The first priority is to create a taxonomy with an associated terminology. When this part of the research is nearing completion one can study Urørt, trying to locate one or maximum two new navigational designs. Based on this one can start to implement the prototype.
When looking at web services as Facebook and Flickr one should focus on the core functionality, not third party applications leveraged either inside programming APIs (Facebook) or outside applications using open APIs. If time permits it could be interesting to look at one or two of these just as an example of API usage and mashups.
Should maybe study Underskog since it’s the most interesting Norwegian service. Gisle sent me an invitation and I signed up for the service.
Another interesting service that could be subject for investigation is Second Life. It’s navigational design is vastly different than any other services planned to research. It’s largely based on spatial navigation.
We discussed how throughout I should be when collecting data from the different sites. The technique I used at Flickr could very well not be applicable for Amazon. It’s important to think about what resolution one are looking at the problem with.
We agreed that I should focus on finishing my analysis of Flickr. Mapping the navigational patterns at Flickr could prove very difficult and time consuming. Should not use much time on this, but focus on the textual analysis.