890390 - Design notifications for users whose make has been remixed

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Webmaker Graveyard :: webmaker.org, defect)

Description

[Cassie McDaniel [:cassiemc]]

This functionality came up when I emailed someone I knew that someone else I knew had remixed their original make. Would be awesome if that happened automatically, or if users could choose to turn on those notifications.

This is potentially a very sticky behavior, giving the original maker a lot more satisfaction out of their make and making them more likely to return to the site.

This is probably part of a larger piece of functionality, implementing a notification / messaging system. Is there currently a way to pop up a message on the site, and can we tie that to a user's profile to let them know new events (such as a remix) have occurred?

Comment 1

[Kat Braybrooke [:codekat]]

That would be amazing. We also just discussed how I could notify folks that they've been featured on the homepage each week - at the moment I'll be doing this manually via email but would be interesting if something automatic (that I draft with a tweet included etc) could happen. 

Hmmmm!

Comment 2

[Cassie McDaniel [:cassiemc]]

(In reply to Kat Braybrooke from comment #1)
> That would be amazing. We also just discussed how I could notify folks that
> they've been featured on the homepage each week - at the moment I'll be
> doing this manually via email but would be interesting if something
> automatic (that I draft with a tweet included etc) could happen. 
> 
> Hmmmm!

That would also be awesome, good idea.

Comment 3

[Cassie McDaniel [:cassiemc]]

Assigning to matthew for some more ux thinking around this. It's about time we get around to doing this!

Comment 4

[Matthew Willse [:mattheww]]

Attachment: Here's a draft notification by the username and in the menu.

https://redpen.io/kb79112b79c6c95d6e
https://redpen.io/fo8fbe11042e6dca5e

The pop-up could be on hover or maybe just a first-time experience.

Comment 5

[Cassie McDaniel [:cassiemc]]

Hey Matthew,

Be sure to upload your links as attachments (paste as text) then flag someone for review, otherwise this work gets lost. I have left some comments on the redpen, though, and I think we're close.

I'm updating the description to be design-only for this bug.
 
We'll need to file an implementation bug once this is complete w/ needinfo on Wex to assign implementation.

Comment 6

[Matthew Willse [:mattheww]]

Pushing back to a later date. Mozfest will probably lend lots of ideas for improving profiles, social, and the notifications that connect them.

Comment 7

[Matthew Willse [:mattheww]]

Attachment: notifications

Notification design that would work within Webmaker as it currently exists and in the emerging plan. 

Not sure whether further design or implementation makes sense at this stage. Even if we drop the link to more, it could be a lot of design and engineering work that would need to be redone later.

Opinions?

Comment 8

[Matt Thompson (@OpenMatt :OpenMatt)]

* [nov14] is past -- please update to [nov28] train or later

Comment 9

[Cassie McDaniel [:cassiemc]]

Putting this on hold until it is part of a clearer priority.

Comment 10

[Cassie McDaniel [:cassiemc]]

Comment on attachment 8521731 [details]
notifications

Left a few comments in the redpend. I'd +1 Kate's comments. Would try to address the bell icon and simplifying what multiple notifications look like.

Comment 11

[Andrew Sliwinski:thisandagain]

Thanks for the follow-up on this. Still relevant, but we likely won't hit push notifications until Q2/Q3. I recommend we hold on this as the UI / UX is likely to change substantively between now and then.

Comment 12

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

The webmaker.org site is no longer developed.

https://learning.mozilla.org/blog/whats-next-for-webmaker-tools