Ok more of a feel for things. ABC is a public media empire. TV, radio, Internet , live performances. I presume the stores sell ABC related merchandise (related to shows, and symphony halls and such.)
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Typo Boy - Nov 10, 2002 8:13:42 pm PST #314 of 9843
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Noumenon - Nov 10, 2002 8:59:52 pm PST #315 of 9843
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
The site seems more like MSN than a news site, with a whole bunch of different themed content areas (except transcripts seem to outweigh articles). New slogan: Where do you want to go today... mate?
plasmo - Nov 10, 2002 10:22:49 pm PST #316 of 9843
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Why *are* sitemaps bad, plasmo?
I just couldn't think of an example. Nielsen frequently has excellent points, until the part where he takes the fun out of the web. So I was trying to think of something contentious he could say. oops.
Noumenon - Nov 10, 2002 10:28:39 pm PST #317 of 9843
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
the MSN thing wasn't just a jibe. I actually went to a few pages on the site and looked at slate and disney.com and pueblo.gsa.gov and cbs.com to see which it was more like.
Rebecca Lizard - Nov 10, 2002 10:28:56 pm PST #318 of 9843
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
No, I just wanted to hear the brilliant logic that would convert me, if there were such a logic; I'm really very easy that way.
P.M. Marc - Nov 10, 2002 10:37:17 pm PST #319 of 9843
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
How rich is this man exactly? Because with a book about just the front page.. there are endless sequels to be written. I can't wait for "why sitemaps are bad".
Dunno, but can I please boil him in oil t /issues
Ahem. MSN mockers, please do recall how I earn my living. ;P
Noumenon - Nov 10, 2002 10:58:40 pm PST #320 of 9843
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
I did not mock! I said it was more likely to take me to its content areas than John's site. But I'm probably just going with the familiar.
{Edit: I didn't actually say that, I guess, but I thought it was a good model for the type of site I thought John's was.}
Fiona - Nov 11, 2002 12:10:14 am PST #321 of 9843
John, email received; replied. Different address, though.
Now back to the website talk....
P.M. Marc - Nov 11, 2002 12:11:43 am PST #322 of 9843
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Don't worry, the ;P was there for a reason.
CaBil - Nov 11, 2002 1:57:02 am PST #323 of 9843
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
So I was pondering approaches this evening while I was at work.
Here's one....
A**** Broadcasting Company
We are where you are.
In the world
A new shot of some int'l event where Aussies are involvedAnd in the heart
Overseas locale, mother and child looking at the website. Mom saying "See, the storm missed grandmum"
We tell the oldest stories
A family listening on the grass to an symphonyFor all ages
several small kids listening to fairy tale on the radio
Messages for everyone
national radio network shot in one of the non-capital citiesAnd for each one
couple listening to a car radio in the middle of nowhere in the night in the outbackNo matter how far.
Aussie expat in Japan listening to game on int'l radio
A*** Broadcasting Company
On-air and On-line At every place and time.
Thoughts
"On-air and On-line, At every place and time." is your catchphrase here. It has a cadence to it, which may have to be tweaked.
Can you configure the front page so that someone can input their postal code, and have a bar pop up with all of the ABC options in their area? radio, int'l, etc? Internal banner ads could take examples similar to above. Like
- XBC. On-Air and On-line.
- Place: Canberra, Time: Now
- TV: showing X
- Radio 1: X
- Radio 2: X
- Radio 3: X etc
- Symphony: Tomorrow night, 8pm
- XBC. At every place and time.