BBC Research & DevelopmentJul 31, 2023

Hello to our new followers, which, for the one and only time, is everyone...

We'll be verifying our account very soon, but in the meantime, our top level domain should hopefully help confirm our identity, and we've also written about why we're here on Mastodon, what was involved to get here, and the other BBC accounts you can follow.

Say hi, follow and give us a boost!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub

The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media

Trialling ActivityPub and the federated model for social media and it's possibilities for the BBC.

BBC R&D
Show threadMichael VealeJul 31, 2023
great to see @BBCRD and @BBCRadio4 etc on the fediverse...! although buying a gTLD is an expensive way to verify yourself (upward of $150k...)
Show threadAngela Glansbury 🚽
@mikarv @BBCRD @BBCRadio4
wait, $150k, is this real?
Jul 31, 2023 at 3:39pmWeb
Show threadChristian Kent   𝘊𝘒 :＼﹥Jul 31, 2023
@floppyplopper @mikarv @BBCRD @BBCRadio4 Peanuts for a country the size of the UK and it's a virtual real estate you should claim, especially in that industry.
Show threadMy name is Gloria ActuallyJul 31, 2023
@mikarv @floppyplopper you have to remember they got a shitton of money and get to depreciate it or write it off through accounting. It would be like us investing in a decent external hard drive or a good keyboard. Maybe not necessary but definitely a good idea.
Show threadAngela Glansbury 🚽Jul 31, 2023
@mikarv @BBCRD @BBCRadio4
ok, I just realised who else might be interested in buying dot bbc and on the face of it this is a really sensible use of money.