Social WebsiteSocial Website——SMSSMS

Tong Tong XuXu

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Explanation of SMS

• SMS--- Social Meetup System for International Student in UL

• Different from original idea

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The Motivation

• For practical consideration• For the influence of social media

• My own experience and contributions I want to make

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Research Examples (1)Facebook (2) JiYiRi

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Usability Issues in Web design

• There are five main components of ausable website (Larisa Thomason ):

--- Design a clear and simple navigation system; --- Keep the content clear and simple; --- Support your brand; --- Provide for visitor feedback; ---Test the site on users

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Functions and Characteristics

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Users and User Experience

• The target users: Meetup System for International Student in UL

• The tone of the website

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Interactive Feature1–Reminding Service

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Reminding Service

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Interactive feature2--iPhoto

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Interactive Feature3—iDating

• Type of people

• The purpose

• Place to date

• More suggestions (gift, dress, topic)

• The location

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Interactivefeature4—how to find

the location?--Time travel

*based on time instead of distance*different color and length*background zoning system

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Research Methods

• Internet• Papers• Books• Cooperative evaluation

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Technologies to use• Using PHP&MySQL for this database

driven website• Drawing the time travel map in AdobeIllustrator

• Taking advantage of Dreamweaverand be skilled in using CSS to designlayout

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Future work• Master related technologies as soon

as possible• Realize the sketch in Dreamweaver• Build the initial prototype• Recruit users for cooperative

evaluation

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Thank you !

Any questions orsuggesuggestions?

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