Hi Davy [and all others who have posted comments].
We're going to tweak it based on this round of feedback, and hopefully
then build a production version for Nations and Regions. At that point
the code should be ironed-out and ready for general release. Word from
the BBC is that they plan to open source this code in the next couple
of months.
Re: comments about 'usability' etc. I totally agree - there's no
guarantee as to whether users will choose to use such a system, and an
awful lot depends on how and where it's embedded in the site.
However, in terms of presentation, it's worth noting that there is no
strict limit on the width of the sliders, and they could theoretically
occupy much less horizontal space than they do in this demo. As Matt
pointed out, this is a proposed solution to a particular problem
raised in the in Innovation Labs - how to offer sensible news and
features to people who live on the border between regions - so we'd
expect it to live there initially, but we think it does offer an
interesting way to 'mash up' feeds offered by the BBC, and may well
find a home elsewhere, if users respond positively.
We'll be keeping you posted on how things develop, and once again,
thanks for all the feedback :)
Cheers
Neil & Chris
On 9 Jan 2008, at 13:51, Davy Mitchell wrote:
I like it!
Pretty cool stuff - might use it on Mood News! When /how are you
planning a release?
Davy
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