That cloud looks really great! Have you looked at the tools section on Digg.com ? There are some interesting similar live-visuals there.
Daniel Morris | Web Developer BBC Entertainment : Manchester : New Media ------------------------------------------------------------ int. 01 44217 ext. 0161 244 4217 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tristan Ferne > Sent: 12 October 2006 09:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [backstage] Radio 1 SMS cloud > > 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-tellin > g-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. 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