Great news that iPlayer is now available on iOS devices.
“@mikebutcherBBC iPlayer app launched for iPhone & iPod touch, w 3G streaming across all networks. Details: http://bbc.in/uJabd5”
Note that devices older than iPhone 3GS and iPhones and iPod touches that continue to access the mobile web version, will remain a Wi-Fi only service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/
The BBC has today released its BBC iPlayer app for Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices, introducing 3G streaming across all mobile networks.
“BBC iPlayer app has live radio, TV, 3G/ wifi streaming, watch & listen again”
source: http://thenextweb.com/uk/2011/
Will this be available internationally? It already is.
“Last week, the BBC announced an international version of the iPlayer iPhone app for audiences outside the UK, which is free to download but comes with a monthly subscription of €6.99 (£6.15) per month or an annual cost of €49.99 (£44).”
source: http://www.macworld.co.uk/
Viewing on AppleTV from iPad using AirPlay is easy but not obvious:
source: http://reverttosaved.com/2011/12/12/how-to-use-airplay-with-the-updated-bbc-iplayer-app/
A great start to the day with breakfast at Hungry Pumpkin with other attendees prepping themselves for the day at Mediacamp Nottingham 4.
Sue Beckingham’s talk on Using Social Media to create a Personal Learning Network provided some great insight on the tools available and how to use them to best effect. I’m definitely going to be looking at the use of Posterous and WordPress to create private blogs for personal use.
Sue mentioned The Conversation Prism which is not only a beautiful data visualisation but a great way to find new tools and services.
Sue also included The Geosocial Universe showing the amount of mobile devices and the number of users on popular services.
Sylwiva Presley joined the event via Skype from Oxford to discuss the issues around children having access to Facebook. With some very interesting statistics she raised concerns over our attitudes to how children behave online:
In the US:
Sylwia also recommend a TED talk by Adora Svitak on how adults can learn from children.
Lunch break was good fun with everyone getting to grips with the tamales from Rico Mexican Kitchen. The sun shone and we all got some fresh air.
Mark Spofforth from Lovefre.sh gave a very personal account of the story behind Lovefresh. A demo of the apps gave everyone a taste for finding more local produce. Discussion around the use of the word checkin was interesting as they are using it in a different way. Also interesting to hear their struggle with web standards on mobiles for using features like the camera and microphone.
Very interesting talk on Digital Inclusion by Matthew, discussed the DAIN project and their new venture Das4Life. Some great work going on to help those without skills, knowledge or access to technology. Interesting to hear stories of 70 year olds getting to grips with digital cameras. Concerning that some choose to exclude themselves and almost end up opting out, but why should they have to adapt?
The day was rounded off with a stunning performance from Linda Harrison. She’s pretty much everywhere on the internet so find her on Youtube, iTunes and Bambuser.
See all Instagram photo’s from the event thanks to Instagreat.
And damnit, still didn’t go to see the Fibrecamp studio.
Updated (22 May 2011) :
Photos on Flickr from Paul Mellors
Unexhaustive list of MCN4 attendees on Twitter
It seems like much more than a year since Mediacamp 2 took place. It’ll be interesting to see how much has changed in that time. With talks on developing a webTV network (Fibrecamp), location based social platform stuff, crowdsourcing goodness , digital inclusion and reputation management, it sounds like its usual mixed bag of interesting assortments.
I’ll be there all day. Come say hello. I’m @mawawa (don’t ask me why, I don’t have a good answer!)
If you can’t make it to the event, follow me @mawawa and #mcn4 on Twitter. And there will probably be a followup blog here afterwards.
This Sunday Times article by Douglas Adam has resurfaced on the 10th anniversary of his death. It has following statements:
It has these universal truths while also mentioning dinosaur technology terms: Hayes modems, Netscape, phone call cost with no reference to those things we take for granted today: broadband, iPlayer, iPhone, Facebook, Twitter.
It’s been two years since our epic trip to Peru. We’ve been following our journal again retracing our steps through Cusco, Machu Picchu, Puno, Arequipa, Nazca and Pisco.
We posted all the Peru trip photos online but never got around to writing up the journal. Memories of the crazy old man in Puno, the over eager tour group in Cusco, the speeding taxi driver and the lost taxi driver, alpacas vs llamas, and the joy of Wayna Picchu will all remain on paper for now.
