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The BBC debuts Genome, a database covering all Radio Times listings from 1923 to 2009

Oct16
by on October 16, 2014 at 9:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, UK

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The BBC is creating a complete archive of the scheduling for its radio and TV output. The Genome project covers the listings from every issue of the Radio Times, a weekly magazine in the UK which covers TV and radio scheduling, between 1923 and 2009. The BBC wants to include regional and national programming variations next, as well as the times it deviated from planned scheduling. (It happens an awful lot while Wimbledon is on.) The database is available to the public and includes the programme name, cast details, transmission dates and times covering 4,469 copies of the Radio Times. The BBC…

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The BBC debuts Genome, a database covering all Radio Times listings from 1923 to 2009

Oct16
by on October 16, 2014 at 9:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, UK

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The BBC is creating a complete archive of the scheduling for its radio and TV output. The Genome project covers the listings from every issue of the Radio Times, a weekly magazine in the UK which covers TV and radio scheduling, between 1923 and 2009. The BBC wants to include regional and national programming variations next, as well as the times it deviated from planned scheduling. (It happens an awful lot while Wimbledon is on.) The database is available to the public and includes the programme name, cast details, transmission dates and times covering 4,469 copies of the Radio Times. The BBC…

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Facebook ‘Safety Check’ helps you tell friends and family you’re safe during natural disasters

Oct16
by on October 16, 2014 at 8:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

Facebook is adding a feature called ‘Safety Check‘ to help its users broadcast their health and whereabouts during natural disasters. The tool will be available on the Web, iOS, Android and feature phones. When the user is deemed inside an affected area, Facebook will send an alert or push notification asking whether they’re okay. From the Safety Check dashboard, users can then see which of their friends are in the same area and the number that have already marked themselves as safe on Facebook. Once the user has confirmed they’re out of harm’s way, a Safety Check notification will appear…

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