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Most postings competition

Posted by Simon Booth on September 4th, 2003

Tags:bbc, behaviour, forums, friendsterInteresting comment on rec.arts.tv.uk.eastenders suggesting that members of the BBCi EastEnders message board had become involved in a competition to see who could make the most posts.
Reading into Clay Shirkey’s piece, Two on Friendster, it’s possible that the BBCi message boards encourage this behaviour by displaying next to a member’s name the […]

Welsh language on messageboards

Posted by Simon Booth on September 4th, 2003

Tags:forums, languageThe UK is a multi-lingual country and some Welsh people don’t like it when their language is excluded.

RSS - A Primer for Publishers and Content Providers

Posted by Simon Booth on September 3rd, 2003

Tags:rssRSS - A Primer for Publishers and Content Providers

A new job?

Posted by Simon Booth on September 3rd, 2003

Tags:careerQuite excited about the new job I’ve been offered. The work ties in with a lot of my current thinking and gives me a chance to focus it and put it into practice.
Of course, I’ll need to remember that it’s not some theoretical research exercise and make sure it delivers the basics.

Messageboard usability

Posted by Simon Booth on September 3rd, 2003

Tags:forums, usabilityA Google search for “message board usability” leads to a post on the message boards of Free Pint, which has a reply mentioning Lizze Jackson, Editor BBCi Communities. This leads to two presentations: one on The Snail Trail of Reputation and one on Presenting the 21st Century.