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Now that 2.0 is out I have all the features I need to demonstrate what people can do with Edison. Now all I need is more users, in addition to the wonderful ones who use it now :-) I'd welcome any of your advice! |
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I'll be trying various techniques, but I'm very new to this. Thus, it's an experiment. It's important to track how well changes translate into improvements, so I'll need to learn more about https://www.google.com/analytics/ . Wild success = 100 active users. |
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I'll give it a few months. |
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Try to enjoy learning about this stuff. Enjoy applying the 80-20 rule by making tiny changes to the site. Enjoy learning about interesting niches whose people might be interested. |
Create an Experiment
Matthew Cornell
- Member Since
- 07/02/09
- About Lover of experimentation and leader of Think, Try, Learn, the scientific method for discovering happiness. Creator of Edison, the Think, Try, Learn experimenter's workbook. http://edison.thinktrylearn.com/ http://www.thinktrylearn.com/ http://www.matthewcornell.org/
- Web http://www.matthewcornell.org/
- Experiments 100
- Observations 1274
Comments & Observations
Data Activity: 2 entries
Matthew Cornell First step: I'm writing to some people who are leaders in different niches - productivity and becoming self-employed, for starters. I'm very curious to see if the idea clicks for them.
Mar 24, 2011
Matthew Cornell implemented some new, small features:
1. show comment place-holder below all experiments if not signed in
2. remove tags line for experiments on All Experiments feed page [done a week ago]
3. reduce tag cloud to ~30 top ones. make font sizes bigger - dynamic range more like flickr.com
4. add static help info on "Your Experiments" page when blank (no experiments yet)
5. add listing of categories to top of All Experiments feed page
6. make data activity lines be links to that experiment's Data tab
I need to collect bounce data soon, too.
Apr 01, 2011
Data Activity: 2 entries
Mark Ayers Any new observations?
Sep 09, 2011
Matthew Cornell Thanks for asking, Mark. Edison activity has gone very low, which is data. The next step would be the kinds of analysis I mentioned in reply to your query here: organize a local men's nonfiction book club http://edison.thinktrylearn.com/experiments/show/386
Sep 16, 2011
Stacey Summitt Mann Absolutley LOVE this site...keep working on the improvements! It was exactly what I needed at the right time, and oddly enough..I found it searching google while trying to come up with my own idea for a blog. One section in terms of marketing--have you thought about getting this into the classroom? I teach high school and see many applications here--from psychology classes, to science classes, english and social media studies, to even special education and behavior plan tracking. Especially when you add the graphing component for some visual aids, could be very powerful.
Jan 17, 2012
Matthew Cornell Thanks so much, Stacey. Sounds like you get the idea behind this. I like your classroom idea. If you have some thoughts on next steps, feel free to run them past me ( http://www.matthewcornell.org/contact/ ). Right now I'm focusing on the money-earning side of my life, but self-experimentation and my Think, Try, Learn philosophy are still percolating.
Feb 01, 2012