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BBC Launches APIs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the unleash-an-avalanche-of-applications dept.

Stefan Magdalinski writes "The BBC is opening up a slew of APIs to its content and applications via a new site, backstage.bbc.co.uk, and actively encouraging users to remix, mashup, and otherwise play with their content to create new applications. Already there's a few cool featured apps, my own BBC News wikipedizing proxy, and a del.icio.us-enabled version of BBC News "Use our stuff to create your stuff" is their slogan. Could a commercial broadcaster ever take a step like this?"

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  1. Remix their content???? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The lies! THE LIES!!

  2. Headline by The+Good+Reverend · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    BBC Launches APIs

    OMFG!

  3. Celebrate the first Lesbian Strapon sex Porn post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The videos are still up for grabs, the original post is still modded up!

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  4. Re:OT, but closely related question by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Weird! I don't think it looks even slightly like an argument that God exists. Read it again!

    IMHO These propositions are in decreasing order of plasuibility:

    1. The universe is uncreated
    2. The universe has a creator and just for the hell of it he writes $book to test how gullible his creations are (maybe he hasn't quite perfected his design for intelligence yet and needs to experiment further...)
    3. The universe has a creator who is just as described in $book
    I.e. I'm completely with you. I might be flexible about where (1) goes in that list, but to my mind (2) is obviously more likely than (3) and (4).
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