A trawl around the web in June
Posted on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 11:09pm. #
The radio department
Save Our Sounds [Paul Easton]
A rather good writeup of a rather splendid project by Kate Arkless Gray of the BBC. You should follow @bbc_sos on Twitter if you've not done so already. And contribute some sounds!
RadioDNS – Developments Update
A nice update in developments around RadioDNS, the technology that links broadcast to IP. Worthwhile looking at, if you've not already – there's some really good news to come.
Radio Scilly [guardian.co.uk]
A rather lovely writeup of my favourite local radio station, Radio Scilly. In, naturally, the TV Blog in The Guardian – which clearly stretches to television for grownups as well (i.e. the radio).
How Many People Does It Take…? [Paul Easton]
Following a throwaway comment in this blog, Paul goes off to investigate staffing levels for BBC Radio 4. I must admit, I've no idea what 55 people do running the Today Programme either.
Digital Britain has arrived (or is at least en-route) [Nick Piggott]
Nick's take on the Digital Britain report – essential reading for anyone involved in DAB Digital Radio or the future of radio
Absolute Get it Wight [James Stodd – Radio Producer]
A rather good review of Absolute Radio's interactive accompaniment to the Isle of Wight Festival. I'm rather proud of my old team. They do a good job with virtually no resources, and could teach the BBC a thing or several.
Thrilling Radio – [Nik Goodman Media Consulting]
Nik discusses his work with his stations after the death of Michael Jackson. Proof that a good consultant never sleeps: well worth a read.
The “listen to me” department
Lakeshore FM
I was interviewed for this NPR station in North Indiana about future media for radio – and it’s an interview with a difference. Take a listen.
RadioTalent podcasts
Paul Easton noticed that there's a podcast of an interview with me at the radiotalent.co.uk website. Many are for sale – apparently, I come free (which is nice). Pop along and download it if you like, it might be good, though I do remember wittering along rather a lot.
Digital Britain [PC Live Radio Show]
As if you haven't already had enough links to my 12 year-old squeaky voice, here's another: this one with Dusty Rhodes, and broadcast on RTE Choice. Hear me summarise the Digital Britain report with the help of rather a lot of Google News.
The usability department
Pressing red turns the power off? Err… not most of the time… [Bods's Blog - Planet Bods]
A very worthwhile read, showing the difference between remote control "visual languages". If the consumer electronics industry can't even agree on the right colour for a power button, why are we trusting them with the future of our medium?
The ‘who would have believed it’ department
ASCAP Wants To Be Paid When Your Phone Rings [Electronic Frontier Foundation]
ASCAP, the American equivalent of a bit of "PRS for Music", are going after the mobile phone companies wanting money for public performance of ringtones. ZOMG. ROFL. OMFG.
The other interesting departments
Announcing the AdSense for Mobile Applications beta [Official Google Blog]
A quick way to monetise those iPhone apps. So, if you're not already on the iPhone, now's the way to make it earn you some cash.
Top 10 Productivity Basics Explained [Lifehacker]
Lifehacker makes productivity seem to easy. Oh, so easy. Why do I find all this stuff so hard? They make it so easy. Gah.
A break from the norm [My Thoughts Today]
A review of the recent Club of Amsterdam event I hosted, by Eleanor McHugh. I don't think she liked me very much, calling me supercilious (but then, at least I can spell it). I was only following my orders.
It’s fairer to say I didn’t like the format than you personally, otherwise I wouldn’t have made the flattering comparison to David Dimbleby.