Science.tv

Science.tv

[http://www.science.tv science.tv] is a virtual community for people interested in science. It enables users to upload videos and categorize them according to subject matter and intended audience.

History

science.tv was founded by Matt Thurling, a digital media pioneer and film-maker based in Bristol, England [ [http://pimm.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/sciencetv-joins-the-club-but-exactly-which/ Partial Immortalization, December 29, 2007] ] . Research and development work began in 2005 [ [http://quernstone.com/archives/2005/11/sciencetv.html The Daily Grind, November 26, 2005] ] and the site was launched in December 2007 [ [http://pimm.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/sciencetv-joins-the-club-but-exactly-which/ Partial Immortalization, December 29, 2007] ] . Thurling writes the [http://www.science.tv/blog/blog.html science.tv blog] , where he sets out the vision for the site and invites feedback and suggestions for improvements [ [http://pimm.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/sciencetv-launched-a-blog/ Partial Immortalization, January 1, 2008] ] .

Domain name

The .tv ("dot-tv") extension is a Top-level domain name, originally associated with the Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu. The entire domain was purchased from the islands' residents in 2000 [ [http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/12/technology/pluggedin_lashinsky.fortune/index.htm Adam Lashinsky, Fortune Magazine, December 12, 2006] ] and the suffix is now increasingly being used for sites featuring, or relating to, video content [ [http://www.forbes.com/2007/12/14/channelme-carson-daly-tech-personal-cx_rr_1217channel.html Rachel Rosmarin, Forbes.com, December 17, 2007] ] .

Technology

A look at the source code of science.tv reveals a front-end built with Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript. Video is delivered using the Adobe Flash codec. The back-end relies on a PHP interface to a mySQL content management system.

Content

The focus of science.tv is user-generated content, and much of the content on the site is actually embedded from other video sites, including YouTube. The intended audience is broad, ranging from school students to academics and professional programme-makers [ [http://pimm.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/matt-thurling-on-the-concept-of-sciencetv/ Partial Immortalization, December 31, 2007] ] .Users are able to navigate for content via site-wide search, tags and by preset categories, which include: [http://www.science.tv/9/physics physics] , [http://www.science.tv/10/chemistry chemistry] and [http://www.science.tv/11/biology biology] .

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