Interesting Stuff 2009-03-09
We told you about the new Formula 1 site a few days ago, and now you can .
F1Fanatic.co.uk . From the comments:
Looks like a good start - a reasonable level and spread of content to start with. Hopefully they'll keep adding plenty of content in the run up to the season."
On the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Sport Editors Blog, F1 editor Mark Wilkin explains everything race fans can look forward to over the coming season, as well as some of the difficulties they're already facing:
There won't be a studio (we are not allowed to put one anywhere decent, or with a view of the track, for example) so we will present from the paddock, the pit lane or anywhere that is interesting and makes sense.
There's some healthy debate going on over on the dot.life blog over whether the Ö÷²¥´óÐã is reporting too much about Twitter. One commenter says:
Sorry, do the technology blog team work in journalism for the Ö÷²¥´óÐã or advertising for Twitter? Seriously, it's embarrassing to read."
Ö÷²¥´óÐã News Technology editor Darren Waters responds with:
Are we talking about Twitter too much? Well, I've read your comments. Message received.
One small point.
Feel free to do a Google site search and see how many times Twitter has been mentioned in the Guardian, NYTimes, Times Online and Ö÷²¥´óÐã News.
To save you the trouble: 1,700, 9,800, 4,100 and 450.
Read into that what you will."
A while ago we told you about the Nature's Great Events minisite. But did you also know there's a great YouTube channel too? Clips are available in stunning high-definition -- including :
The Ö÷²¥´óÐã and the British Film Institute have .
On offer could be content such as old films, documentaries and other documents charting the rise of the audiovisual industry in the UK.
Roly Keating, director of Archive Content at the Ö÷²¥´óÐã said: "The archives of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã and the BFI are a great national resource, with huge potential public value."
Rowan Kerek, host of the Points of View message boards (the subject of much heated conversation on the Internet blog) started a thread on the boards last week. The topic? Well... "The mighty topic of off topic!"
Ö÷²¥´óÐã man James Cridland has been blogging his thoughts on the 'Multimedia Meets Radio' conference in Prague. , and . From part two:
Brett showed off the visualised radio trial we ran earlier in the year; showed a nicely put together video about how the station made their Wimbledon coverage an interactive thing; and finally discussed their football player (you'll find this at bbc.co.uk/widgets. He announced that this football player will be on the iPhone - sounds like the Ö÷²¥´óÐã's first iPhone app. Yay, woot."
Dave Lee is co-editor, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Internet blog, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Online, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Future Media & Technology.
Comment number 1.
At 9th Mar 2009, miketweed wrote:Hi dave - how about subtitles for the videos on the site? Subtitles are already done (888) on the TV, & we aren't always able to listen to the audio! Do get back to me, cheers
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Comment number 2.
At 9th Mar 2009, Hymagumba wrote:I noticed that Jake Humpries has a blog for F1 using the barlesqe template and very nice it looks too.
Is there a time frame in moving the older blogs such as this one over to new designs or is it a case of when someone gets a spare two hours?
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Comment number 3.
At 10th Mar 2009, pSynrg wrote:"Feel free to do a Google site search and see how many times Twitter has been mentioned in the Guardian, NYTimes, Times Online and Ö÷²¥´óÐã News."
Important point missed here. With the exception of Ö÷²¥´óÐã News (although here it serves to illustrate the point), they are all commercial organisations. Advertising is their reason for existing.
The antithesis of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã? The line between news reporting and blatant plugging is one the Ö÷²¥´óÐã should not cross.
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Comment number 4.
At 10th Mar 2009, Trev wrote:How about adding a dedicated F1 forum.
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Comment number 5.
At 10th Mar 2009, Nick Reynolds wrote:Hymagumba - watch this space for more details about blogs soon.
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