BBC Online

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BBC912 5 November 2001 9:14pm

Looks like the BBC r gonna **** up their website aswell as their channels (we shall soon see)!

RY

ryan 5 November 2001 9:37pm

According to The Good Website Guide 2001 (a book I have), there are over 300 pages on BBC Online. Are they re-designing all the sites around BBC Online?

What will happen to the Beeb website I wonder?

GR

thegreenfairy 5 November 2001 10:29pm

300?

Is that all?

AS

Asa Admin 5 November 2001 10:39pm

There's more than 300 pages! And thats without including BBC News Online or is that BBCi News ?

I guess a lot of their content is something like SSI (getting bits and pieces from other files, making it easier to edit one 'template' for it to affect much of the site at once.)

Cheers, Asa

IH

I Hate HTV West 5 November 2001 11:01pm

Here is a leak ...

* New BBCi bar on EVERY page. It's got links to catagories, where I live, and searches

* New homepage. Like Nicky said, it's a bit grey, look resembles a properly designed Yahoo.

* New catagory pages, which follow the design of the new homepage.

* Lots of other cool stuff coming up.

It's VERY impressive.

Also, I understand the BBCi bar on DSat will change to include the new logo, which is essentially a BBC logo with an i after it.

RY

ryan 5 November 2001 11:04pm

300 is not that many when you think about it. I'd say there are about 850 pages (e.g EastEnders, History section, CBBC, Weather).

Oh, I dunno! :angry: So irritating to count them!

WH

Whataday Founding member 5 November 2001 11:07pm

Cough cough! Erm, is this a TV Website?

IH

I Hate HTV West 5 November 2001 11:08pm

Ryan posted:

300 is not that many when you think about it. I'd say there are about 850 pages (e.g EastEnders, History section, CBBC, Weather).

Oh, I dunno! :angry: So irritating to count them!

There's more than that!

The site I work on has over 3,500 pages in the two years it has been in operation!

BBCi / Online must be running on near 500,000 in total I would imagine.

IH

I Hate HTV West 5 November 2001 11:09pm

nodnirG kraM posted:

NickyS posted:

All I'm going to say is 'grey'!
BBCi - the UK's number one digital destination!

Oh, dear: Windows 9x look-alike here we come!
Couldn't the Beeb opt for a nice shade of beige at least!?
Tug some sholders please Nicky!!

Wait until you see it, apart from the colour scheme, trust me, you'll like it

NS

NickyS Founding member 6 November 2001 12:06am

It grows on you .. well it did in our office ...
and you'll soon know it's BBCi ....

PE

Pete Founding member 6 November 2001 12:38am

BBC News Online has over 2 million pages so I'd say that 300 may be a wee bit out.

CA

cat 6 November 2001 12:43am

BBCi? How lame. Could've at least thought of something original and not a direct copy of their US counterparts. Sounds tacky to be quite honest, anyway BBC Online is in need of a facelift, it looks crap at the moment.

Just a matter of time before News 24 is rebranded N24.

Very silly, and the BBC should learn that the 'future' isn't making brand names as short as possible.

(November 2001)