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- 11 Oct 07, 05:19 PM
So what would you pay for the new Radiohead album? This is the hot topic of discussion on BBC Collective.
BBC Collective is a place to keep up to date with the latest happenings in the arts world. Every week, a selection of articles on the latest albums, films and books are published, along with multimedia content like music tracks and interviews. The multimedia content might not be subtitled or transcribed at the moment, but interviews and the like have extensive summaries.
You don’t have to take BBC Collective’s editorial views on the latest releases if you don’t want to. You can write your own reviews, or discuss those of other community members.
You even get your own area – called “my space” which is decidedly more accessible and user-friendly that its more famous namesake.
There, you can write a blog, upload pictures, review CDs, gigs or exhibitions. Anything you like really.
Registration is straightforward – no pesky visual verification images to worry about. There is even extensive audio help available at each stage of the process, recorded from a real live person rather than a synthesised voice. And, er, she’s got a lovely Scots accent…
Sorry. Where was I? Ah yes, once you’ve set up an account you can get involved with the community.
If I have one criticism, then it regards the alt text for images. Not all images have alternative text equivalents, and even when present they aren’t always detailed enough, so following some of the links is a bit of a lucky dip.
The big talking point on BBC Collective regards Radiohead. As you doubtless know, the band has invited fans to pay what they want to download their new album, “In Rainbows”. Which is a really exciting development in ‘music 2.0’.
But the novelty of establishing what a fair price is for the album is causing some head scratching. Perhaps you agree with badgirlswirlgirl who thinks £3.50 is a fair price. Or maybe, like craigthepenguin, you won’t pay anything because you want to buy the CD later. Then again, hybridowl is only paying the admin fee and donating money to the band’s favourite charity instead.
Whatever you make of this discussion, it is well worth checking out BBC Collective.
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