BBC News via Twitter

Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 01:05

A second experimental Twitter mashup sends you BBC News headlines to you via SMS.

It’s already improving on last week’s CNN mashup by adding a web link to each post. Its creator, Mario Menti, explains.

Update: As Graham points out in the comments, the BBC News feed is a little overwhelming. Perhaps the next stage will be a site that lets users customise which news items they want to receive, perhaps using seperate Twitter accounts for different sections of a news site.

Entry Filed under: BBC, BBCbackstage, Mashups, Miscellanea, Twitter

14 Comments

1. Micro Persuasion&hellip | 26 February 2007 at 0251

the integrated Google Talk IM client in Gmail. Further, I have become a fan of Twitter – a micro blogging tool which you can control using Google Talk and other IM clients. Some enterprising folks have taken data feeds from the BBC and CNN and ported them to Twitter. So, as long as you have Gmail open, Twitter will IM you the latest news when it hits. As I write this post, Defamer is providing live updates from the Academy Awards and these are streaming into Gmail as IMs. (Be
2. Press Gazette Blogs - Fle&hellip | 19 March 2007 at 1140

have already set up virtual newsrooms in Second Life. The most ambitious effort to date is from Reuters, which has a full-time correspondent in the virtual world. Headlines from the BBC, CNN, Google News, and several other news organisation are distributed on Twitter via user-produced mashups. 1 comment
3. 幽犀的柚樨园&hellip | 7 May 2007 at 1149

the integrated Google Talk IM client in Gmail. Further, I have become a fan of Twitter – a micro blogging tool which you can control using Google Talk and other IM clients. Some enterprising folks have taken data feedsfrom the BBCand CNN and ported them to Twitter. So, as long as you have Gmail open, Twitter will IM you the latest news when it hits. As I write this post, Defamer is providing live updates from the Academy Awards and these are streaming into Gmail as IMs. (Be
4. stymnml&hellip | 8 March 2007 at 1020

the integrated Google Talk IM client in Gmail. Further, I have become a fan of Twitter – a micro blogging tool which you can control using Google Talk and other IM clients. Some enterprising folks have taken data feedsfrom the BBCand CNN and ported them to Twitter. So, as long as you have Gmail open, Twitter will IM you the latest news when it hits. As I write this post, Defamer is providing live updates from the Academy Awards and these are streaming into Gmail as IMs. (Be
5. http://b-side.com.sg&hellip | 26 February 2007 at 1100

the integrated Google Talk IM client in Gmail. Further, I have become a fan of Twitter – a micro blogging tool which you can control using Google Talk and other IM clients. Some enterprising folks have taken data feedsfrom the BBCand CNN and ported them to Twitter. So, as long as you have Gmail open, Twitter will IM you the latest news when it hits. As I write this post, Defamer is providing live updates from the Academy Awards and these are streaming into Gmail as IMs. (Be
6. 安迪的羊角锤&hellip | 15 May 2007 at 1355

the integrated Google Talk IM client in Gmail. Further, I have become a fan of Twitter – a micro blogging tool which you can control using Google Talk and other IM clients. Some enterprising folks have taken data feedsfrom the BBCand CNN and ported them to Twitter. So, as long as you have Gmail open, Twitter will IM you the latest news when it hits. As I write this post, Defamer is providing live updates from the Academy Awards and these are streaming into Gmail as IMs. (Be
7. 一线居&hellip | 10 May 2007 at 1816

the integrated Google Talk IM client in Gmail. Further, I have become a fan of Twitter – a micro blogging tool which you can control using Google Talk and other IM clients. Some enterprising folks have taken data feedsfrom the BBCand CNN and ported them to Twitter. So, as long as you have Gmail open, Twitter will IM you the latest news when it hits. As I write this post, Defamer is providing live updates from the Academy Awards and these are streaming into Gmail as IMs. (Be
8. 小鹿的影子世界&hellip | 1 January 1970 at 0000
9. hopeany&hellip | 13 June 2007 at 1650

在Twitter上，有些人会从BBC和CNN 获得信息并把它输入到Twitter中。因此，如果你一直开着Gmail的话，Twitter会通过IM来通知你有最新的消息。当我写这篇文章的时候，Defamer刚刚提供了来自于Academy Awards
10. 吴智勇的博客-博客&hellip | 4 May 2007 at 1600

在Twitter上，有些人会从BBC和CNN获得信息并把它输入到Twitter中。因此，如果你一直开着Gmail的话，Twitter会通过IM来通知你有最新的消息。当我写这篇文章的时候，Defamer刚刚提供了来自于Academy Awards
11. A7xorz's blog&hellip | 22 April 2007 at 1802

在Twitter上，有些人会从BBC和CNN获得信息并把它输入到Twitter中。因此，如果你一直开着Gmail的话，Twitter会通过IM来通知你有最新的消息。当我写这篇文章的时候，Defamer刚刚提供了来自于Academy Awards
12. 奇想录(4renminbi.com/2&hellip | 9 April 2007 at 1316

在Twitter上，有些人会从BBC和CNN获得信息并把它输入到Twitter中。因此，如果你一直开着Gmail的话，Twitter会通过IM来通知你有最新的消息。当我写这篇文章的时候，Defamer刚刚提供了来自于Academy Awards
13. Gaby's BlackBoarD&hellip | 26 March 2007 at 0746

在Twitter上，有些人会从BBC和CNN 获得信息并把它输入到Twitter中。因此，如果你一直开着Gmail的话，Twitter会通过IM来通知你有最新的消息。当我写这篇文章的时候，Defamer刚刚提供了来自于Academy Awards
14. Gpark&hellip | 25 March 2007 at 1523

在Twitter上，有些人会从BBC和CNN获得信息并把它输入到Twitter中。因此，如果你一直开着Gmail的话，Twitter会通过IM来通知你有最新的消息。当我写这篇文章的时候，Defamer刚刚提供了来自于Academy Awards
15. Graham | 10 January 2007 at 0932

I’ve looked at your Twitter Martin. Assuming you have all twitters fed through to your mobile phone and you have a fairly bog standard phone contract AND you have fairly limited memory on your phone, how long does it take for the SMS memory to fill up? Not very long I’m guessing. Mine filled within a day once without the BBC or any other newsfeeds. I blame Suw Charman, but I’ve since figured out how to turn her off. This is all useful stuff, but to be more useful there must be more intuitive ways of filtering the information.
16. Martin | 10 January 2007 at 1022

I’ve given up on sending Twitter to mobile. The memory isn’t a problem, but the battery drainage and annoyance from the constant buzzing of my phone on vibrate was driving me to distraction.

I use the RSS feed only — and it’s nowhere near the top of my reading list.
17. Mario | 10 January 2007 at 1655

Hi Martin – yes, you’re not the only one who thought the twitter bot using the news front page feed was a bit overwhelming. I’ve added some additional bots for the main individual BBC news feeds, see here: http://menti.net/?p=89
18. Press Gazette Blogs - Fle&hellip | 24 March 2007 at 1856

[...] virtual world. Headlines from the BBC, CNN, Google News, and several other news organisation are distributed on Twitter via user-produced [...]
19. Press Gazette Blogs - Fle&hellip | 24 March 2007 at 1857

[...] few months ago, Twitter user Mario Menti created a mashup that ports the latest headlines from CNN and the BBC into Twitter, allowing users to receive headlines and links to breaking news headlines on their [...]
20. Patrick Smith | 20 May 2007 at 1231

Martin,
I find the BBC Twitter feeds really useful, especially when ouf of the office. It gives you a basic heads-up on what’s going on, though I must agree the sheer volume of it is bordering on obscene.
Another thing – has anyone noticed quite how depressing the BBC England feed is? Every one is either a murder, fatal car crash or grizzly court case. It should lighten up a bit.