Thanks Chris, it looks good.
Its almost like the Comet/TCP hold thing those great guys did a while ago.
http://www.sleevenotez.com
I'll add it to the backstage prototypes later today.
Cheers
Ian
Chris Riley wrote:
Apologies for posting this to both lists, but it applies to both the
masses on backstage and the developers on the developer list.
I've coded a hopefully useful, if not idea stimulating web page. It is
called Now Playing http://cgriley.com/nowplaying/ and shows you
information about the artist currently being played on BBC Radio 1,
BBC 1xtra, BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. It is based on some BBC data
released at hack day, with Yahoo Pipes and JQuery thrown in.
I made it because when I'm listening to the radio I like to know a bit
more about the artist. Have I heard some of their tracks or albums
before? If I've no idea who they are what have they done in the past?
How much can I buy their albums for, what has been released? What is
on their website, do they have a website? Which artists are they like?
All those questions are answered by this new page. It is designed to
update itself in real time with the current artist being played, and
seems to work quite well. As always the best way to see what it does
is to give it a go, and if you want more info about how it works, data
sources, known issues etc. then there is an obligatory about page.
http://cgriley.com/nowplaying/about.aspx
I know I could have just hooked into a Last.fm page and updated it as
the artist changed, but I wanted to do this because I can, you know
;o)
As usual your comments are welcome, but only once you've read the
about page (I don't like time wasters). Enjoy!
Chris Riley
http://cgriley.com
-
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/
