06-01-2024, 09:48 PM
(06-01-2024, 08:50 PM)ViridianFan Wrote: The i in iplayer is a legacy from the BBCi days which was the umbrella branding for anything “interactive” such as the website and the red button. I have to say I like the use of bbci, I think the homepage in the bbci whilst dated now actually looked so much better than the home page now. I’ll be even more controversial and say I think it’s a shame in one way sounds was an i[NAME]. I don’t know what you’d put in there.Is it though? BBCi was dead by about 3 years when the iPlayer was named and launched. Indeed the Wikipedia suggests the 'i' means integrated as much as it means interactive.
I agree with your points about the old BBC Online experience being far better, there were pages and pages of content about a very wide range of things. The 'cult' pages on Red Dwarf were quite in-depth ISTR. However it did get a bit ridiculous, particularly the 'Where I live' pages which were often a blend of local news and current affairs with webcams showing nothing.