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freeflow1 replied on October 30, 2009 05:15 to the idea ""Pace" workout type, voice feedback" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

I was out on a long run today, and not feeling my best. I would have *loved* to hear my sweet trainer's voice telling me to kick it up a notch when I was sagging below my target pace!

freeflow1 replied on October 27, 2009 07:23 to the update "Welcome!" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

Well, well. It's about time you showed up to your own party, 4 months later.

"Please note that this website was set up primarily to gather feedback, and will not always feature a lot of active participation from Nike or its employees."

Are you kidding me?? Well let me orient you a little bit, since you're new here. A lot of people have spent a lot of time generating and refining very creative improvements, and have become pretty turned off by your disregard of their efforts. You guys have generated a load of ill will toward your company with your silence. I know that because I've been reading the posts. Whoever is running your feedback program needs a staff psychologist to school you in consumer engagement. You think you're going to get the best feedback you can without steering the dialogue and rewarding your contributors with a little thanks and attention?
For god's sake, there are some fantastic ideas in here that are going to vastly improve your product, and you kiss the community off by saying you won't be participating?
What a joke.

Personally, I stopped evangelizing for the nike+ system a long time ago. My brother is going to be buying a Garmin. Had you engaged sooner and given the community some inkling that you were listening, I would have remained excited for the future of the system and badgered him into getting the Nike+. Now, I regretfully take grim pleasure in the idea of you discovering how much good will and excitement you've squandered. Good luck digging yourself out of the hole...

freeflow1 replied on October 27, 2009 07:11 to the idea "manually input run data" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

And, as mentioned (way) above, iPod touch users are out of luck also at nikeplusedit.com - apparently the generated file type isn't compatible...
Otherwise I would have been off this topic long ago and spared myself the frustration of Nike's inaction.

freeflow1 replied on August 31, 2009 06:08 to the idea ""Pace" workout type, voice feedback" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

Great ideas for improved spoken feedback...
So far we have:
New workout type - 'Pace'. Voice either reports pace at regular intervals, prompts you to speed up to maintain target pace, or guides you through a workout of variable speeds.
Adjustable voice feedback intervals (in either time or distance)
Both average and instantaneous pace reported
Option to speed up spoken voice

Good stuff so far, Messrs. Airey, Nott, Morrow & Goatlips!!

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 07:30 to the idea "set a goal pace for a run. get updates durring run" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

Yes, agreed! This idea is being discussed at the thread called: "Pace" workout type, voice feedback
Check it out, vote for it if you like the idea, and see if you have anything to add.
Let's all get in the same place so the conversation starts to flow and Nike takes notice!

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 07:29 to the idea "I want automatic, customizable feedback" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

Stefan, did you know that you get voice feedback every mile if you run on 'Distance' workout type? But you probably mean that you want the other info, too, inaddition to just distance? I second that.
Check out the thread called: "Pace" workout type, voice feedback
A bunch of us are throwing around ideas like this one. I'm trying to get us all in the same place so the idea gets noticed!

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 07:25 to the idea "race mode" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

Good idea.
Check out the thread called: "Pace" workout type, voice feedback
There's discussion about stuff similar to this.

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 07:23 to the idea "Configurable Voice Feedback" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

Yes, agreed! This idea is being discussed at the thread called: "Pace" workout type, voice feedback
Check it out, vote for it if you like the idea, and see if you have anything to add.
Let's all get in the same place so the conversation starts to flow and Nike takes notice!

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 07:21 to the idea "walk to run help" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

Hey guys,
We've got a good conversation going about the voice feature at: "Pace" workout type, voice feedback
Check it out, add your vote if you like it, and see if you have anything to add. Let's all get in one place so the ideas start to flow, and Nike takes notice!

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 07:17 to the idea "intervals" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

Guys, others have similar ideas.
Let's get everyone on the same thread, and all throw our votes in one place so Nike notices!
Look for the thread: "Pace" workout type, voice feedback

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 07:16 to the idea "Customizable Voice Instructions in Workout" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

I'll add my vote!
Guys, check out the thread called: "Pace" workout type, voice feedback
We've got a bunch of ideas there on how to make better use of the voice feature, and this is another good idea!
Please vote for that topic if you're so inclined so Nike starts to pay attention to it.

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 07:12 to the idea "Minute intervals spoken aloud" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

I'll add my vote for this idea.
Guys, check out the thread called: "Pace" workout type, voice feedback.
We've started throwing around ideas about different ways the voice feedback could be more useful, including the idea you mention here. Give that topic a vote if you like it so it gets noticed even more.
Seems like the most useful thing would be for Nike to simply allow the user to specify their desired voice feedback interval.

freeflow1 replied on August 30, 2009 06:59 to the idea ""Pace" workout type, voice feedback" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

I really think this has got to be part of the first upgrade to the Nike+ app. Not only would it help you keep a steady pace, but it would be a fantastic way to integrate coaching functions into your run. Similar to programming a treadmill console at the start of your workout, you could select or design your desired pace profile for the run. The voice would pop in from time to time, nagging you when you're not hitting your target pace, or telling you to adjust your pace for the next interval. After the fact, you could send your custom workout to your friends and challenge them to keep up with you or beat your time.
THIS is the kind of interactivity that would really start to make this system cool.
(Although the cynical side of me wonders whether Nike will resist this functionality in order to keep selling their $15-a-pop Serena Williams workouts on iTunes)

A comment on the idea "Redesign the dashboard" in Get Satisfaction:

Yes!! Nice merging!! – freeflow1, on August 28, 2009 05:52

freeflow1 replied on August 27, 2009 21:47 to the idea "Redesign the dashboard" in Get Satisfaction:

I've selected a half-dozen topics that I'm interested in, but I've forgotten what some of them are. At present, my only recourse is to scan through the pages and pages of entries on my dashboard, which is wholly inefficient. This page should be retitled 'Activity Log', but the actual dashboard should simply be a list of which topics you're following.

What would make the dashboard (and the entire feedback website) *vastly* more useful is if each of one's selected topics also displayed links to threads on similar topics. Ideally, staff behind the scenes would review similar threads and merge them. Until that happens, a topics's true popularity can never be gauged, since there can be several threads on the same topic, distributing all the 'votes'. (For example, I've just created this somewhat redundant thread since the similar thread was last active 7 months ago, and I can't be sure it'll get read! Please merge my new thread out of existence!!! :) )

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled
Dashboard redesign to improve thread tracking.

freeflow1 replied on August 27, 2009 09:27 to the question "How would you describe Get Satisfaction to your mom?" in Get Satisfaction:

Good luck finding someone who cares these days if you try to call a company with a question or problem with their product or service.
But if you have a concern, chances are you're not alone - in fact, your question may already be answered at Get Satisfaction. Get Satisfaction is a way to organize and sort through the hundreds of conversations between companies and customers that are already happening online. If your concern isn't already resolved, you just type up what's on your mind. If enough other customers have the same issue, it will be brought to the company's attention - and you'll actually have a prayer of getting a response from a real, live person!

freeflow1 posted a topic that has since been removed from Get Satisfaction. see the change log

freeflow1 replied on August 27, 2009 08:58 to the idea "easier navigation for dashboard" in Get Satisfaction:

Yes! Thank you fluffy_frog, for your idea and for your amazing name...
I've selected a half-dozen topics that I'm interested in, but I've forgotten what some of them are. At present, my only recourse is to scan through the pages and pages of entries on my dashboard, which is wholly inefficient. This page should be retitled 'Activity Log', but the actual dashboard should simply be a list of which topics you're following.
What would make the dashboard (and the entire feedback website) *vastly* more useful is if each of one's selected topics also displayed links to threads on similar topics. Ideally, staff behind the scenes would review similar threads and merge them. Until that happens, a topics's true popularity can never be gauged, since there can be several threads on the same topic, distributing all the 'votes'.

freeflow1 reported a problem in NikeRunning/Nike+ on August 27, 2009 08:50:

No way to follow the threads I've selected

I've selected a half-dozen topics that I'm interested in, but I've forgotten what some of them are. At present, my only recourse is to scan through the pages and pages of entries on my dashboard, which is wholly inefficient. This page should be retitled 'Activity Log', but the actual dashboard should simply be a list of which topics you're following.
What would make the dashboard (and the entire feedback website) *vastly* more useful is if each of one's selected topics also displayed links to threads on similar topics.

freeflow1 replied on August 27, 2009 08:34 to the idea "Manual Data Edit Capabilty" in NikeRunning/Nike+:

check out the thread called "manually input run data"