10,000 Words: BBC Redesign Attempts To Make Website More “Swipable”
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 11:32
"the BBC launched a beta site redesign today that accounts for “swipability,” the finger gesture most popular for navigation on smart phones and tablets."
The Editors: How has social media changed the way newsrooms work?
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 14:41
Kevin Bakhurst: "For BBC News, social media currently has three key, highly valuable roles in our journalism: newsgathering … audience engagement … [and as] a platform for our content …"
The Editors: Financial data on your mobile phone
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 14:38
Tim Weber : "we have now launched our market data pages optimised for mobile phones."
BBC News: 3G mobile data network crowd-sourcing map by BBC News
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 12:51
"Last month the BBC invited people to download an app that would collate the 3G coverage their Android handsets were getting. The experiment aimed to offer a snapshot of coverage. 44,600 volunteers took part, providing testing firm Epitiro with …
BBC Internet Blog: 5 Most Interesting Stories from the Fortnight
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 17:27
"BBC News announced new social media guidance on Friday 15th, drawing a clear line around offical BBC twitter accounts (which are prefixed with "BBC" and stick to a journalist's beat ). "
The Wall Blog: How the BBC lost 60,000 Twitter followers to ITV
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 10:55
"On Thursday 21 July, the BBC lost 60,000 Twitter followers when Laura Kuenssberg renamed her @BBCLauraK account to @ITVLauraK."
Paul Bradshaw: The investigated ‘investigate’: Primark does Panorama
Friday, 17 June 2011, 14:39
"The [Primarl] video borrows all the language of investigative journalism (if not Panorama's production values) to 'follow the trail' of the investigation's producer in making the programme – before lapsing into promotional vid…
PR Week: Primark accuses Panorama of ‘deceiving millions’ following BBC Trust findings
Friday, 17 June 2011, 11:50
"Primark’s response to the BBC Trust’s findings has been packaged up on a microsite, which includes the statement along with a video explaining Primark’s case and a timeline of events. Primark’s long-standing retained agency Citigate Dewe …
Beet.TV: BBC Worldwide Global Digital Chief: The "ROI from Facebook is Staggering"
Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 12:28
"Facebook's ROI for sites such as TopGear is "pretty staggering," says [Daniel Heaf, Director of Digital for BBC Worldwide], who notes that the … site has 12 million fans who drive 30 percent of its traffic."
BBC News: Local spending survey blocked by government
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 12:33
"The BBC's attempts to collate this spending data largely avoided some obstacles placed in the way of alternative research being carried out by other media. … Local Government Chronicle (LGC) was pursuing a similar survey. But it appears to…
BBC News: Royal wedding: Spot yourself in our hi-def crowd picture
Sunday, 1 May 2011, 21:51
"This high-definition, 1.15-gigapixel picture, is a composite of 189 images. The full picture measures 81,471 pixels by 14,154 pixels. The field of view covers 200 degrees. … Photography by Henry Stuart / Spherical Images"
Dave Lee: Is your impartiality compromised by who you follow on Twitter?
Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 11:09
Dave Lee: "how you interpret what the plain act of ‘following’ someone actually means arguably has an important knock-on effect to consider, particularly for journalists and news orgs keen to emphasise their impartiality. … [D]oes following …
Online Journalism Blog: Bella Hurrell on data journalism and the BBC News Specials Team
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 11:58
"Data is only useful if it is personal – I want to find out about schools in my area, restaurants near me and so on – or when it reveals something remarkable. The duck pond debacle from MPs expenses data or the Iraq civilian death records kept…
BBC News:- Broadband speed mapped for BBC Look East research
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 14:20
"BBC Look East is calling for people in the East of England to find out their home broadband speed, as part of the TV programme's week-long special. … Home broadband users can take part by plotting their speed onto an interactive map."
