Re: [backstage] I've woken up to a new world

2008-11-05 Thread Davinder Mahal
There was a lot of advertising on tv & radio that was confusing for many. At first glance you'd think you have to vote Yes to protect gay marriage but instead it it was vote No on the proposition. Unfortunately it passed and California is allowed to discriminate. We'll have to see where thi

RE: [backstage] I've woken up to a new world

2008-11-05 Thread Christopher Woods
_ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 05 November 2008 10:38 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] I've woken up to a new world I lost the whole of bbc.co.uk (and news.bbc.co.uk) last night from my Be network at home

RE: [backstage] Press Association API?

2008-11-05 Thread Ian Forrester
Ah I'm sorry if it was described that way, I guess "events" is quite generic. Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage Room 1044, BBC Manchester BH, Oxford Road, M60 1SJ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] work: +44 (0)2080083965 mob: +44 (0)77119

Re: [backstage] "Greedy BBC Blocks External Links"

2008-11-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
More follow up on this one... http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2008/nov/05/bbc-digitalmedia 2008/11/5 Sam Mbale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Google has a number of AJAX APIs you can use in your web pages with no > server side code, you need only include a single

Re: [backstage] "Greedy BBC Blocks External Links"

2008-11-05 Thread Sam Mbale
Google has a number of AJAX APIs you can use in your web pages with no server side code, you need only include a single

RE: [backstage] "Greedy BBC Blocks External Links"

2008-11-05 Thread
John O'Donovan has now blogged about this http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/11/knowing_when_to_go_1.html From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aleem B Sent: 05 November 2008 12:22 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [bac

Re: [backstage] "Greedy BBC Blocks External Links"

2008-11-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
Aleem, 2008/11/5 Aleem B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > FWIW, adding an onclick is not the preferred way of doing this. It's better >>> to attach events to anchors during document.onload event. If anchors need to >>> be filtered, dom/css classes can be used. >> >> >> Sounds interesting, care to share a

Re: [backstage] Invite - MiniBar November - Special

2008-11-05 Thread Mr I Forrester
Thanks Christian, but were really a text only list. Cheers On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 11:40 +, Christian Ahlert wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > In November we will have a special format. You can come at 5pm and > > > mix with international web entrepreneurs, who have

Re: [backstage] "Greedy BBC Blocks External Links"

2008-11-05 Thread Aleem B
> FWIW, adding an onclick is not the preferred way of doing this. It's better >> to attach events to anchors during document.onload event. If anchors need to >> be filtered, dom/css classes can be used. > > > Sounds interesting, care to share a little more about this method? > > There are some good

[backstage] Invite - MiniBar November - Special

2008-11-05 Thread Christian Ahlert
Hi all In November we will have a special format. You can come at 5pm and mix with international web entrepreneurs, who have been brought over by the British Council and join us for a short awards ceremony for the 'International Young Creative Entrepreneur' (and some drinks and food).

Re: [backstage] Press Association API?

2008-11-05 Thread Tom Scott
Ah, okay - cheers Ian, it's good to know something more concrete! I was under the impression that the PA Events Database would include upcoming press conferences, media events, things like that - is it just public "going out" event data? It's still a bloody impressive chunk of information if i

Re: [backstage] I've woken up to a new world

2008-11-05 Thread Frank Wales
I wrote: >> I had a sustained period (about 45 mins) where nothing was working >> from bbc.co.uk , yet other sites were fine. Brian Butterworth wrote: > I lost the whole of bbc.co.uk (and news.bbc.co.uk > ) last night from my Be n

RE: [backstage] "Greedy BBC Blocks External Links"

2008-11-05 Thread Andrew Bowden
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth 2008/11/4 Aleem B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I keep thinking of using a bit of "onclick=..." with a

Re: [backstage] I've woken up to a new world

2008-11-05 Thread Dogsbody
Proud to be living in California. It's time for change! :) Shame you passed Prop 8 though! :-/ Dan - 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-arc

Re: [backstage] I've woken up to a new world

2008-11-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
I lost the whole of bbc.co.uk (and news.bbc.co.uk) last night from my Be network at home, but it was fine on my T-Mobile G1 and it was also fine from my RDC connection (BT) at Gatwick... 2008/11/5 Frank Wales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > John O'Donovan wrote: > > Still working from here...both home page

Re: [backstage] "Greedy BBC Blocks External Links"

2008-11-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
2008/11/4 Aleem B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I keep thinking of using a bit of "onclick=..." with an AJAX routine to > do the testing and counting. It is a simple matter of returning a true > value to allow the link to activate. I guess if it broken you could return > false... > > FWIW, adding an

RE: [backstage] I've woken up to a new world

2008-11-05 Thread Vladimir Harman
im happy I am not goin to be attacked by US Air Force ...:))) --- On Wed, 11/5/08, John O'Donovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: John O'Donovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [backstage] I've woken up to a new world > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 5