April 25th, 2007
Recently we were interviewed by Kevin over at Juxtaviews and we had a fun time answering his interview questions. Hopefully in the near future more people will approach us with interview and media requests as we continue to grow. Here is a snippet from the actual interview:
Q: What type of testing did WootAgent undergo and what tools did you use to test performance and cross-platform capability?
We belong to several online communities with over 100,000 users, so it made sense to seek out beta testers interested in Woot! who could give completely unbiased opinions.
We found around 100 people who knew about Woot! and wanted to test the app out for us, and it turned out well. Initial testing was pretty simple. After testing the app, we had them fill out a simple form to give their opinion of the app and what they found wrong with it. Thanks to the beta testing we have only come across one issue since release. We only designed the app to run on Windows, though we’re looking into a Mac version, so that cut down many of the platform issues that could have run into. We really appreciate the help of all the beta testers too; it saved us a LOT of effort.
Q: How did the TechCrunch coverage you received benefit the product beyond exposure? And how did you go about acquiring TechCrunch coverage?
A: We emailed Michael over at TechCrunch telling him we were developing an app to help Woot! users and he picked it up and ran with it. We were elated when he posted his entry talking about WootAgent and to see all the positive feedback supporting endeavors like ours. It’s helped WootAgent be seen as a very ‘legit’ service and that is more valuable than anything else to us; being seen as THE app to use to keep up with Woot!.
We want to thank Kevin who took his time to put together this interview and help spread word about WootAgent. Thank you!
