Tag Archives: BBC

Enterprising times – a case for search best bets

[Reading time: 3 - 4 minutes] Reading the e-Consultancy interview with Lou Rosenfeld on the importance of site search analytics, I was reminded of when I was product manager of intranet (or enterprise) search at the BBC. It was back … Continue reading

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The new look BBC homepage and Gestalt

[Reading time: 2 - 3 minutes] Generally I like the new look BBC homepage which officially went live last week after a couple of months in “beta”. It’s got most of what I want: news, weather, listings – the iplayer … Continue reading

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Blog Readability Test

[Reading time: < 1 minute] I’ve just been having a bit of fun with this… The Blog Readability Test. What level of education is required to understand your blog? – as seen on David Cushman’s site. Apparently you require a … Continue reading

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One to watch, as it were… BBC Internet Blog

[Reading time: 1 - 2 minutes] [...] I think we have been slow to embrace blogs as a way of discussing our strategy and direction. This often leads to the debate happening elsewhere, based often on only half the information, … Continue reading

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We won an award :)

[Reading time: < 1 minute] Sarah, Andy and I picked up the Best Intranet Award for Best Content, awarded to the BBC for it’s intranet Gateway which we all work on. Pictured with Paul Miller, Chairman of the Intranet Benchmarking … Continue reading

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Goodnig8t

[Reading time: 1 - 2 minutes] Blogging is changing and challenging journalism. It changed and challenged mine even though I was doing the blogging. It is a way to focus the collective intelligence of the audience onto the facts and … Continue reading

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