Comments for Introducing the Factbyte Factbox
Published by Mr. C
Sidepodcast is today turning its F1 coverage up to eleven, with the release of the all new Factbyte Factbox. The interactive web panel enables us to provide real-time updates on any live event, be it an F1 session, another motorsport event or live streaming podcast.
Awesome!! Good job :)
Live test event!!!
ooh, forgot to say... we know it looks a bit rubbish in IE6/7/8 (and probably doesn't work at all). it's on the list.
Ooh, FBFB MK2!
Is it in Beta in case it is like Buzz?
oooo!! cool!! :)
it's in beta because we learnt from buzz ;)
Buzz? Can't remember that!
Wow, unexpected cool things!
You can even follow it on Twitter! although I don't know why yet
ooh, should have said. updates (or truncated ones at least), will be pushed to twitter should you prefer to follow that way.
Something is happening...
Wow!! Something happened :o
FBFB works
yay!! that is awesome!
It's talking to us...
way hey!! i see words from christine!
...aaaand relax.
Hello FBFB! We can see you! ;)
I for one welcome our new Factbyte Factbox overlords.
Am I the only one thinking BBC Live Text here?
Like Deep Thought. It took its time but now it speaks
this season is going to be awesome :)
it's very similar.
but soon, it'll be much better.
I dunno what you mean. It's not me!
Let's see benson predict that one
and twitter updates here: http://twitter.com/factbytefactbox
I can't believe he thought it was you. It's clearly the FBFB speaking
Evening, FBFB
Shouldn't you be laughing maniacally and screaming "It's alive!"
Yaaaay
#stillneedsmorecheese
hehehe
Are you gonna be using FBFB for all f1 sessions (that you are watching)?
spooky: twitter.com/sidep…tatus/10239434096
It even knows twitter. wooow.
I can't wait to see what it does at the weekend
This is Cars all over again, isn't it? :D
FBFB, do you know what the answer is to life, the universe and everything?
it certainly needs a lot of testing. so hopefully.
All we do is set the times of the sessions. We just gotta hope FBFB wakes up in time.
Testing during testing. Perfect!
things that don't really work right now:
- images
- polls for voting
- hashtags aren't auto-converted
- and we can't include audio or video yet
Is it not a bit odd that the lclt brings new comments in at the bottom but the FBFB brings them in at the top? Fooled me. I saw it move but I was looking at the bottom and nothing had changed
:)
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ooh, very good point. that can be altered.
Some say it controls sidepodcast and it's faithful owners. All we know is, it's called the Factbyte Factbox.
links open inside the little box. that's not good.
yay!!
oo didn't realise that, i'm sure if it doesn't there will be plenty of people to tell you it didn't... :)
Oh is that what's going on?
#embarrassedtechguy
Bad news on the link test. It opened it in the factbox and I couldn't go back! Had to close the tab and restart.
i kinda like that they come in at the top.. it kinda makes sense to my eyes. but i'll get used to it either way :)
I think this means the LCLT is pretty much officially the second most awesomeness thing ever
Ah!. Just clicked on the F1 minute link.
will fix by friday. backspace key will take you back.
For anyone who has not used the lclt before you can move the boxes around and shrink or stretch them to suit your screen
The second? That makes it more awesome than one of our hosts! Don't you mean third?
This gives me a reason to use LCLT more often now :D
Nothing can be more awesome than Timo, its just the way it is.
would it surprise you to learn that until this moment, i never tried to move the new fbfb box.
thankfully it works!
FBFB, you should share this. Someone made the BBCF1 intro using lego. www.youtube.com/w…tch?v=lYda5CI3YVQ
Backspace does some incredible things on this site. I accidently clicked a link on the doohickey and it went to ye olde comments. I hit back space and not only did it go back to the doohickey but it was exactly as I left it wit the new comments still waiting to be pulled in. It blew me away
Links-as-text are not parsing on the Twitter feed, but they are when they are normal links
It just occurred to me that there may be people who hadn't used it before. Must remember and post comments like that over the weekend if there are new people around
WOW!
It plays video? That is awesome
it worked!
fbfb is living dangerously!
Embed sort of works. It's over the copyright notice on mine, but it's viewable!
It's trying to push outside the boundaries! :)
omg! video too!!
In case you're not on doohickey / the daily:
http://twitter.com/CroftyF1
Its trying to take over ;)
Might need to be able to extend the ol' boxes, but still.
which browser, chap?
Booo for protecting tweets
added to the list.
I don't think it matters at the mo, just a test to see if it works?
But for me the right edge is off the side and the bottom is off the bottom.
I bet Mr C used that video because it had cogs in it
*checks* Firefox 3.5.8 apparently
Video also goes over Factbyte Factbox header at the top of the box
I'm using Firefox 3.6 and its doing it.
thanks you.
Do you need a print screen on dropio?
oooo i just noticed the calendar in live commenting (i haven't been in lclt for a while) i like that lclt is full of all the info you need to know :)
If you scroll around, the video fits inside the FBFB box perfectly.
FBFB is going? :( bad times. I bet it is secretly a panda... :P
Mr C, I think you have excelled yourself.
if you could, pls.
that has to be our most successful test ever.
eeheheheeh!!!! there is a countdown to FP1 on SPC! eheheh :D yay! :)
Sorry, it's gone. Bring it back for a few seconds, and I'll take one!
ah too late, video vanished
Well done guys! *claps
oh no it hasn't...
refresh this post.
Very well done!
coding legend. fbfb is awesome!
formatting needs some work. soz.
I've got 'Next Event - Free Practice 1'
It's not in the FBFB box anymore.
sorry, the blog post: sidepodcast.com/2…factbyte-factbox/
ahh for the screengrab? got ya.
While that is very awesome, it doesn't help for the screen shot! ;)
tis okay. i think i'll just try and make the lclt boxes bigger. the blog post is scrolling too,
Sounds cool... Shame I missed it!
you'll be around friday morning though, right?
oooooh yes :) :) :) :)
I just really, really, really, need to finish my pole poll thing tonight! Otherwise I'm in big trouble!
Wow, that's my video you've embedded! It's like.... famous and stuff now.
It's good, it deserves to be shared
Thanks :) I was thinking of doing an F1-minute style review type thing of each race.... then thought about the effort required. I suppose for Bahrain every corner looks the same so I'd only have to model one corner...
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