Just had a thought - what if you could use the sliders to create your page and then that generated a custom RSS feed based on those settings?
Would that be useful? m On 10/1/08 11:09, "neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Davy [and all others who have posted comments]. > > We're going to tweak it based on this round of feedback, and hopefully > then build a production version for Nations and Regions. At that point > the code should be ironed-out and ready for general release. Word from > the BBC is that they plan to open source this code in the next couple > of months. > > Re: comments about 'usability' etc. I totally agree - there's no > guarantee as to whether users will choose to use such a system, and an > awful lot depends on how and where it's embedded in the site. > > However, in terms of presentation, it's worth noting that there is no > strict limit on the width of the sliders, and they could theoretically > occupy much less horizontal space than they do in this demo. As Matt > pointed out, this is a proposed solution to a particular problem > raised in the in Innovation Labs - how to offer sensible news and > features to people who live on the border between regions - so we'd > expect it to live there initially, but we think it does offer an > interesting way to 'mash up' feeds offered by the BBC, and may well > find a home elsewhere, if users respond positively. > > We'll be keeping you posted on how things develop, and once again, > thanks for all the feedback :) > > Cheers > > Neil & Chris > > On 9 Jan 2008, at 13:51, Davy Mitchell wrote: > >> I like it! >> >> Pretty cool stuff - might use it on Mood News! When /how are you >> planning a release? >> >> Davy >> >> -- >> Davy Mitchell >> Blog - http://www.latedecember.co.uk/sites/personal/davy/ >> Twitter - http://twitter.com/daftspaniel >> Skype - daftspaniel >> needgod.com >> - >> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk developer discussion group. To >> unsubscribe, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >> unsubscribe backstage-developer [your email] as the message. > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk developer discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe > backstage-developer [your email] as the message. _______________________ Matthew Cashmore Development Producer BBC Future Media & Technology, Research and Innovation BC5C3, Broadcast Centre, Media Village, W12 7TP T: 020 8008 3959 (02 83959) M: 07711 913241 (072 83959) - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk developer discussion group. To unsubscribe, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe backstage-developer [your email] as the message.
