Fivesecondtest Beta 1.5 update, coming soon!
posted May 22nd 2009After getting a lot of feedback from our users, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be releasing an update to the Fivesecondtest Beta this Monday. There are a lot of changes, and a lot of little tweaks. We’re not ready to call it Beta 2 just yet, because we have a lot of things planned for Beta 2 that aren’t quite ready to go live yet! At the moment, we’re trying to really nail the basics before we move on to some of the cooler things we have planned!
So this new version is more of a refinement on what we already have, lots of bug fixes and a lot of little improvements based on the feedback we’ve had so far.
So… in no particular order, here are some of the things you can look forward to come Monday!
- The Classic test is back! – Due to popular demand, we’re bringing back the original fivesecondtest! Whilst everybody loves the click test, we’ve had a lot of people comment that for their particular needs the original test actually gave a better result. We listened, and so it is back!
- The Click test has been revamped – We found that clicking is great, and keywords are great…but clicking and then remembering WHAT you clicked is tough! In this update, we’ll unhide the image for Click tests! This means that users can flag the most prominent areas without having to play the memory game to remember what the saw.
- Keyword report has been improved – A common request was to have manual sorting of keywords in addition to the auto-sort. In many cases users would refer to the same item by two common terms that weren’t auto matched. E.g. “woman” and “girl” or “jersey” and “jumper”. The updated keyword test will allow users to drag like-terms together and combine the results!
- Better instructions – Maybe it’s because we keep changing stuff….or maybe it’s just because we got it wrong…. but a lot of people asked for clearer instructions on HOW to participate in a five second test. We hear you! Instructions are now clearer (we hope!) and tests are easier to participate in!
- BUGS! – Yes we had bugs. We’ve been fixing them…we promise!
There’s been a lot of work done in the background for some other upcoming features as well…but I’m not allowed to talk about them yet! I’m certainly not allowed to mention the Karma system we’re building!!!!
Drop by and have a look on Monday. If haven’t done it already, you can follow us on Twitter or drop by our customer support page at GetSatisfaction
Cheers!
Alan
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Heh. I just put a comment on a November, 2009, post suggesting a test like the click test but with the site concealed during entry of descriptions of what was clicked. Now, going through the archives, I see that’s exactly what you used to do and displaying the site during that feedback is a step forward.
Still, having a third test option of the older style test where people have to remember what they clicked would be very valuable, I think. But the person taking the test would need to be told beforehand that they’ll have to remember what they click.
Marshall