Comments on: BBC upgrades blogs to better handle comments http://www.reportr.net/2008/04/17/bbc-upgrades-blogs-to-better-handle-comments/ Making sense of the intersection between media, society and technology Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jem Stone BBC http://www.reportr.net/2008/04/17/bbc-upgrades-blogs-to-better-handle-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Jem Stone BBC Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:11:28 +0000 http://reportr.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-463 Hi Alf Martin's point was something we considered, as well as the cost. But given the benefits of registration (user profiles, better integration with other BBC services, easier migration as we launch new(er) services) and given that for a substantial part of our user base then leaving comments, posts, tweets on their own personal spaces is more of an option that using bbc.co.uk (like this blog post) then registration was a strong(er) option. The installation for our previous platform was also 2 years old. We've learnt a few lessons to increase performance with this new upgrade which should also lessen spam. Whilst I'm here then thanks for your fascinating paper. Lets talk sometime. Hi Alf

Martin’s point was something we considered, as well as the cost. But given the benefits of registration (user profiles, better integration with other BBC services, easier migration as we launch new(er) services) and given that for a substantial part of our user base then leaving comments, posts, tweets on their own personal spaces is more of an option that using bbc.co.uk (like this blog post) then registration was a strong(er) option. The installation for our previous platform was also 2 years old. We’ve learnt a few lessons to increase performance with this new upgrade which should also lessen spam.

Whilst I’m here then thanks for your fascinating paper. Lets talk sometime.

]]> By: Martin Belam http://www.reportr.net/2008/04/17/bbc-upgrades-blogs-to-better-handle-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Martin Belam Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:03:18 +0000 http://reportr.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-462 I would have thought by far the most important consideration with Akismet is that the BBC would not be happy sending every comment they receive off to a third party for verification when it would include personal details like email address. The British press would have had a field day with that as a DPA issue I'm sure. I would have thought by far the most important consideration with Akismet is that the BBC would not be happy sending every comment they receive off to a third party for verification when it would include personal details like email address. The British press would have had a field day with that as a DPA issue I’m sure.

]]> By: Alfred Hermida http://www.reportr.net/2008/04/17/bbc-upgrades-blogs-to-better-handle-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Alfred Hermida Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:57:28 +0000 http://reportr.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-461 Thanks for the comment, Bryan. I don't think it would be a cost issue. The BBC has been running its blogs on Movable Type and there is a Akismet plugin available. Thanks for the comment, Bryan. I don’t think it would be a cost issue. The BBC has been running its blogs on Movable Type and there is a Akismet plugin available.

]]> By: Bryan Murley http://www.reportr.net/2008/04/17/bbc-upgrades-blogs-to-better-handle-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Bryan Murley Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:19:18 +0000 http://reportr.wordpress.com/?p=544#comment-460 Akismet isn't free for businesses. I don't know what the price is, but it's possible the BBC would balk at paying. Akismet isn’t free for businesses. I don’t know what the price is, but it’s possible the BBC would balk at paying.

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