Late last month, the Editor of the BBC News website, Steve Herrmann, wrote a post asking, "When is it acceptable for us to make use of personal pictures and video available on the internet? In the past, personal pictures of… Continue Reading
Stuart Pinfold, who works in the audio traffic department at the BBC (recording despatches as they come in and routing them to the appropriate broadcast outlet), has put together a google map that shows the locations of the BBC’s global… Continue Reading
I’ve been invited to do an hour long session on blogging and social media – paying particular attention to turning existing processes into content and integrating blogs into programmes – at the DNA 2008 conference in Brussels, 3-4 March 2008.… Continue Reading
posh wash Originally uploaded by robinhamman For a long time I’ve been using my cameraphone to take and upload photos, via zonetag or shozu, to flickr where I’m just days away from posting my 2000th photo. Many of… Continue Reading
Earlier today, Peter Horrocks, the Head of BBC Newsroom, gave a presentation at the Broadcast News and the Active Citizen conference taking place at the University of Leeds Institute of Communication Studies. His full presentation has subsequently been posted on… Continue Reading
I’m a long term, and fairly heavy, user of the photo-sharing site flickr although, over time, my usage of the site has changed from being a place where I primarily shared my best and most interesting photos to one where… Continue Reading
In an article by Guy Clapperton, the Guardian has recently listed the top 5 "liveliest cities in the UK for blogging": Brighton Cardiff Edinburgh London Manchester A further 9 "blogging cities on the up" are listed, including: Milton Keynes, Bristol,… Continue Reading
BBC Radio 4’s Eddie Mair recently asked listeners of PM and iPM to submit their postcodes to be plotted on a google map and were flooded by over 22,000 responses. The result, visible using google earth or as a google… Continue Reading
bbc advertises job on facebook Originally uploaded by robinhamman This morning I noticed a BBC job listed within Facebook’s Marketplace. I don’t know if doing this was the idea of an individual or if it’s a new strategy… Continue Reading
new bbc homepage blogs widget Originally uploaded by robinhamman The new homepage for bbc.co.uk, currently in public beta testing, includes a user configurable widget for the BBC’s blogs. The widget like feature allows users to select which blogs… Continue Reading