define prompt styles

[paulirish]

I think there are a few prompting cases it needs to support

• Give my users a butter bar while the page is loading
• My users cannot access my app/game without a better browser, but there is probably some more static content around they can view.

And we might have an idea from GCF what sort of prompting strategies are more successful than others. (I believe Redfin indicated that doing a "you must install this plugin to view this app" actually had a 50% success rate, whereas simultaneously offering users a lo-fi experience reduced it to ~10%)

[slightlyoff]

On May 20, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Paul Irish wrote:

I think there are a few prompting cases it needs to support

• Give my users a butter bar while the page is loading

I'd like to avoid butter bars that look anything like browser-provided secure UI.

• My users cannot access my app/game without a better browser, but there is probably some more static content around they can view.

So is that a full-page overlay/interstitial?

And we might have an idea from GCF what sort of prompting strategies are more successful than others. (I believe Redfin indicated that doing a "you must install this plugin to view this app" actually had a 50% success rate, whereas simultaneously offering users a lo-fi experience reduced it to ~10%)

Interesting. Yeah, we have seen large spikes in install rates for GCF when it's a very large interstatial. The challenge is tying that message to the brand and the content. I.e., making the message:

" gets better when you upgrade"

vs.

"please install "

Making the message something that encourages tying it to the brand/site seems like an essential part of this.

WDYT?