We’re supporting Dr Mani’s book launch – check out your Twitter personality report, rate it then follow the links to find out more – you can help save a child’s life!
I am supporting Dr mani’s book launch – I will & have been supporting him in any case – in whatever possible way.
Tried taking the Twitter personality report, & I am being told that my name is taken.
Obviously!!!
I wrote my Twitter name.
Any help – would e deeply appreciated.
Thanks much.
Success Always.
dileepa
I don’t get this, I just completed the profile but I am now being asked for my Twitter login details, including my password – are you harvesting twitter account logins i wonder?
Hi there Dileepa. PeopleMaps has over 1.2 million registered users. You don’t have to use your Twitter name – just choose a username for yourself that is original. Hope that helps!
@Andrew – As explained in the report, like many third party applications we use the Twitter API to automatically Tweet your report for you. We don’t ever see those details – your privacy is of utmost importance. However, if you’re uncomfortable using that method, then you need only copy and paste.
Please be assured that PeopleMaps is a reputable company with over 1.2 million registered users, in business since 2001. We have absolutely no interest in harvesting anyones twitter account details.
If you’d like to see an example of how we use Twitter, then you can visit the company account @peoplemaps, or indeed my own account @peoplemapsjulie.
I did the personality questionaire, it came back just saying that it was difficult to do in 140 characters. What is that all about. Was it just to get my id and password, it had no other function. I have now changed my password as a precaution.
@Karen: Your report explains that it’s difficult to summarise a personality in 140 characters. Then we explain about the Twitter API, then you are given your personality statement. Perhaps you did not see yours?
Here is my complete personality report – you can read everything that you will see in your own (except the personality statement – in bold here for emphasis – in green in your original report.)
Your Tweeter Personality Statement
It’s really difficult to summarize anyone’s personality – far less in under 140 characters! So we’ve picked out the most predominant characteristics someone with your personality would be expected to display under usual conditions.
Share the statement, and see who agrees or disagrees. Encourage your followers to do the same. You never know – through understanding each other we might achieve world peace on Twitter!
Over a year ago @drmani suggested we develop a personality report for Twitter. Dr Mani is an infopreneur – and saves children’s live at the same time. You can help him save more if you buy his new book – Think, Write & Retire!
(p.s. your Tweeter personality has been developed solely by PeopleMaps, and uses the Twitter API to send your personality results to your Followers – we don’t have access to your Twitter password)
#pmaps_says: “I’m super-social and approachable, so you can expect friendly tweets” Get yours at: http://peoplemaps.com/t
Here is an image of my statement:
I stress again – PeopleMaps has provided personality information since 2001, and have absolutely no interest in stealing private data. Twitter provides development companies such as ourselves, with the ability to use special code to complete automatic functions which output directly to Twitter. Perhaps you use a Twitter client such as TweetDeck or TwitterGadget to manage your account. They use the same technology to access your Twitter account, in the same way.
Why is it asking for my twitter password? I do not approve of that and wouldn’t dream of giving it. I think this is just to get a captive mailing list audience.
@Jil. I’m sorry you didn’t see your Personality Statement. We’ve changed the order of the report so that your Twitter personality statement is the first thing you’ll see.
@Cassiopeia I’m sorry to read you think PeopleMaps is harvesting Twitter account details. I’ve already explained how the Twitter share works in a previous comment here on this page.
It’s a sad indication, I think, of how suspicious we have all become regarding Twitter, and the people on it.
Once again, I’d like to reassure everyone that PeopleMaps is using the Twitter API technology to allow you to easily share your statement with friends. This is the same technology that most other 3rd party providers use to share the information they give you with your Twitter account. None of these companies, us included, ever see your Twitter account details.
I’ve asked my team to look at installing a new technology onto the Twitter widget called OAuth. OAuth should enable the widget to send your Twitter personality to your Twitter account, without you having to enter your password. This technology is new and developing – you can read more about it here: http://mashable.com/2009/08/26/twitter-oauth-video/
i felt disappointed too, after answering lengthy questions, there was no effort at an answer. just an apology for the restrictions of the medium, which you knew of before you constructed this.
this has not offered me the best impression of your company
Sheesh, this level of negative feedback is quite a surprise!
@Hywel – please let me address your concerns;
1. The PeopleMaps questionnaire is the same throughout any PeopleMaps personality experience. It comprises only 10 four part questions and takes less than 8 minutes to complete. If you can find a professional personality questionnaire based on sound psychology that takes any quicker – please do let us know.
2. The output from these widgets has been designed to give you a fun experience, and a very quick insight into your personality – this one from a Twitter perspective – and it has been designed for output via your Twitter status update, so is by it’s nature very short. I have checked the widgets again, and cannot replicate an instance where the personality statement is missing, so perhaps you have just failed to see your statement? We have now moved the statement to the top of the Twitter report – perhaps it is too subtle for folks to recognise what it is? We’ll have a look at the design of that again.
3. I have also just now asked my team to remove the explanatory statement which informs you that of course 140 characters doesn’t offer us much opportunity to tell you about yourself. This was put there to try and help people understand that of course in this Twitter report we can’t be expected to capture the essence of everyone with 100% accuracy – personality is a little more complicated than can be explained in 140 characters! However, it seems that some of you are confused by the statement and see it as an apology for not giving you a report, which is of course, not the case at all, and so it will be removed altogether!
4.If you have completed the PeopleMaps personality questionnaire once, then you don’t need to complete it again, to get results from any of our assessments – you just need to Sign In as an Existing User. That includes any delivered by our corporate customers and partners for staff recruitment and development in addition to the other fun widgets on the playground. If you add all that up, it’s a lot of personality information for free, in exchange for less than 8 minutes of multiple choice clicks.
It has certainly been an interesting experience listening to the feedback on this Twitter widget. And certainly less fun than we’d have hoped. The direct feedback we had before release was wholly positive. It’s a case of listening, and understanding and making adjustments. I’ll write a blog post soon which addresses all the issues we’ve encountered. I do hope someone has had a fun encounter with it. If you have – please do let us know!
Julie, I think the changes you’ve suggested will make the difference people seem to want, judging from feedback here.
The “140 chars is not enough” disclaimer could just be pushed lower down AFTER the mini-report, so as to clarify that there is a lot more in a detailed report. Maybe even a quick link to read the lengthier report on your site may help.
On the whole, I’d view this just as feedback, not criticism, though the way some comments are worded *might* make you believe it is. A lot of trust has been lost in the social media world after hacking attempts into major networks (including Twitter) made headline news. Using Oauth may also help circumvent that issue.
I, for one, enjoy every version of your personality testing services and have shared my reports with friends and family. They are pretty close to the mark on almost all counts, fun to have after the questionnaire, and have helped me understand some elements of my own personality better.
I think this Twitter Personality initiative is good fun and is causing people to really think about themselves and what a personality profile is and does. Great business idea, good execution. I have to say I did not know there was a longer report available when I did the twitter personality check.
I think Dr Mani’s suggestion might help some feel more positive about the exercise. I don’t know if it can be done but I would like to see something like this aimed at Linked in.
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We’re supporting Dr Mani’s book launch – check out your Twitter personality report, rate it then follow the links to find out more – you can help save a child’s life!
Hi Julie
I am supporting Dr mani’s book launch – I will & have been supporting him in any case – in whatever possible way.
Tried taking the Twitter personality report, & I am being told that my name is taken.
Obviously!!!
I wrote my Twitter name.
Any help – would e deeply appreciated.
Thanks much.
Success Always.
dileepa
I don’t get this, I just completed the profile but I am now being asked for my Twitter login details, including my password – are you harvesting twitter account logins i wonder?
Hi there Dileepa. PeopleMaps has over 1.2 million registered users. You don’t have to use your Twitter name – just choose a username for yourself that is original. Hope that helps!
@Andrew – As explained in the report, like many third party applications we use the Twitter API to automatically Tweet your report for you. We don’t ever see those details – your privacy is of utmost importance. However, if you’re uncomfortable using that method, then you need only copy and paste.
Please be assured that PeopleMaps is a reputable company with over 1.2 million registered users, in business since 2001. We have absolutely no interest in harvesting anyones twitter account details.
If you’d like to see an example of how we use Twitter, then you can visit the company account @peoplemaps, or indeed my own account @peoplemapsjulie.
I did the personality questionaire, it came back just saying that it was difficult to do in 140 characters. What is that all about. Was it just to get my id and password, it had no other function. I have now changed my password as a precaution.
@Karen: Your report explains that it’s difficult to summarise a personality in 140 characters. Then we explain about the Twitter API, then you are given your personality statement. Perhaps you did not see yours?
Here is my complete personality report – you can read everything that you will see in your own (except the personality statement – in bold here for emphasis – in green in your original report.)
Your Tweeter Personality Statement
It’s really difficult to summarize anyone’s personality – far less in under 140 characters! So we’ve picked out the most predominant characteristics someone with your personality would be expected to display under usual conditions.
Share the statement, and see who agrees or disagrees. Encourage your followers to do the same. You never know – through understanding each other we might achieve world peace on Twitter!
Over a year ago @drmani suggested we develop a personality report for Twitter. Dr Mani is an infopreneur – and saves children’s live at the same time. You can help him save more if you buy his new book – Think, Write & Retire!
(p.s. your Tweeter personality has been developed solely by PeopleMaps, and uses the Twitter API to send your personality results to your Followers – we don’t have access to your Twitter password)
#pmaps_says: “I’m super-social and approachable, so you can expect friendly tweets” Get yours at: http://peoplemaps.com/t
Here is an image of my statement:
I stress again – PeopleMaps has provided personality information since 2001, and have absolutely no interest in stealing private data. Twitter provides development companies such as ourselves, with the ability to use special code to complete automatic functions which output directly to Twitter. Perhaps you use a Twitter client such as TweetDeck or TwitterGadget to manage your account. They use the same technology to access your Twitter account, in the same way.
Thanks Julie, have seen it now and have tweeted it.
Why is it asking for my twitter password? I do not approve of that and wouldn’t dream of giving it. I think this is just to get a captive mailing list audience.
Mine said something about 140 characters not being adequate . . . . I saw nothing about this so-called Twitter personality.
What’s up? I’m disappointed.
Jil
@Jil. I’m sorry you didn’t see your Personality Statement. We’ve changed the order of the report so that your Twitter personality statement is the first thing you’ll see.
@Cassiopeia I’m sorry to read you think PeopleMaps is harvesting Twitter account details. I’ve already explained how the Twitter share works in a previous comment here on this page.
It’s a sad indication, I think, of how suspicious we have all become regarding Twitter, and the people on it.
Once again, I’d like to reassure everyone that PeopleMaps is using the Twitter API technology to allow you to easily share your statement with friends. This is the same technology that most other 3rd party providers use to share the information they give you with your Twitter account. None of these companies, us included, ever see your Twitter account details.
I’ve asked my team to look at installing a new technology onto the Twitter widget called OAuth. OAuth should enable the widget to send your Twitter personality to your Twitter account, without you having to enter your password. This technology is new and developing – you can read more about it here: http://mashable.com/2009/08/26/twitter-oauth-video/
i felt disappointed too, after answering lengthy questions, there was no effort at an answer. just an apology for the restrictions of the medium, which you knew of before you constructed this.
this has not offered me the best impression of your company
Sheesh, this level of negative feedback is quite a surprise!
@Hywel – please let me address your concerns;
It has certainly been an interesting experience listening to the feedback on this Twitter widget. And certainly less fun than we’d have hoped. The direct feedback we had before release was wholly positive. It’s a case of listening, and understanding and making adjustments. I’ll write a blog post soon which addresses all the issues we’ve encountered. I do hope someone has had a fun encounter with it. If you have – please do let us know!
Julie, I think the changes you’ve suggested will make the difference people seem to want, judging from feedback here.
The “140 chars is not enough” disclaimer could just be pushed lower down AFTER the mini-report, so as to clarify that there is a lot more in a detailed report. Maybe even a quick link to read the lengthier report on your site may help.
On the whole, I’d view this just as feedback, not criticism, though the way some comments are worded *might* make you believe it is. A lot of trust has been lost in the social media world after hacking attempts into major networks (including Twitter) made headline news. Using Oauth may also help circumvent that issue.
I, for one, enjoy every version of your personality testing services and have shared my reports with friends and family. They are pretty close to the mark on almost all counts, fun to have after the questionnaire, and have helped me understand some elements of my own personality better.
Smile
All success
Dr.Mani
Hey Julie, there’s really no such thing as negative feedback, just helpful suggestions to help you improve the product.
I think you’ve answered peoples concerns honestly, and clearly.
Keep up the good work
I think this Twitter Personality initiative is good fun and is causing people to really think about themselves and what a personality profile is and does. Great business idea, good execution. I have to say I did not know there was a longer report available when I did the twitter personality check.
I think Dr Mani’s suggestion might help some feel more positive about the exercise. I don’t know if it can be done but I would like to see something like this aimed at Linked in.
What a fantastic little widget! Loved my results. Not sure what’s the fuss, this seems to work like other free Twitter widgets. Great job guys.
Thanks @drmani, @Peter, @John and @Andy – you’re feedback and support is *always* appreciated
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We’ll see