tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824499.post115296216290089573..comments2023-06-05T11:24:30.738+01:00Comments on smorgasbord-design : usability: BBC Governors Meeting, Norwich. What Happened?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08000544821757077571noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824499.post-12156696834684569302007-01-31T21:58:00.000+00:002007-01-31T21:58:00.000+00:00If anyone can shed any light on the recent high nu...If anyone can shed any light on the recent high number of visitors I'm getting from the BBC's internal forum: talk.gateway.bbc.co.uk I'd love to know what the post was about ... email john at smorgasbord hypen design dot co dot uk, Thanks!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000544821757077571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824499.post-64511871643835286862006-10-06T11:55:00.000+01:002006-10-06T11:55:00.000+01:00The dominance of US content is also reflected in n...The dominance of US content is also reflected in news coverage. We seem to hear way too much about US events - not enough about our near neighbours France and Germany and Denmark and Belgium and....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824499.post-1153602496467257752006-07-22T22:08:00.000+01:002006-07-22T22:08:00.000+01:00In case you hadn't checked the Governors website r...In case you hadn't checked the Governors website recently they've since added the <A HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/broadband/bbcgovernors/norwich?size=16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1" REL="nofollow">full webcast</A> of the evening.<BR/><BR/>Having watched it I sadly have to agree with your comments on the audience and the line of questioning - though we are a democracy so who are we to pass judgement on what's important to other people.<BR/><BR/>Had I made the journey up I would probably have asked about the number of bits of the BBC that have been sold off or outsourced over the years - particularly in terms of technical and craft skills.<BR/><BR/>I'll certainly try and go next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824499.post-1152994156708690712006-07-15T21:09:00.000+01:002006-07-15T21:09:00.000+01:00To be honest Alex it wasn't revolutionary. He assu...To be honest Alex it wasn't revolutionary. He assured me it was a hard decision to make, that it was not set in stone to be permanent and that it would be understated, no degradation of the quality of design etc. However, it was essential to ensure the British license fee payer was not seen to be subsidising a global information resource. For my part I would be quite happy to do that as I pay a bit towards Her Majesty and she's well respected round the world too.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000544821757077571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824499.post-1152975384909406502006-07-15T15:56:00.000+01:002006-07-15T15:56:00.000+01:00So, you emplored to Mark on the topic of commercia...So, you emplored to Mark on the topic of commercialized BBC...what did he say?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com