Not to be outdone by the eBay/Adobe show off of Apollo, the Beeb is showing off what it can do with Silverlight as a web 2.0 get more users and more social interaction. Today at Mix 07, Microsoft and the BBC showed off what they have accomplished.
It could allow each individual to create content packages or ‘badges’ that might include music, videos, pictures, and BBC interviews about their favourite bands or events. “Users could then share them directly with their friends and online communities as well as linking with other picture or social networking-based services. It would allow users to watch streamed media together during a conversation in instant messenger,” said Jason DaPonte, Executive Producer of bbc.co.uk. Source: Techdigest.tv
The cool part is that later on in the article the ability to tag, badge and share along with suggestions for bands that the system might think you would like could make for a great social interaction and meritotocrocy web site like we have not seen yet. While MySpace has the occasional competition, usually you have to hunt and peck to find any music worth while.
The part that the BBC is looking at takes some of the hunt and peck out of it when looking for music, new music, or just a casual deviation from what you normally listen to. Then share that band with your friends.
This one could be useful. What is interesting is that the BBC overall is getting it, and not doing the rights management thing until the systems bleeds and nothing good can be done with the material. The BBC archives, the ability to record and watch for 30 days as many times as you want, and now this? Thanks England, America could really learn something from your example.
