Comments for Psychobserver http://psychobserver.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:37:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Interactive Billboards equipped with Bluetooth: Good or Bad? by Brody Hall http://psychobserver.com/advertising/interactive-billboards-equipped-with-bluetooth-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Brody Hall Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:37:59 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/2007/10/04/interactive-billboards-equipped-with-bluetooth-good-or-bad/#comment-140 Let the debate start now! Let the debate start now!

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]]> Comment on Too many shopping malls?… NEVER!! by Manuel March http://psychobserver.com/cultural-differences/too-many-shopping-malls-never/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Manuel March Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:56:05 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/2007/08/17/too-many-shopping-malls-never/#comment-138 Hey , i would like to say thank you about this cool post, very helpful to me, Thank You. Hey , i would like to say thank you about this cool post, very helpful to me, Thank You.

]]> Comment on Do people like clutter and content overload? by Nicolas http://psychobserver.com/hong-kong/do-people-like-clutter-and-content-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Nicolas Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:03:56 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/?p=223#comment-135 Thanks for the comments guys. @Steve: Very true. I did not mean to imply that there are no cultural differences, and I realize that citing two examples does not prove any point at all. :o) What I meant is that research is needed in any case to assess the situation. It's useless to argue over a meeting with clients without doing the homework or to just follow the status quo. Proving our point regarding usability is made hard by the lack of good and conclusive research (to my knowledge) on the topic. @Ada: Great quote and so true as well. This shows the difficulty we researchers can have doing our job in Asia. To me, it reinforces the importance of observation based research techniques, as well as one-on-one interviews, as opposed to say focus groups which although it is the most used research method, in most cases does not lead to any good objective results. (But it makes Focus Group a great tool for marketers who want to bias their research to prove their or their client's point. So dangerous.) Thanks for the comments guys.

@Steve: Very true. I did not mean to imply that there are no cultural differences, and I realize that citing two examples does not prove any point at all. :o ) What I meant is that research is needed in any case to assess the situation. It’s useless to argue over a meeting with clients without doing the homework or to just follow the status quo. Proving our point regarding usability is made hard by the lack of good and conclusive research (to my knowledge) on the topic.

@Ada: Great quote and so true as well. This shows the difficulty we researchers can have doing our job in Asia. To me, it reinforces the importance of observation based research techniques, as well as one-on-one interviews, as opposed to say focus groups which although it is the most used research method, in most cases does not lead to any good objective results. (But it makes Focus Group a great tool for marketers who want to bias their research to prove their or their client’s point. So dangerous.)

]]> Comment on Do people like clutter and content overload? by ada http://psychobserver.com/hong-kong/do-people-like-clutter-and-content-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-132 ada Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:53:22 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/?p=223#comment-132 Your article reminds me of the book, "The Geography of Thought." (http://www.amazon.com/Geography-Thought-Asians-Westerners-Differently/dp/0743255356/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261183938&sr=8-1) Let me quote... "There is an Asian expression that reflects a cultural prejudice against individuality: 'The peg that stands out is pounded down.' [...] Maintaining harmonious social relations is likely to take precedence over achieving personal success." "Social psychologists Heejung Kim and Hazel Markus asked Koreans and Americans to choose which object in a pictured array of objects they preferred. Americans chose the rarest object, whereas Koreans chose the most common object. Asked to choose a pen as a gift, Americans chose the least common color offered and East Asians the most common." Your article reminds me of the book, “The Geography of Thought.” (http://www.amazon.com/Geography-Thought-Asians-Westerners-Differently/dp/0743255356/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261183938&sr=8-1)

Let me quote…
“There is an Asian expression that reflects a cultural prejudice against individuality: ‘The peg that stands out is pounded down.’ [...] Maintaining harmonious social relations is likely to take precedence over achieving personal success.”

“Social psychologists Heejung Kim and Hazel Markus asked Koreans and Americans to choose which object in a pictured array of objects they preferred. Americans chose the rarest object, whereas Koreans chose the most common object. Asked to choose a pen as a gift, Americans chose the least common color offered and East Asians the most common.”

]]> Comment on Do people like clutter and content overload? by Steve Portigal http://psychobserver.com/hong-kong/do-people-like-clutter-and-content-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Steve Portigal Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:22:06 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/?p=223#comment-131 Right. There's a difference between "are accustomed to" or "are tolerant of" and "have a preference for." But the counter-argument is to consider examples where what seems undesirable in one culture is indeed desirable in another. An Indian may find the social isolation in an American city to be heartbreaking; an American may find the crowds and heavy interaction in an Indian city to be overwhelming. Right. There’s a difference between “are accustomed to” or “are tolerant of” and “have a preference for.” But the counter-argument is to consider examples where what seems undesirable in one culture is indeed desirable in another. An Indian may find the social isolation in an American city to be heartbreaking; an American may find the crowds and heavy interaction in an Indian city to be overwhelming.

]]> Comment on Crocs, Birkenstock and … rubber boots by muck boots http://psychobserver.com/hong-kong/crocs-birkenstock-and-rubber-boots/comment-page-1/#comment-118 muck boots Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:18:16 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/2007/08/21/crocs-birkenstock-and-rubber-boots/#comment-118 Rain boots are a lot more different than regular boots because , you can get them in almost any patter, Boots like that just aren’t really available unless they’re made of rubber! Rain boots are a lot more different than regular boots because , you can get them in almost any patter, Boots like that just aren’t really available unless they’re made of rubber!

]]> Comment on The GoAnimate song by Nicolas http://psychobserver.com/social-networking/the-goanimate-song/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Nicolas Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:47:24 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/?p=156#comment-100 Yeah... I saw that yesterday... that's really too bad. Somebody has to do another GoAnimate song! Yeah… I saw that yesterday… that’s really too bad.
Somebody has to do another GoAnimate song!

]]> Comment on The GoAnimate song by Coady http://psychobserver.com/social-networking/the-goanimate-song/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Coady Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:45 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/?p=156#comment-98 I never noticed the one-eyed guy at the bottom. lol. Awesome. The video has been removed by the user... I never noticed the one-eyed guy at the bottom. lol. Awesome.

The video has been removed by the user…

]]> Comment on Crocs, Birkenstock and … rubber boots by Wibreeffott http://psychobserver.com/hong-kong/crocs-birkenstock-and-rubber-boots/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Wibreeffott Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:26:10 +0000 http://psychobserver.com/2007/08/21/crocs-birkenstock-and-rubber-boots/#comment-42 Cao , Im new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself, i'm Eric . I've been lurking around the forum for quite some time looking up info but finally decided to make an account. Cao ,

Im new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself, i’m Eric . I’ve been lurking around the forum for quite some time looking up info but finally decided to make an account.

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