RE: [backstage] Google Maps as board game
Hi Sorry for this being off topic - but is that the Thomas Scott? Of Fluffy the Wonder Penguin fame? :O David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Scott Sent: 10 November 2005 10:36 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Google Maps as board game I hacked together a regular online battle game, although it's not nearly as complicated as that Risk game. That's a really good idea... http://www.thomasscott.net/tripods/ -- Tom On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Jason Cartwright wrote: Why didn't someone think of this earlier? Risk! Superb... http://www.ashotoforangejuice.com/gmrisk.html J Jason Cartwright Client Side Developer - Content Management Culture - New Media Technology E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T: 0208 00 85151 M: 0797 65 00729 A: BC5 B3 21, Broadcast Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London, W12 7TP Personal site: www.jasoncartwright.com Don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride - Bill Hicks - 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/backstage@lists.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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/164 - Release Date: 09/11/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/166 - Release Date: 10/11/05 - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
RE: [backstage] Free SMS WSDL service
Shame - would have been useful for an EPG. David From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy RobertsSent: 09 September 2005 12:17To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.ukSubject: Re: [backstage] Free SMS WSDL service if you try and send a message it seems to bounce back to your inbox and it seems to be using ICQ sms service! On 08/09/05, David Tattersall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just found this looking around for web services: http://www.webservicex.net/WS/WSDetails.aspx?CATID=4WSID=60 Looks like it doesn't support the UK which is a shame, so I can't test it. David e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web site: www.davidtattersall.me.uk --No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/91 - Release Date: 06/09/05 --No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/91 - Release Date: 06/09/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/91 - Release Date: 06/09/05
RE: [backstage] Competition - Ideas but no time
Luke, Wow, I was thinking of something along the lines of Bayesian filtering too! I was thinking that - if Bayesian filters can be trained to pick out spam, how about television programmes? Of course spam contains a lot more information - headers, formatting etc whereas you'd just have a title and a few sentences of description for each programme. The lines I was thinking along were marking certain programmes as favourites and the app will tell you if favourite programmes are coming up in the next week, and suggest different ones you might like. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luke Dicken Sent: 05 September 2005 2:15 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Competition - Ideas but no time My background is fairly heavily AI-slanted so that's the sort of area I've been coming up with ideas. I think the best one I've had so far is to take the data and couple it with a Bayesian classification system. By using a reasonable set of training data (a previous week's listings for example) and a decent heuristic you should be able to create an AI system that can predictively suggest forthcoming programmes. You would also need some ancillary odds and sods like user tracking to cater on a per-person basis. With the basic system implemented the heuristic function could be tweaked to make it more accurate if necessary, the same base system could also be used with multiple functions - perhaps one could have a larger emphasis on timing than content etc. The coding for this most likely wouldn't be all that intense since its primarily mathematical, although storing the results of profiling would give it a reasonable amount of overhead (or would require a bit of ninja-ing) since you would be having to do a certain amount of natural language analysis on the data. I don't know about you guys, but something that highlighted programs I might be interested in would certainly be of benefit to me, saving me trawling through the listings. -- Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. Groucho Marx -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Gilbert Sent: 05 September 2005 13:23 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Competition - Ideas but no time I'm pretty sure I goes for the majority of people here to say that we are always interested to hear ideas. Why not throw them into the discussion and see what happens? -- Chris Gilbert 07966 077 486 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 5 Sep 2005, at 12:14, Luke Dicken wrote: I have some ideas for projects but no time to fulfill them, is there anyone out there who has time but no ideas? Luke -- Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. Groucho Marx - 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/backstage@lists.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/backstage@lists.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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 02/09/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 02/09/05 - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
RE: [backstage] Weather feed
Hi, I'm not too sure it uses airports for everywhere in the UK. I've actually found it to be pretty good for the UK. It's probably harder for you people in London a such a large place is only covered by one name (unless you get a specialised feed for the UK) but I've typed in town names for places around here and it's all very accurate - and doesn't use airports. For example, Bolton, Hereford and Wrexham don't have airports yet they have accurate data. @ Ben - would the BBC feed be available in a similar way to the weather.com one: - One XML feed for searching for locations and getting a location ID - One feed that returns weather info when given ID David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Tomlinson Sent: 02 September 2005 10:19 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Weather feed David, GNOME currently use this. But it's very US centric, and uses airports, rather than Met offices. I live in South London - Gatwick, City and Heathrow are all innapropriate for where I live. Similarly, when I'm down in Canterbury, a city with a Met office, I have to choose Manston. Many people in the UK are unlikely to know the nearest small airport to them. A feed from the Met office, ideally via the beeb, would be preferable. Stephen David Tattersall said: Hi Steve, Weather.com has a good XML feed that provides forecasts for up to 5 days in advance. I think they're pretty OK about usage (the usuals - display their logo, non commercial etc). I've used it in the past and I have to say it's a dream to use! David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Tomlinson Sent: 01 September 2005 4:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] backstage.bbc.co.uk TV Schedule competition Importance: High I'd like to just add another voice to the call for XML feeds. It's much easier to parse with the abundance of libraries. Also, off-topic, but any chance of the Weather feed (XML aussi) being added? The GNOME-UK team would like to use it. Stephen Ben Metcalfe said: * The TV schedule data we provided over-complicated and in an alien format that was difficult to parse, or * The idea of developing around a BBC-led theme, even for a prize, isn't an approach that is of interest to the backstage.bbc.co.uk community. - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/84 - Release Date: 29/08/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/84 - Release Date: 29/08/05 - 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/backstage@lists.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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 02/09/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 02/09/05 - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
RE: [backstage] backstage.bbc.co.uk TV Schedule competition
Title: backstage.bbc.co.uk TV Schedule competition Hi, Point 1 is probably most pertinent for me! I'd have preferred a simple XML list like: channel programme titleHow to start your own country/title starttime2130/starttime endtime2200/endtime length30/length /programme /channel must like bleb.org :-) Also - it's not the most enticing theme. TV schedules have been done before really. If you perhaps gave a goal - for example a project that gradually learns what TV somebody likes and suggests programmes that are on - with perhaps a view to having the project a permanent feature of the BBC web site, I'm sure there would be more interest. Personally, I didn't work on an entry because I was busy with other things! I assumed that such a wide subject like TV guides would have attracted too many people! By the way - I kind of like that suggesting programmes thingy - I might try and make it! :D David From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben MetcalfeSent: 01 September 2005 2:39To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.ukSubject: [backstage] backstage.bbc.co.uk TV Schedule competitionImportance: High Dear all, I'm writing to let you know that the inaugural backstage.bbc.co.uk competition hasnt gone as well as I had hoped. In fact, at the time of sending this we havent received any entries at all. backstage.bbc.co.uk is very much about the BBC experimenting with new ways of engaging with its expert user base, and clearly this specific exercise hasnt worked. backstage.bbc.co.uk also strives to be a publicly open and transparent project, which is why I am writing to communicate this to you all. Moving forward, Ive been trying to think about why this has happened and my guess is that it comes to one of two possibilities: * The TV schedule data we provided over-complicated and in an alien format that was difficult to parse, or * The idea of developing around a BBC-led theme, even for a prize, isnt an approach that is of interest to the backstage.bbc.co.uk community. Im keen to gather whether either/both of these reasons are the case, or maybe theres something else Ive completely missed? All of your thoughts and views are very subject are very much appreciated, so Id be really grateful if you could let me know what you think either publicly on this mailing list or privately (ben.metcalfe [at] bbc.co.uk). I dont want to pre-empt your views on this, so I will get back to you with some more thoughts and action points on my part, once I am able to gauge where we stand (and thus what we need to do differently next time). Many thanks Ben Metcalfe Project Lead, backstage.bbc.co.uk --No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/84 - Release Date: 29/08/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/84 - Release Date: 29/08/05
RE: [backstage] backstage.bbc.co.uk TV Schedule competition
Hi Steve, Weather.com has a good XML feed that provides forecasts for up to 5 days in advance. I think they're pretty OK about usage (the usuals - display their logo, non commercial etc). I've used it in the past and I have to say it's a dream to use! David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Tomlinson Sent: 01 September 2005 4:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] backstage.bbc.co.uk TV Schedule competition Importance: High I'd like to just add another voice to the call for XML feeds. It's much easier to parse with the abundance of libraries. Also, off-topic, but any chance of the Weather feed (XML aussi) being added? The GNOME-UK team would like to use it. Stephen Ben Metcalfe said: * The TV schedule data we provided over-complicated and in an alien format that was difficult to parse, or * The idea of developing around a BBC-led theme, even for a prize, isn't an approach that is of interest to the backstage.bbc.co.uk community. - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/84 - Release Date: 29/08/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/84 - Release Date: 29/08/05 - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
RE: [backstage] Test
Title: Message On a different subject, how do I start a new topic? Do I put [backstage] in the subject , or is that automatic? David From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew BowdenSent: 16 August 2005 2:38To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.ukSubject: RE: [backstage] Test [reaches for picture of tumbleweed] -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben MetcalfeSent: 16 August 2005 14:27To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.ukSubject: [backstage] Test Yes, I hate it too when dumb people like myself send "TEST" messages. Doh, this obviously it working Sorry. Ben :: backstage.bbc.co.uk --No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 15/08/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 15/08/05
RE: [backstage] News Images
I just open the low graphics version and grab any URLs from there - I can then store the URLs and appropriate keywords. The images are then displayed as search results. David From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duncan BarclaySent: 10 August 2005 9:35To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.ukSubject: Re: [backstage] News Images No, and I doubt you would be allowed to use the images even if there was.Ben has quite an interesting post about the use of images on Google News and other sides using the Google News RSS feed on his blog, at http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2005/08/09/goole-news-rss-opens-up-a-whole-set-of-rights-issues/ , which does explain some of the problems related to using the images.Hope that helps,DuncanGraeme Mulvaney wrote: Is there a feedassociating imageswith news items knocking about somewhere ? --No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.5/67 - Release Date: 09/08/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.5/68 - Release Date: 10/08/05
RE: [backstage] Help with RSS reader
No problem :) I've been round the block a few times with this sort of thing... David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rajeshwar Anand Sent: 03 August 2005 10:50 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Help with RSS reader Thanks mate you are a star -Raj On 8/2/05, David Tattersall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you hosted with Supanames? They and several other hosts block outgoing and incoming packets to their servers as they deem them a security threat. Email your host and ask them to unblock the IP address newsrss.bbc.co.uk resides at from their firewall. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rajeshwar Anand Sent: 25 July 2005 1:49 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Help with RSS reader Hi There http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/ is indeed a great opportunity for all programmers and enthusiasts. Thanks to everyone who keeps me updated, with the latest. I'm trying to create a news ticker too which displays all the news related to investment banking. Something which could be difficult to sort out but at present I'm stuck with uploading the RSS on my webpage. I'm trying to use PHP to remove the title, description, link etc and then display them. It works fine if the .xml file is on my server but when I try to use the xml file from say the link: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/business/rss.xml It doesn't work. I'm not sure why. Just to make things clear I have added my source code. Say if I use a file called data.xml (which is simply a copy of a BBC RSS feed saved as XML in my server). The output is promising, you can find it at: http://www.anderstand.com/news/parser2.php The source is attached parser2.php But if I use the script at: (2 files copied and pasted from the website) http://www.apptools.com/phptools/xml/rss.php You can download it from: http://www.apptools.com/phptools/downloads/rssreader.zip It doesn't work. You can see the output at: http://www.anderstand.com/news/parser.php After enquiring a little I was told that maybe you should open socket connection and then try reading the RSS: So I did that file attached: parser_try.php Output at: http://www.anderstand.com/news/parser_try.php Can someone tell me why its not working? Your help will really be appreciated. Kind Regards -Raj -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 01/08/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 01/08/05 - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- * an a n a n d R a j e s h w a r A n a n d BEng (Hons) * Currently Studying MRes. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence University Of Sussex Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Term Time Contact: 60 Brighthelm University Of Sussex Brighton - BN1 9SA UK * Mobile: (+44)(0)7876274773 Email: [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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 01/08/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 01/08/05 - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
RE: [backstage] Football Text Commentaries
I'd really like to use this if it ever gets done. Perhaps one way of doing it is if when the sports guys are typing the details in the systems adds a 'divider' between each commentary. i.e. bGOAL: John O'Shea (94 mins) Arsenal 2 - 4 Man Utd/b blah blah br br !-- new section divider -- b Something else /b It would make it possible to extract the individual bits of text from the html by performing an explode() in PHP. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of richard wenner Sent: 25 July 2005 12:49 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Football Text Commentaries Is this the Cardiff Ben Metcalfe? Richard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ben Metcalfe Sent: 25 July 2005 12:36 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Football Text Commentaries Hi Steve, This isn't something we're able to make available at the moment, due to the way these commentaries are entered into the content management system. However, I will forward the idea over the BBC Sport website for them to have a look at. Many thanks Ben Metcalfe :: backstage.bbc.co.uk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Fitzpatrick Sent: 24 July 2005 15:32 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Football Text Commentaries BBC Chaps, Are there any plans afoot to publish the excellent football text commentaries as an RSS feed (or similar)? For example, each of the timed sections here... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/live_ text/default.stm ...would be prefect as an entry in an RSS feed. I could then put soemthing together that would trigger a popup when it finds words like Goal and Booking in the description field. I'd then think about writing something that takes the descriptions and turns them into a pitch representation of the match, but ultimately decide to just watch the telly instead. Cheers Steve Innoware - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 01/08/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 01/08/05 - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
RE: [backstage] 7 day BBC TV and Radio listings in XML!
Hi Great - I've already got a php/javascript implementation that works nice using bleb's feeds. If I get some free time I Might see about putting bbc's in too. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Metcalfe Sent: 28 June 2005 6:51 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] 7 day BBC TV and Radio listings in XML! Hello all! Just to let you all know that we've just released a new feed: 7 day BBC TV and Radio listings in XML. The feed contains daily snapshot of BBC TV and radio schedules for the forthcoming week. We're offering it in TV-Anytime XML data format (http://www.tv-anytime.org/). TV-Anytime contains some interesting new flavours of metadata and is well worth exploring. From your feedback we know that a lot of people are itching to incorporate schedule information into prototypes - so we're looking forward to seeing what you all conjure up. Do let us know! To get you going, here's a few ideas from the backstage.bbc office: * Amazon style TV and radio programme guide * Desktop TV/Radio show alerter * PVR/Media Centre possibilities * Mobile and PDA scheduler * A screensaver that tells you what's on TV now and what's coming up tonight I'm sure you'll all have loads of ideas too. Don't forget there's radio station data in there too. For more information, check out http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/news/archives/2005/06/7_day_bbc_tv_an_1.html Or check out the feeds directly: http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/feeds/tvradio/ Ben Metcalfe :: 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. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: 27/06/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: 27/06/05 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html.
RE: [backstage] 7 day BBC TV and Radio listings in XML!
Dave - this is spooky. My godfather is called David Whitehead also! David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Whitehead Sent: 28 June 2005 10:28 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] 7 day BBC TV and Radio listings in XML! The feed contains daily snapshot of BBC TV and radio schedules for the forthcoming week. We're offering it in TV-Anytime XML data format (http://www.tv-anytime.org/). TV-Anytime contains some interesting new flavours of metadata and is well worth exploring. Great news - not heard of the TV-Anytime format will look at how it compares to XMLTV format Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: 27/06/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: 27/06/05 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html.
RE: [backstage] Your mapping prototypes in the news...
Title: Your mapping prototypes in the news... Perhaps in a month when there is a good amount of varying projects you could persuade the guys on the Technology editorial team to publish an article on the BBC Site? David From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben MetcalfeSent: 02 June 2005 1:17To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.ukSubject: [backstage] Your mapping prototypes in the news... Nat @ O'Reilly Radar has written up a nice piece on some of the mapping projects going on here @ backstage.bbc - http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/05/google_maps_and.html It's been blogged quite a bit, as you can see: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2005/06/bbc-backstage-stages-google-maps-mash.html http://www.bleepblog.com/archives/2005/05/google_map_of_l.html http://www.new-links.info/bbc-news-google-maps-backstage-goodness http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2005/06/02/oreilly-radar-spots-backstagebbc-mapping-prototypes/ (and http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=url="">) Congrats to everyone who's submitted a fine mapping prototype to backstage! Ben Metcalfe :: backstage.bbc.co.uk
RE: [backstage] Google Summer of Code
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: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk 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
