Comments on: Ranking the Strength of a Relationship http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/04/10/ranking-the-strength-of-a-relationship/ advocacy for the job seeker Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phil Gerbyshak http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/04/10/ranking-the-strength-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-27848 Phil Gerbyshak Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:25:22 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/531#comment-27848 I think there are 2 ways to use the stars: 1 for potential, and 1 for closeness. Perhaps you can add another toolbar that has 2 sets of rankings? Also, I was wondering when JibberJobber is going to interface with the Gmail API so I can suck all my contacts in from my Gmail account (or if it does this already, can you tell me how). Thanks Jason for creating this great tool, and Jeroen for deeply contributing to the conversation. I think there are 2 ways to use the stars: 1 for potential, and 1 for closeness. Perhaps you can add another toolbar that has 2 sets of rankings?

Also, I was wondering when JibberJobber is going to interface with the Gmail API so I can suck all my contacts in from my Gmail account (or if it does this already, can you tell me how).

Thanks Jason for creating this great tool, and Jeroen for deeply contributing to the conversation.

]]> By: Jeroen Latour http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/04/10/ranking-the-strength-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-27645 Jeroen Latour Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:08:53 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/531#comment-27645 I'm still not convinced either way in the relationship degrading debate, but I think we have been debating it for the wrong reasons (you know, the 'why' of this discussion). Why does the ranking matter? I'd say you use contact ranking in two situations: 1) you want to determine how 'useful' (blergh) a contact is 2) you want to determine which relationships you need to work on The area where JibberJobber can probably be the most useful is in #2. And for that purpose it probably does not matter whether you are supposed to decrease a rating over time or not: in either case you want to be reminded when you have not spoken to someone for a while. Assuming you use your log, JibberJobber could do that for you. Also, if you regularly review your contacts (either because you add a log - add it to that form please - or because you are reminded of them) any changes in the relationship rating happen automatically, because you re-evaluate it based on the current situation. So, the rating will be accurate in case you want to use it for #1. So is this the solution to our debate? Well, the question here is how often JibberJobber needs to remind you. There are probably three approaches: 1) a 1-star contact needs as frequently attention as a 5-star, because they are all relations that need to be maintained 2) a 1-star contact needs a lot more of your attention, because the 5-star relationship is very healthy and (as you write) it will survive not speaking for a couple of years 3) a 5-star contact needs a lot more of your attention, because that person will be used to speaking to you more often So now the debate is slightly different, but just as impossible. If such a feature would be implemented, you could of course leave this to use to configure, but that's a bit cheap ;-) We want to figure this out now! Anyone have any input? I’m still not convinced either way in the relationship degrading debate, but I think we have been debating it for the wrong reasons (you know, the ‘why’ of this discussion). Why does the ranking matter?
I’d say you use contact ranking in two situations:
1) you want to determine how ‘useful’ (blergh) a contact is
2) you want to determine which relationships you need to work on

The area where JibberJobber can probably be the most useful is in #2. And for that purpose it probably does not matter whether you are supposed to decrease a rating over time or not: in either case you want to be reminded when you have not spoken to someone for a while. Assuming you use your log, JibberJobber could do that for you.

Also, if you regularly review your contacts (either because you add a log – add it to that form please – or because you are reminded of them) any changes in the relationship rating happen automatically, because you re-evaluate it based on the current situation. So, the rating will be accurate in case you want to use it for #1.

So is this the solution to our debate? Well, the question here is how often JibberJobber needs to remind you. There are probably three approaches:
1) a 1-star contact needs as frequently attention as a 5-star, because they are all relations that need to be maintained
2) a 1-star contact needs a lot more of your attention, because the 5-star relationship is very healthy and (as you write) it will survive not speaking for a couple of years
3) a 5-star contact needs a lot more of your attention, because that person will be used to speaking to you more often

So now the debate is slightly different, but just as impossible. If such a feature would be implemented, you could of course leave this to use to configure, but that’s a bit cheap ;-) We want to figure this out now!

Anyone have any input?

]]> By: Jim Stroud http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/04/10/ranking-the-strength-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-27496 Jim Stroud Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:04:08 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/531#comment-27496 Congrats on your blog being cited in The Wall Street Journal! Congrats on your blog being cited in The Wall Street Journal!

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