(first post to this list - hello everyone!) Previously known as the "Live Mesh" platform (Microsoft loves changing names every 30 seconds to keep us on our toes).
You can find out more at http://dev.live.com/ . There's a whole load of services around online/offline synchronization, alert services, sharing data (such as contacts, calendars, photos etc)... and it all ties into the Windows Azure platform too, but still getting my head around it! --- James Crowley CEO, developerFusion - the global developer community Developer Fusion Ltd | 58 Sandringham Close | Enfield, EN1 3JH mob: 07986 624128 web: http://www.developerfusion.com/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stefan Richter Sent: 28 October 2008 19:20 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Newstime on BanterTV sounds interesting. What exactly is the Live Service or Framework? Stefan On 28 Oct 2008, at 18:08, Brian Butterworth wrote: Hi Stefan, Have you seen this? http://www.betanews.com/article/PDC_2008_Live_blog_of_the_Windows_7_keynote/1225207963 "10:44am PT: The BBC is doing a demonstration of integrating the Live Framework with the BBC iPlayer. Users can see what their friends are watching, and see the most popular programs." 2008/10/28 Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Hi all, today I'd like to draw your attention to a site which I have recently launched. www.bantertv.com<http://www.bantertv.com> pulls in the currently available BBC simulcast streams and adds a chat interface. Sounds simple - and it is. However noone seems to have done it yet, and I think combining live TV with a channel for interaction between viewers is hugely attractive. So if you have nothing better to do at 1pm then head over and watch the one o'clock news there. If you like the idea - and the BBC is not too miffed about the project - then I'd like you to help spread the word. I have a few more 'social' features waiting to be switched on but quite frankly there's not much point in doing that until there's a core group of visitors bringing some traffic. Once that happens though I am sure that the conversations will be interesting to watch - imagine Eastenders (once the main BBC channels go simulstream), or Strictly come Dancing. A bit of background about myself (since this is my first real contribution to the list): I'm a Flash Platform developer specialising in Flash video, Flash Media Server and real-time capabilities in Flash. My company is www.muchosmedia.com<http://www.muchosmedia.com> and my personal blog is at www.flashcomguru.com<http://www.flashcomguru.com> I'm currently bootstrapping the development of some Flash based services, the first one being www.scribblar.com<http://www.scribblar.com>, an online collaboration tool. As you can see on BanterTV, I also build a lot of chat applications, some of which include live audio and video (via webcam/mic). I'm looking forward to getting more involved in this group (and I think I have something ping.fm<http://ping.fm> related to post soon). Best wishes, Stefan - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk<http://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/ --- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
