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Points of View Message Board 6: November Numbers 1:36pm on 30 Mar 2009 Apologies -- here's the correct link for Rowan's post.
Interesting Stuff 2009-02-19 2:09pm on 23 Feb 2009 @richiethorn,

As far as I'm aware, getting Rory to bring the camera back WAS the cheapest option, because he was going back to London anyway, so we incurred no extra cost.

Odd about the comments box -- I use Chrome and I'm typing in it now. Are you sure you're logged-in in Chrome? The box doesn't appear otherwise (on any browser).
Interesting Stuff 2009-02-09 11:58am on 12 Feb 2009 @Officer Dibble

Similar arguments were made when the BBC launched a project known now as, er, 'bbc.co.uk'.
Interesting Stuff 2009-02-09 4:58pm on 10 Feb 2009 "As for seeing Twitter as a news source, I keep saying it, verify, verify, verify."

Like the web, Twitter has both reliable and unreliable sources. I suggest trying @BreakingNewsOn if you want example of Twitter-news done right.

The reason why I think Twitter's competitors will not win is still because of the community element I discuss in my previous comment.

A social media service is only as good as the people on it, and so it requires something radical to get people to join, en-masse, to new services.

Before I started this job, I taught journalism in New Zealand. I told my students (aged from 17-25 or so) that they could add me on Facebook.

They didn't. Why? Because they wanted to add me on Bebo instead.

In the UK, Bebo is, by and large, a social networking site for young teens. MySpace is for older teens, and Facebook for older teens and young adults.

So why were all these older students in NZ using Bebo? Simple: Because their mates were on it. It had little to do with the technology.

If you ask me, Facebook's interface is better to use than Bebo's, and certainly MySpace's, but that would be ultimately worthless if nobody worth talking to was on there.

As for celeb-watching -- it's a humorous diversion. Twitter has far more depth to it than that.
Interesting Stuff 2009-02-09 1:11pm on 10 Feb 2009 @SheffTim

I don't think Twitter will come under threat from Jaiku. Google-owned it may be, but Google doesn't always have the golden touch.

YouTube proves that community is much more important than technology. There are plenty of sites with better technology -- Vimeo, Blip, to name two -- but it's all about who's on it.

The Jaiku situation reminds me Google Video.
Interesting Stuff 2009-02-09 5:12pm on 09 Feb 2009 "Now politicians and journalists have started using it - a sure sign it's about to become uncool. (And its not just me that thinks this.)
http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/70676
As soon as the marketing guys start dropping product names into Tweets (and they will) it's time to bail."

The crucial thing about Twitter, of course, is that when the marketing types come along, you can simply decide not to follow them. They need not bother you again.

And there lies the key difference between Twitter and the likes of Facebook, Bebo and all the others. It allows celebrities, normal people, organisations to interact on a personal level to individuals. But, because 'friends' on Twitter are not mutual, they don't become overwhelmed when their accounts get too popular.

In other words, the likes of Chris Moyles can 'talk' to thousands, but only have to listen to their own select few. It's a great service.

Dave Lee
We're no longer updating this page! 12:03pm on 03 Feb 2009 @hackerjack and @Mat ... Have edited the screenshot. Sorry for any confusion.
External search removed from BBC Online 12:47pm on 29 Jan 2009 @newscred

We've been experimenting with using content from external sites (like Wikipedia) on http://bbc.co.uk/music .

Check out this page as an example: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/cc197bad-dc9c-440d-a5b5-d52ba2e14234

Thanks for the positive feedback!
The Rockterscale! 10:40am on 16 Dec 2008 This has made my day, thanks!
iPlayer Day: Firing the starting pistol 10:35am on 12 Dec 2008 Re: Aspect ratio. We're resolving this now.

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