th at 4:12 pm
Sorry, I don’t understand what is it Usability, because I am working at Indonesia. Would you mind to give me a little dine of this?
Thank’s.
May 25th at 7:10 pm
SHOOOOTTTTT i was in new york, im back in Massachusetts now…
May 25th at 7:33 pm
rang ke tu nay
xoa loi toi hua truoc
em ve cung non nuoc
dong doi ma xuoi nguoc
moi dua mot con duong
tinh tinh ta oi la duong
cai noi doan truong co mat ma nhu dui
May 26th at 4:00 am
I am medium is not in America, and thank for bargain which you has given. God Bless Us
May 26th at 9:37 am
Let try its
May 26th at 1:19 pm
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May 26th at 3:29 pm
Hmm, any chance for us, on the Balkans?
May 26th at 3:42 pm
cool
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May 26th at 3:45 pm
Always improving… innovating…
May 26th at 9:02 pm
and when .. we do the Milan Usability Testing?
by wordpress – ultrasuoni
May 27th at 12:24 pm
HOW ABOUT US WHO LIVE IN INDONESIA, BANDUNG, EUY!!!
May 27th at 7:28 pm
I am in New York City, would love to help you out, how do I get involved?