TweetSpiration: leveraging social media for design inspiration

Authors:
Scarlett R. Herring;Christina M. Poon;Geoffrey A. Balasi;Brian P. Bailey
Affiliations:
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA;University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA;University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA;University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Venue:
CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2011

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Abstract

We present TweetSpiration, a Web-based application that leverages social media to inspire new search directions on the Web. TweetSpiration can be used at any time, but it is particularly beneficial when designers have difficulty developing new search terms or are looking for new search directions. By visualizing socially derived word associations, designers may develop new search directions based on others comments or thoughts on the search topic. In an initial study, users reported that TweetSpiration helps develop new search directions and provides new perspectives on the design problem.