Great blog post from James here about using Twitter. http://james.cridland.net/blog/australias-triple-j-doing-it-right-online/
<http://james.cridland.net/blog/australias-triple-j-doing-it-right-online/>This highlights the use of the #hashtag well I think. I'm going to get round to sorting out my hashtag widget today. Does it need a spam filter, I wonder? 2009/7/13 Matthew Wild <[email protected]> > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Ian Forrester<[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ok interesting debate. > > > > So first up to answer the core questions. > > > > 1. Is there an official backstage #hashtag for Twitter - Nope there isn't > because the way I see it is that backstage isn't as such a destination. In > the past we've used bbcbackstage for tags but if you want to do something > like #bbcbaksge, I and others will adopt it. > > > > 2. Is there a Backstage user to follow? - Yes there's > http://www.twitter.com/bbcbackstage. It doesn't say much because I don't > want to spam people with random stuff which I put on my own twitter. But I'm > willing to change that a bit and say more via there. > > > > 3. Is there a list of backstagers to follow somewhere? - Nope not yet, > unless you follow the list and pick out people who have replied to this > thread. If people are really interested in this, I can setup a page on > welcomebackstage.com for people to add there twitter id. > > > > Right now Facebook/others > > > > Personally I object to facebook based on its EULA. I don't mind things > flowing into facebook but I never want the conversation to end up there. > It's a pain if you don't have a account and even with an account its like > AOL in more ways that I'd first imagined. And don't get me started on the > data portability of facebook! > > However I've been thinking about moving this list over to google groups, > which you could argue is as bad as facebook? > > > > Personally I don't see Google Groups any more closed than this list is > now, so wouldn't have a problem with it. When I set up some mailing > lists a while back I cautiously used Google Groups, expecting there to > be a reaction from the Google-bashers who like to jump out when you're > least expecting it. In fact I've had not a whisper. > > > I also considered setting up a la.conica for bbc backstagers with the > ability to federate on to identi.ca and > > twitter. Something like army.twit.tv > > I would be 200% behind such a move, in fact anything to change the > current accepted idea that 'Twitter' is some kind of internet protocol > and not the company it actually is, it pains me every time I hear it > pushed on the TV and radio as it has been on the BBC recently. > > Matthew > > - > 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]/ > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
