Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-07 Thread Kosso
I've been trying to suggest a project like this for a while. A 'NewsDeck' of sorts. Fully customisable, draggy droppy, ajax and/or flash orgy of info. It could be as mashed up or as normal as you like. preferences, searches , results etc could all get stored locally, to a point with cookies, mov

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-07 Thread Leo Lapworth
On 7 Oct 2005, at 09:31, James Ockenden wrote: Something which might be interesting would be to use the live UK viewing figure feeds on mighTyV . This would be of tremendous use if coupled with the programme-type/genre/geography functions (which the backstage list seems very adept with!) I

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-07 Thread James Ockenden
Something which might be interesting would be to use the live UK viewing figure feeds on mighTyV . This would be of tremendous use if coupled with the programme-type/genre/geography functions (which the backstage list seems very adept with!) If I had any programming knowledge I would be making some

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-07 Thread Leo Lapworth
Hi All, First off - it's been really interesting seeing everyone's entries! Taking something further: Part of the reason we created RSS/iCal and JSON access to various result pages for www.mighTyV.com was so that people could use them to the put their own front ends on them, so for example I cr

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Tony Hirst
Combining prototypes is one neat idea - but helping people reuse them is anotehr. Although I'm aware I haven;t got any prototypes to contrinute, i wonder whether trying to get a Backstage style tv programme listing feed module on ning.com would be a useful and intertesting thing to do, particulalr

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Dafyd Jones
ea." So that's a maybe... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Mastros Sent: 06 October 2005 19:21 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] combining prototypes? On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 18:40 +0100, Ben Metcalfe wrote: &g

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread James Mastros
On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 18:40 +0100, Ben Metcalfe wrote: > So just to confirm: if you wanted to charge for SMS's (even if it's just > to recover your costs) you would need to contact us for approval - > otherwise that would be against the backstage.bbc.co.uk terms of > licence. While we're on the top

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Ben Metcalfe
calfe backstage.bbc.co.uk > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Menti > Sent: 06 October 2005 15:30 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] combining prototypes? > > > In response to a coup

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread David Burden
ngham Post column "The Web - Have It Your Way" at http://www.converj.com/blogs/converjed/archives/001179.html   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Menti Sent: 06 October 2005 10:15 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage]

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Chris Gilbert
Perhaps a good collaboration would be where the data storage/parsing etc is generic to a multitude of devices i.e. the data format is generic but then the actual formatting of the information for the end user could be up to individuals to produce.For example, Jared wants to access TV Listings on h

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread James Mastros
On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 15:47 +0100, David Sargeant wrote: > To me the ideas services offered comes in two forms: > - Search > - Reminder To me the number 1 question that I have with TV that I can't answer well is "what should I watch now", which really isn't either of those. On the other hand, pret

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Jared Williams
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Menti > Sent: 06 October 2005 15:30 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] combining prototypes? > > In response to a couple of previous po

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread David Sargeant
t rambling? ;-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Menti Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 3:30 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] combining prototypes? In response to a couple of previous posts: - a PSP/mobile browsin

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Ben Metcalfe
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Gilbert > Sent: 06 October 2005 13:29 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] combining prototypes? > > > Count me in. A multimedia i.e. Web, SMS, IM etc solution is >

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Mario Menti
In response to a couple of previous posts: - a PSP/mobile browsing solution (based on XHTML MP) would definitely be nice, but would presumably be a separate front-end from a more AJAX-y all-singing full web browser interface - SMS costs could be covered by users registering for the service, and pa

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Adam Leach
Hi, I will very happily help in the development of this system. My current VoIP phone system could easily be slightly modified to work in nearly any setup. The only requirement is a connection to an upto date database that contains all the listings and a PC powerful enough to re generate all

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Jared Williams
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Menti > Sent: 06 October 2005 10:15 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: [backstage] combining prototypes? > > Looking at the prototypes published on this list

RE: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Kim Plowright
3480 http://www.bbc.co.uk/entertainment http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Menti Sent: 06 October 2005 10:15 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] combining prototypes? Looking at the protot

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Chris Gilbert
Count me in. A multimedia i.e. Web, SMS, IM etc solution is certainly something that is needed and judging by the comments/ projects/efforts made through the Backstage group I think we could come up with something pretty amazing. -- Chris Gilbert 07966 077 486 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 6 Oct

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread James Mastros
On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 10:14 +0100, Mario Menti wrote: > Is anyone interested in sitting down together and discussing the > potential of integrating some of the various ideas and concepts shown > in these prototypes? I'm certainly interested in a collaborative effort to produce an ultimate all-singi

Re: [backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Duncan Barclay
I was thinking the same.  It would be nice to combine at least some of the prototypes (some are very similar, which would make it pointless adding them all in), and the overall result could be amazing. In other words, yes I am interested. Duncan Mario Menti wrote: Looking at the prototype

[backstage] combining prototypes?

2005-10-06 Thread Mario Menti
Looking at the prototypes published on this list and on the backstage site, it occured to me that by combining some of them, we may end up with the ultimate multi-channel multi-purpose "web/SMS/IM/VoIP/chatbot tv schedule search/suggestion/comparison/reminder" app (ok, the name will need some work.