http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/sound_index_data.html en-gb 30 Tue 29 Dec 2009 17:23:16 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/sound_index_data.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/sound_index_data.html?page=10#comment1 It's a great idea, but to be worth anything it has to be accurate. If releasing the data can help prove the data is accurate, then it should be released. But the BBC has enough influence and reach to ensure it gets the right companies and technologies on board. Tue 03 Jun 2008 18:01:29 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/sound_index_data.html?page=0#comment0 Further to Mike Butcher's criticisms, if the BBC does not open up its data how are we to judge its true accuracy and reliability?True this may only be a proof-of-concept project at the moment. However BBC endorsed charts have real commercial influence in the music industry so it is important that there is some clear understanding of how the data is compiled. For example how does the BBC weight each particular source?Over 1000 artists/tracks how does the BBC ensure integrity of the basic artist/track information is correct and that it is indeed matched to the correct underlying information. Given that different artist/track information has search-terms similar or in common how does this not get confused?How did the cover for the movie "2046" get confused with the artist The Ting Tings?We know that advertisers bid for high search rankings which in turn distorts our search results. If this Top 1000 were to become a real BBC endorsed product like the Top 40 Music Chart how could the BBC prevent its deliberate manipulation by the music industry? Tue 03 Jun 2008 13:51:59 GMT+1