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* Most people use chat programs that are unsafe. The amount of friends that use a specific chat is more important. They know about the danger in these chats, but it doesn’t bother them enough to change to another one. | * Most people use chat programs that are unsafe. The amount of friends that use a specific chat is more important. They know about the danger in these chats, but it doesn’t bother them enough to change to another one. | ||
Related to this we also found out that people using chat software for business had much more concerns about their personal information and especially the topic and content of the talk then the private users. | |||
* Standard functions like Smileys and data/picture transfer should be offered | * Standard functions like Smileys and data/picture transfer should be offered | ||
* There should be a function to create a group discussion | * There should be a function to create a group discussion | ||
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* Open Source programs provide trust | * Open Source programs provide trust | ||
* The design should be functional AND appealing | * The design should be functional AND appealing | ||
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What we learned from our user research: We got a lot of information about the requirements and the possible use of a chat application. The most important features people wanted to be part of such an application where group chat functionality, image transfer, smileys and an easy to use but appealing interface. People often want to plan parties in a chat, so the group function could be necessary and image transfer is also an important factor of communication for most people. | What we learned from our user research''': | ||
We got a lot of information about the requirements and the possible use of a chat application. The most important features people wanted to be part of such an application where group chat functionality, image transfer, smileys and an easy to use but appealing interface. People often want to plan parties in a chat, so the group function could be necessary and image transfer is also an important factor of communication for most people. | |||
It was also interesting for us to find out that the main percentage of the users know about possible security issues: | It was also interesting for us to find out that the main percentage of the users know about possible security issues: | ||
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* fear of theft of an account/a mobile device | * fear of theft of an account/a mobile device | ||
* e.g. personal messages were posted on the pinboard because of a Facebook bug | * e.g. personal messages were posted on the pinboard because of a Facebook bug | ||
==Collecting Ideas== | ==Collecting Ideas== |
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