Archive for the 'BBC' Category

How the BBC uses blogs and wikis

I was very interested in how similar the BBC usage of social software tools maps to the feature-set of Lotus Connections. In the case of the BBC, they were ahead of the curve and so they “rolled there own”.
Euan Semple talked about his experiences implementing wikis and social software at the BBC. The forum is [...]

Best news on the web - BBC.com

In an unofficial poll, BBC NEWS has come out on top for the “most useful Internet news site”. Using a set of criteria including layout, currency of content, easy of access, headlines and details, and the subjective “I felt up to date”, the top news organizations’ websites were reviewed. The process included CNN, MSNBC, NBC, [...]

Tourist site is a real toilet

We’ve heard of them and too many of us have seen them - tourist traps that are just dumps. Well, this latest one is a real toilet … really, it’s a TOILET ! 
The Minneapolis airport toilet where US senator Larry Craig was arrested for allegedly soliciting gay sex is now attracting tourists, say airport staff. [...]

Hasta la vista baby - Skynet launch delayed

We had Terminator 1, 2, and 3. Now we get the real thing.
The launch of the UK’s Skynet 5B military communications satellite from French Guiana has been delayed. The ?3.6bn Skynet project is designed to give British commanders access to more information, much faster.
The Skynet 5B platform is set to join in orbit the [...]