{"id":1419,"date":"2011-03-15T11:15:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T05:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sumankumar.com\/blog\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2011-03-15T11:19:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T05:49:53","slug":"notionink-adam-user-survey-ni-refuses-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sumankumar.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/notionink-adam-user-survey-ni-refuses-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Notionink Adam User Survey: Or How NI Refuses to Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw on http:\/\/www.notioninkfan.com\/<\/a> a link to a survey<\/a>. Adam developers want feedback from Adam users and they created that survey.<\/p>\n

I immediately thought ‘Why isn’t this featured on Notionink’s official website?’ People at NotionInk Hacks forums<\/a> too expressed similar sentiments.<\/p>\n

So I told myself “Come on! Don’t be a prick. Take the survey, help them make Adam better.” And I clicked on the survey link. I was glad that the NotionInk team was doing this: collecting user feedback. But my happiness lasted only until the survey questions appeared on my screen.<\/p>\n

Either NI doesn’t care about this survey or there has been some colossal misunderstanding on what amounts to an effective survey.<\/p>\n

Now for some gems (these are actual questions) from the survey:<\/p>\n

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  1. Prioritize your activities using a PC\/Laptop (Range: very likely – very unlikely\/choices: Content creation, sharing, consumption (?!!!) )<\/li>\n
  2. What are the primary destination of the content you create (similar to the above question with choices like blog, social network etc)<\/li>\n
  3. Can you remember the recent book & magazine you have read? (Dear NI, are you testing my integrity here? This is a WTF question)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And I clicked ‘close’ and wrote this blog post. Here’s a message to NI:<\/p>\n

    Dear NI, I know that spelling\/grammar mistakes are no big deal. But when a company makes them on a user survey, it shows how much you care. And, it takes a few minutes on Google to find out how to design effective surveys. The net effect of your survey is that, I conclude that you don’t give a damn about me, the customer. So instead of complaining and cribbing all the time, I make an open offer: I will give you 10 hours of free consultancy on UX research methods and usability testing. Yes, free. I know you guys are a start-up and you may not have the resources to delve into detail of UX design. Let me know. sumank\/gmail<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I saw on http:\/\/www.notioninkfan.com\/ a link to a survey. Adam developers want feedback from Adam users and they created that survey. I immediately thought ‘Why isn’t this featured on Notionink’s official website?’ People at NotionInk Hacks forums too expressed similar sentiments. So I told myself “Come on! Don’t be a prick. 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