An experiment gone right: Andras Stracz What's the experiment? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

An experiment gone right:

Andras Stracz

What's the experiment?

innovate push the limits set a standard be cool :)

User experience first

• intuitive features
• persistent settings
• simple start

○ no documentation needed ○ smart defaults ○ details on demand

• speed, speed, speed, speed, speed

Universal access

Chem Search database

Crowdsourcing

Webpage Viewer usage

10k users

323.000 webpages

483.000 names

291.000 structures

Crowdsourcing

in PubChem: 90k novel structures http://chemicalize.org/url/pubchem

291.000 structures

Web Search usage

• run user's query in Google after extending
• look for molecules in the search results with D2S
• save molecules

Crowdsourcing2

aspirin headache "aspirin" OR "acetosalic acid" OR "BSYNRYMUTXBXSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N" OR "CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1C(O)=O" OR "2-(acetyloxy)benzoic acid" headache

today: 1.041.055 unique molecules

Crowdsourcing2

available during UGM, enjoy! http://chemicalize.org/url/1m

"... the intuitive interface lends itself well to learning by trying ..." "... the simplicity of this interface ... is quite refreshing ... it is common to be bombarded by long forms with dozens of options ..."

• Matthew Swain, Univ. Cambridge, JCIM

DOI 10.1021/ci300046g

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Where does this lead to?

the all new JChem Web Services & JChem Web GUI products

all new Web Services and Web GUI

• feature parity with desktop GUIs
• tablet support (and phones)
• configurable workflow, collaborative working
• UX first

○ intuitive, convenient for users ○ overview first, details on demand

• REST API
• import anywhere - export anywhere
• cloud support
• coming in early 2013...

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And now lunch!