Hi everyone, Ian's just posted something on the backstage blog about this but I thought I'd point it out here as well. The Radio 1 site has just been redesigned and includes something that we think is quite cool. At the bottom of the page is a panel showing a tag cloud created from all the incoming text messages to Radio 1 which changes in almost real time. We think it provides a good representation of the live-ness of radio and the feedback from the audience. I'm also hoping to get some feeds of these words onto backstage but it may take a while.
I've written more here: http://cookinrelaxin.blogspot.com/2006/10/text-radio-watch-it-grow.html. And Chris, the developer who worked on it, has written something here: http://fridayforward.com/2006/10/telling-you-what-youre-telling-us-in.ht ml We are having some technical teething troubles, particularly for people at work who access it through firewalls, so if you notice any problems with the cloud then please email me off list. Tristan ----------------------------- Tristan Ferne Senior Development Producer (R&D) BBC Radio & Music Interactive 020 776 50322 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard > P Edwards > Sent: 09 October 2006 16:44 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [backstage] Suddenly Everything's Coming up > Widgets and Competitions. > > Or go check out the offices and studios down at BBC radio, > they have Macs. > Back to the point though....... > It seems to me, in most fields of the net, that simply put I > have the following basic uses.... > 1. Communication, in and out. (Email, MSN, iChats, etc.) 2. > Research..... learning and storing data, either locally of > through the web. Keeps me using my brain, or not as the case > may be. A support to my failed memory. > 3. Entertainment.... which includes all the above. > > The BBC provides a lot of content for my life today, my > research of yesterday, and my "surfing" the future. > The next question therefore is whether I choose what I want, > or they choose it for me?...... for example, I happen to like > Jonathan Ross and F1..... so I would love a widget that sends > me everything that the BBC makes including him or that > sport.... like every Friday it would ask me if I wanted to > watch, if I accept, it plays the show live, if I don't.... it > gives me the ability to go straight to a "watch again" during > the following week. > Same with his radio show. But the interesting bit is that > every now and then it sends me information of other things > that Mr Ross is up to, which I wouldn't find in a month of > Sundays on my own...... now that would be exciting. > That could be possible for every "subject" that the BBC > produces. I then get to produce my own "BBC1" but through a > widget that shows all the content of that one subject on my > desktop when I decide to use it. > > Included in this example, the widget would take the list of > previous stories, connected to a subject, a step further on > the News site. By actually reminding me when a story that I > have shown interest in during the past is updated. It would > be great to selectively RSS the future over the complete net, > or just the BBC, but choose the confines of the subject > matter. For you guys in the programming world, the widget in > my mind should never have to open a third party web browser > in order to display any content...... after all, that is > pretty much what the equipment/software manufacturers want us > to live under.... so why not pre-empt it a little, and keep > the choice for the user. Then my licensed BBC widget acts as > a DRM for the content that I decide to use, or listen to, or > watch..... the widget could incorporate the media player, but > with editable channels so I could also disregard shows or > DJ's that I never listen to, or never want to listen to. > > Simply put... the BBC can then, with a clear understanding, > deliver content to me on my phone, my car radio, my TV and my > computer with no copyright problems because the agreement > between us is made when I choose that subject, and you guys > get to use all of my usage data. > All in a tiny package that loads in a second with a lot less > "brain candy" or mouse clicks/decisions. > > Apologies if this goes further than needed. For me this would > kill five birds, all with one stone. > I can't build it, but I will happily copyright the idea. > > RichE > > > > > > On 9 Oct 2006, at 14:47, Matthew Cashmore wrote: > > > I know what you mean about useful widgets... Certainly when I was > > using Mac OS X there was a great Listen Again BBC Radio > widget... But > > alas, now I'm back in the BBC... and therefore on a PC, and thus > > Konfa... > > Sorry I mean Yahoo! Widgets there's no widget that does > anything other > > than lists the live feeds... Time to break out my Yahoo! > > development kit > > I think... > > > > m > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard P > > Edwards > > Sent: 09 October 2006 14:16 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [backstage] Suddenly Everything's Coming up Widgets > > > > Personally, I can't wait until the web breaks free of web-browsers, > > but I don't think that widgets alone are the answer..... > although the > > application does take note of the fact that all of us enjoy > toasters > > that make toast, and irons that iron, if you get my meaning. I have > > been trying to find a useful widget since Mac OS-X came out, I find > > the web-cams and live weather radar shots to be the biggest > reason for > > me to switch the screen. > > > > I have no idea whether any of the BBC radio widgets work any better > > now, I gave up using them about a year ago. > > > > I am also really looking forward to the BBC doing a "watch again" > > in the > > same way that their radio programmes are available. After > the success > > of You-tube, this has to be a certainty to keep up with the future. > > (Legalities allowing.) > > > > I'm intrigued by the "new apparent trend" in data > manipulation. It was > > noted over the weekend that Google video are changing the viewer > > counts to put certain videos further down the list....... > the opposite > > to natural selection, I suppose, although of course, there are no > > facts to support this. Allegedly. > > > > > > > > > > On 9 Oct 2006, at 12:59, Ian Forrester wrote: > > > >> A interesting piece by Om Malik for Business 2.0 [1] on > the state of > >> widgets > >> --- > >> > >> "Breaking down the Web into small, portable pieces is the > smart trend > >> that everyone from Nokia to Google is betting on." > >> > >> Then he follows up with a short post on GigaOM [2] > >> > >> What do others feel about the future of widgets? Like I mentioned > >> before Opera are keen on the idea of mobile Widgets, but > have yet to > >> show there hand except for in the desktop market [3]. While Nokia > >> just > > > >> got in on the act and launched widsets [4]. > >> > >> [1] - http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/ > >> 2006/09/01/8384338/ > >> [2] - http://software.gigaom.com/2006/09/11/its-a-widget-world/ > >> [3] - http://widgets.opera.com/ > >> [4] - https://www.widsets.com > >> > >> Ian Forrester || backstage.bbc.co.uk > >> > >> - > >> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To > unsubscribe, > >> please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/ > >> mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail- > >> archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > please visit > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > > Unofficial list archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. 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