On 12/10/06, Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The cloud works fine (although my point of view about clouds is that
they're whizzy for whizzy's sake and 99% of the time serve no useful
purpose) - but the page throws 4 _javascript_ errors before it renders.
(IE6 on Win XP Pro) I'm sure that this is only a problem for people
who have "Show all _javascript_ errors" switched on - but it *is* a
problem and should really have been ironed out before launch...
(The BBC Radio Player has a similar problem)
Cheers,
Rich.
On 10/12/06, Daniel Morris < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
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> > -----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
> > > >>
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