James, We're going to do this once we launch. I don't want to give to much away (oh, the suspense -- huzza!) but I guess I can elaborate a little:
backstage.bbc.co.uk will always be pleased to receive your "unsolicited"/off the cuff projects that you want to build off your own back. However, we will also try to run structured competitions in which we might ask you to innovate around a given theme or provide a solution to a real-world problem - maybe by releasing a special feed or API at the same time. We'll then judge the entries received and offer a cool prize(s) to the winner, plus the opportunity to come to the BBC and meet+greet the peeps here. We're not exactly sure how this is all going to work ourselves yet, but we've already got some cool ideas for competitions. Watch this space... Ben Metcalfe :: backstage.bbc.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James > Sent: 02 June 2005 17:33 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [backstage] Google Summer of Code > > > How about the BBC or BackStage put forward some ideas of things they > would like to see developed. In all honesty rehashing the same RSS > feeds is a bit boring :) I would love to see a long term > "goal" set out > which could be contributed too by all of us a group and > progressing with > the idea of it being used properly. > > > > David Tattersall wrote: > > >I to was quite excited about this, and I wish backstage was > on there as > >most of the proposals on there seem to be just writing stuff for > >people's platforms. I run windows, like most people, and I'd rather > >write some PHP web app using RSS feeds rather than some obscure > >interface protocol that runs on an OS hardly anybody outside large > >server houses uses. > > > >(hint: it still says participants can join!) > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Eland > >Sent: 02 June 2005 4:15 > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [backstage] Google Summer of Code > > > >David Tait wrote: > > > > > >>If anyone has any ideas then i would love to hear them they do not > >>necessarily have to be a mac specific application, windows or web > >>apps are also welcome! > >> > >> > > > >Unfortunatley, the deadline for organisations to join has > lapsed, and > >backstage.bbc.bo.uk isn't on the list. If I were you, I'd > look through > >the list of participating organisations, and see how you could > >integrate backstage data with their projects. Reading through the > >project lists should be a good source of inspiration. > > > > -- Andrew > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
