RE: [backstage] RSS at night.

[Ben Metcalfe]

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I see   Well, BBC News is "updated every minute of every day".  It's a 24/7 operation, equally popular internationally as it is domestically* - across all time zones.  With that in mind, there isn't an "overnight" period of downtime/chill time! Trust me, I've worked in it!   Anything can happen at any time - the only factor effecting how often the front page is updated is the current breaking news agenda.      (*= roughly speaking)   Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Miller Sent: 27 May 2005 21:01 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] RSS at night. Duncan doesn’t want to know how often the max is, but rather an average time between major stories that get onto the front page. Basically the site will be busier during the day, but not during the night, so if we check every 15mins/half hour in the day, what would be better in the evening. No rush Ben, but any kind of rough guess would be great! :) (Apologies if you already knew what was meant!)   Cheers Steve   From: owner-backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Ben Metcalfe Sent: 27 May 2005 20:50 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] RSS at night.   I'll find out what our thresholds are and report back.  Might not be till Monday, though!   Ben Metcalfe :: backstage.bbc.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: owner-backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Duncan Barclay Sent: 27 May 2005 20:37   To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] RSS at night. Hi, Another prototype I am working on (yes, another) involves using the rss feeds to work out which news items are the most important by how long they are near the top of the feed.  This obviously means checking the feeds fairly often, but I am not entirely sure how often it should be.  At the moment I am thinking about every half an hour during the day, but the night is another matter.  How often would the news be updated during the night (ie, is it worth updating every half an hour or would it be more useful to check every few hours)? Thanks, Duncan