A couple more links from this morning’s tab-clearing activities. Semantic BBC Been meaning to point to this for a while. Interesting post about how BBC used dynamic semantic publishing on its World Cup 2010 website. The underlying publishing framework does not author content directly; rather it publishes data about the content – metadata. The published [...]
"Adam Curtis' acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty."
My frequent trips to and through Auckland are greatly enhanced by being able to listen to BBC World Service radio on 810am in the car.
Clips from the BBC's Britain From Above series.
The radio documentaries, aired by the BBC World Service, look at what we would be missing if everday mundane things had never existed. This week they look at copper. "Without copper there'd be no lighting, electrical power for lighting, no radio, no renewable energy systems, no working automobiles, air conditioning or refrigerators, no digital electronics, no computing, no safe drinking water distribution...
I meant to link to this a while back. For those of you interested in mobile developments, check out the BBC's latest offering of the mobile version of bbc.co.uk.
Wow. That was quick. I noticed a typo earlier on a BBC story and decided to see if they had a way for readers to contact them about howlers. I found one and sent in the typos. Sure enough, 5 minutes later when I checked the story again, the changes had been made
The Telegraph in London from time to time invites guests in to respond to questions set by readers. The most recent was BBC director-general Mark Thompson.
John Birt talks to iPM about the beginnings of the BBC's website 10 years ago. He talks about going on a study tour and meeting dotcom evangelists in the US when 'the scales fell from my eyes' . He came back to the BBC to proselytise only to be met with blank faces and a fair amount of resistance. (Sounds familiar). It's a good interview in which he talks about being proud of the site's achievements over the years. Quite right too.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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