Re: Re: [backstage] Geographical coordinates of weather feed locations

2007-09-21 Thread anarkin
Ah, Thanks Allan. Perhaps I should have looked at the feeds properly first before asking. :) Pappa > > From: Allan Jardine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/09/20 Thu PM 08:54:25 GMT > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] Geographical coordinates of weather feed locations >

[backstage] BBC recruits Kazaa's Rose

2007-09-21 Thread Ian Forrester
Quote from Ashley Highfield's monthly "As part of these changes, we’re very fortunate to have Anthony Rose on the team, who is joining the BBC as our new head of the Digital Media team. He come to us from Kazaa with a formidable background in p2p networks, DRM based content publishing and 3D a

[backstage] the economics of BBC content

2007-09-21 Thread James Ockenden
Hello This has bothered me for some time but the picture and caption on this page were the final straw http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7005206.stm How much should the BBC be paying for that page, aside from the journalism and broadcast? It really shouldn't need to pay for such a pointless

Re: [backstage] the economics of BBC content

2007-09-21 Thread Martin Deutsch
Oddly enough, someone sent me the following link the other day, wondering if it was the BBC's cost-cutting measures going a little too far by asking the public to send in royalty-free images... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6993603.stm (Is this about to open a massive can of UGC worms?) -

RE: [backstage] the economics of BBC content

2007-09-21 Thread Ian Forrester
If it was me I would use this one - http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronbeekay/159106301/ Although this would be tempting - http://www.flickr.com/photos/rich_childs/1135151931/ http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=lightbulb&l=4 Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggabl

Re: [backstage] the economics of BBC content

2007-09-21 Thread George Wright
On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:24:20 +0800, "James Ockenden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > This has bothered me for some time but the picture and caption on this > page were the final straw > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7005206.stm > > How much should the BBC be paying for that page,

Re: [backstage] the economics of BBC content

2007-09-21 Thread Dave Crossland
On 21/09/2007, George Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Flickr isn't a substitute for professional photo libraries just yet, you know. "We drive into the future using only our rearview mirror." -- Marshall McLuhan -- Regards, Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsu

RE: [backstage] the economics of BBC content

2007-09-21 Thread Ian Forrester
Yeah I have to agree with Dave's quote. I remember hearing somewhere two things about Flickr. 1. Flickr is the biggest store of publicly accessible and licensed photos in the world 2. Flickr's creative commons section stores more cc'ed photos that anywhere else on this planet.

RE: [backstage] Re: built with

2007-09-21 Thread Ian Forrester
Sorry wasn't meant to sound like I was knocking it. Actually its pretty good, but yes it would be great if it could look a little deeper :) Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage BC5 C3, Media Village, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP

Re: [backstage] Re: built with

2007-09-21 Thread Neil Phillips
To be fair to the people at builtwith you can also suggest new technologies - there's a form where you can tell them about the specific characteristics to look for and hey presto, the next day (presumably after a bit of vetting) the site recognises said technology. Cheers, Neil On 22/09/2007, Ia