links for 2008-10-09

• BBC public value in the online world « Derivadow.com
  Tom's fine post on TBL, the value of linked data and how it relates to the BBC's public purposes.
  (tags: commonplatform tomscott derivadow bbc)
• The Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry :: Index
  Forum at StephenFry.com. fairly healthy discussions on is varied BBC (and kingdom of course) shows.
  (tags: stephenfry forums bbc bbc2 bbc1)
• Digg’s Recent Bans and the Limits of Crowdsourcing – Mashable
  " those that are most committed will always have the most control. Digg may continue to grow in traffic and size, but with every controversial move like the recent banning measures, it will irritate a continually growing contingent of its most ardent supporters." (via paulbradshaw)
  (tags: digg communitymanagement moderation banning)
• Community // Rock Band®
  brilliant community site for Rock Band. /users/ and all that. looks lovely. forums, leaderboards, pix. nicely done (via infovore)
  (tags: rockband community forum leaderboards)
• Mark Simonson Studio / Notebook: Mad Men, Mad Props
  Deconstruction of fonts used in Mad Men. "The show starts out with stylish opening titles featuring glimpses of real ads from the period—and a clinker: What’s Lucida Handwriting (1992) doing here?"
  (tags: tv blog typography madmen amc)