Job 41: Avant-Garde Beta Testing

And just when I thought my Friday night out would consist of Ramen noodles and pity drinks, I was hired by Mocoloco.com yesterday to beta test the new social media sharing options of their revamped website.  My thanks to Tanya (@TanMcG on Twitter), of Montreal Girl Geeks, for the referral.

For the unhip set, Mocoloco features articles and photos of modern contemporary design and architecture from around the world.

This is a "hug chair".  I don't want to know what a fu...

This is a "circus rug". I don't want to know what a fu...

This is what the back of my right retina looks like: "teahead"?

I lied, I lied. Clearly this MOOOI balloon is... deep inside of me.

I'd keep joking but I'll make the Ikea guy jealous.  His Fünnileenen is sooooo 2009.  This Error Bracelet, however...

Here is e-mail from Mocoloco's head honcho, Harry, that laid out the tasks of Job 41:

Subject:  Mocoloco.com SHARE testing

Hi Aimee,

Great talking to you just now. Here's what I need for the Mocoloco.com social media features testing:

- test our new *SHARE* feature in our extended posts (individual pages),
- try out each of the options; Facebook, Twitter and Stumbleupon to see if they work
- try out each of the options in Firefox and Internet Explorer version 8
- document any obstacles or problems/errors encountered

NOTE: you should flush your cache each time between testing Facebook, Twitter and Stumbleupon or your browser will remember the previous settings

Afterward can you also please sign-in the LOGIN/REGISTER in the menu on the left of the home page (see attached screenshot) using Facebook and then try out the SHARE, and also leave a comment on any page?  Logging in should in theory mean you have access to both without signing in again.

The goal is to make these options as frictionless as possible, the fewest steps possible, with no errors.

Take care,


Harry

And... three-ish hours later, the job was finished!  What can I say, I excel at making things frictionless  >:).  Job 41 was painless, if soul-numbingly logical and methodical (i.e. not suited to my CWAZY personality type at AWL!) .  Good thing there are...

The "Peep Show" fishes.  And... I'm done.

My beta testing experience was slightly better than data entry, but involved me unlearning my automatic clicking without thinking habits: I had to define, analyze and record my every move.  I respect the developers who do Q.A. (quality assurance) and beta testing on a full time basis: it's very... mechanical.

I should be meeting with Harry tomorrow to interview him on camera about about the MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE EXCITING WORLD OF MOCOLOCO and its involvement in the international avant-garde design community, who would clearly laugh at the shack in which I live.

IN OTHER JOBS:

Divine.ca finally got back to me yesterday about Job 12, and I'm confirmed to work for them on May 14th to mail out samples of Revitalift to about 90 of their members.  I'll also be writing an article for them about my experience and slathering myself in enough anti-aging cream to make Madonna jealous.

Image via Johnnyikon.com. Likely faked in Photoshop, unlike her love of Jesus.

Also, I finally got my hot little paws on the footage from Job 40, the in-office April Fools prank.  I'm going to watch it pronto and cut the video within the next few days.  I'm sooo excited to watch myself chew out the CEO!

Mucholoco (and PLEASE keep your restaurant job suggestions coming in the comments of the post below, please!)


Aimee.