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On The BBC 2.0

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the autie-beeb-gets-new-clothes dept.

novus ordo writes "BBC has been exploring the 'Web 2.0' approach in its future plans 'to keep the BBC relevant in the digital age.' They have also put an experimental catalogue online. 'This will allow you to find out about any of the one million programmes that the BBC holds in its archive, going right back to 1937. It's a window onto an amazing cultural and national resource.' They have also opened up a competition to completely redesign its home page."

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  1. Staying Relevant by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I think the BBC needs to first get rid its left wing, anti-US bias if it wants to be relevant in the digital age. That would be the first thing that needs to be changed.

    In this age of right-leaning blogs that can monitor the BBC's biases, people will realize how much of an agenda they have.

    1. Re:Staying Relevant by kfg · · Score: 3, Funny

      . . .5 billion people are anti-americans.

      Why that's. . .that's, well, UnAmerican, that's what that is.

      KFG

  2. great resource, but incomplete by DrSkwid · · Score: 2, Funny

    No search results found for
    blake's 7

    No search results found for
    q

    No search results found for
    crystal tips and alistair

    etc.

    But hey, they have a great disclaimer :

    The catalogue is not comprehensive. It does not contain an entry for every programme broadcast by the BBC on TV and Radio since the 1920s. The main exclusions are sport, feature films, other non-BBC copyright programmes (e.g. TV series imported from the USA), some regional programming and programmes which do not exist.

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    There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
  3. competition rules by tverbeek · · Score: 4, Funny
    "They have also opened up a competition to completely redesign its home page."

    The catch is that they want it to have the same color scheme, font, icons, and certain design elements from the Slashdot home page.

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    http://alternatives.rzero.com/
  4. Javascript... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Less of this:
    onclick='Element.removeClassName($("js_sucks"),"hi dden"); Element.show("js_sucks"); return js_sucks;'
    More of this:
    onclick='BBC.switchStreamingMediaFormat("rm", "ogg"); return real_suck;'
  5. bbc 2.0 = snookr snookr snookr by Bazman · · Score: 2, Funny

    And it will look like this...

    yes, its the world championship snooker at the moment, so BBC2 stops everything for green baize action...