New update service for YouView

gwatuk · 12-04-2013, 15:21

YouView users may be interested to know that a mailing list has been set up to keep them informed about new software releases and other developments for YouView.

See: www.youviewupdate.co.uk

tellytart1 · 12-04-2013, 16:08

NB: The above site is a third party with no affiliation to YouView.

Ramsay Ladders · 12-04-2013, 18:00

The cynic in me would suggest that the OP is the owner of the website in the link.

gwatuk · 15-04-2013, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramsay Ladders

The cynic in me would suggest that the OP is the owner of the website in the link.

Yes of course.
This website is not selling anything.
It also makes quite clear that it is not connected with YouView.
It's been set up to try and improve communications about YouView, in particular with regards to TalkTalk.
If you look at the site it explains this.
At present there are changes to the YouView facilities that people are just not aware of.
For example the addition of subtitles to the BBC iPlayer.
If you were observant you might have spotted this when using it. But some people didn't spot it as evidenced by the TalkTalk forum.

This is not spam - it is a genuine attempt to offer a useful resource for YouView users.

d'@ve · 15-04-2013, 14:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwatuk

This is not spam - it is a genuine attempt to offer a useful resource for YouView users.

But they all say that.

People might not have been so suspicious if you'd explained it all in your initial post, and if you'd also linked to the official Youview announcement and forum threads about software releases, for those like me who prefer to read such things at source.

Just saying, that you could have explained things a bit better from the outset. I'm sure your resource will be helpful to some people.

gwatuk · 15-04-2013, 16:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by d'@ve

...People might not have been so suspicious if you'd explained it all in your initial post...

This is the first time I've posted on this forum.
I really wasn't anticipating that I needed to be defensive about this.
It does "what it says on the tin".

There is no way that I would expect any of the main YouView companies to officially endorse this, but there has been plenty of discussion about it on the YouView forum and there have been no adverse comments from the YouView official reps.

The prime motivation for setting it up was because I have repeatedly suggested to TalkTalk that when they release a software update they should email their customers to let them know what's happening. (This is obviously not so easy with Humax users but Talktalk obviously have an email address for everyone so for them it would be a simple task.)
They haven't responded to this suggestion so I thought I'd do it myself.

I intend to continue running the site and generating the email messages. This will obviously take time so if I'm going to do this I'd like it to be for as many people as possible - hence my attempt to publicise the mailing list on this forum.

simola · 15-04-2013, 20:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwatuk

YouView users may be interested to know that a mailing list has been set up to keep them informed about new software releases and other developments for YouView.

See: www.youviewupdate.co.uk

I've signed up, sounds a good idea. More than happy to give it a go.

gwatuk · 15-04-2013, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by simola

I've signed up, sounds a good idea. More than happy to give it a go.

Thanks for posting a positive response!

Hope you did the survey as well.
The results are not what I expected.

David Waine · 16-04-2013, 05:19

I signed up as soon as the original post appeared. Gwatuk has sent me a couple of updates on what is happening in the world of YouView, nothing else. It does exactly as stated in the original post. This is not a spam site, so please do not be cynical.

mikwag · 18-04-2013, 12:55

I know Gwatuk from another forum. There are SOME users there (who need to get a life), who complained about Gwatuks notification of this new extremely useful website being brought to their attention on that forum.

One (idiot ....) even went so far as to suggest he would report the website as a spamming website.

I find it amazing that so many people put the boot in for things like this when it has clearly been set up, with no little effort, to provide real benefits to YouView users. I registered as soon as it was set up, and expect to get a feed providing me with essential information that would take me MUCH longer to find, were this facility not available. So far I have received very few emails, and anticipate that far from being a problem, I will find it really useful.

Everyone has a choice - sign up (or don't - your choice...) - see if you get benefits from it - if not deregister. What's the problem here?

Thanks, Gwatuk - keep up the good work.

gwatuk · 18-04-2013, 13:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikwag

...Everyone has a choice - sign up (or don't - your choice...) - see if you get benefits from it - if not deregister. What's the problem here?...

I'm really pleased to be able to say that response to the mailing list has been good.
Also the survey about new features is producing some really useful (and surprising) results.
Even if you are not interested in signing up to the mailing list, please do take a couple of minutes to do the survey.
We know that the results are being watched by YouView so this is a real chance to influence the way that YouView develops.

www.youviewupdate.co.uk/survey.html

wwwebber · 18-04-2013, 22:00

Just signed up

Ignore the keyboard warriors here and carry on regardless

David Drizen · 18-04-2013, 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwatuk

This is the first time I've posted on this forum.
I really wasn't anticipating that I needed to be defensive about this.
It does "what it says on the tin".

There is no way that I would expect any of the main YouView companies to officially endorse this, but there has been plenty of discussion about it on the YouView forum and there have been no adverse comments from the YouView official reps.

The prime motivation for setting it up was because I have repeatedly suggested to TalkTalk that when they release a software update they should email their customers to let them know what's happening. (This is obviously not so easy with Humax users but Talktalk obviously have an email address for everyone so for them it would be a simple task.)
They haven't responded to this suggestion so I thought I'd do it myself.
I intend to continue running the site and generating the email messages. This will obviously take time so if I'm going to do this I'd like it to be for as many people as possible - hence my attempt to publicise the mailing list on this forum.

Your site shows various logo tradmarks including Youview, BT, Talktalk & Humax
This will give the impression that this site is supported by these companies.
As it states on your site these trade marks are copy right of the respective companies. If they have not endorsed your site how have you managed to use there trade marks?

wwwebber · 18-04-2013, 22:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Drizen

Your site shows various logo tradmarks including Youview, BT, Talktalk & Humax
This will give the impression that this site is supported by these companies.
As it states on your site these trade marks are copy right of the respective companies have not endorsed you site how have you managed to use there trade marks?

What is it to you ? Are you just being spiteful ?. Anyway I don't thinks there's any issue here

VisionMan1 · 18-04-2013, 23:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Drizen

Your site shows various logo tradmarks including Youview, BT, Talktalk & Humax
This will give the impression that this site is supported by these companies.
As it states on your site these trade marks are copy right of the respective companies. If they have not endorsed your site how have you managed to use there trade marks?

The website is genuine, and very good too. YouView are also aware of it, as gwatuk openly informed them about it.

And they haven't got a problem with it.

1andrew1 · 19-04-2013, 00:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by VisionMan1

The website is genuine, and very good too. YouView are also aware of it, as gwatuk openly informed them about it.

And they haven't got a problem with it.

Great idea but avoid clicking on the ads saying you've been selected to get a free iPhone. Signed up too.

VisionMan1 · 19-04-2013, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Great idea but avoid clicking on the ads saying you've been selected to get a free iPhone. Signed up too.

Just completed the survey. Which then showed the results. Absolutely fascinating answers. And good questions, gwatuk.

d'@ve · 19-04-2013, 21:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwatuk

This is the first time I've posted on this forum.
I really wasn't anticipating that I needed to be defensive about this.
It does "what it says on the tin".
[snip]

Thanks for explaining.

People are naturally (and rightly) suspicious of new members in forums like this one due to the prevalence of troll posters and spammers, not all of whom are filtered out by Digital Spy. That's the only reason I said that an initial introduction from you would have been helpful but you've done that now, so thanks.

The only thing I am still puzzled by is the domain that your web link redirects to, which is talktalk.net. Is that because they act as hosts for anyone with a talktalk account, free webspace?

Looks like it will be a good resource though, I have to say.

gomezz · 19-04-2013, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwatuk

Also the survey about new features is producing some really useful (and surprising) results.

Not at all surprising given the way the survey is structured.

gwatuk · 19-04-2013, 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by d'@ve

...The only thing I am still puzzled by is the domain that your web link redirects to, which is talktalk.net. Is that because they act as hosts for anyone with a talktalk account, free webspace?...

Yes that's right - free webspace (and I'm a beginner at this stuff).
I suppose the danger is that if we publish anything too critical of TalkTalk they could always pull the plug.

gwatuk · 26-06-2013, 22:13

There is now a second survey about new features for YouView.
Please see www.youviewupdate.co.uk if you wish to contribute to this.

12-04-2013, 15:21	#1
gwatuk Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 108	New update service for YouView YouView users may be interested to know that a mailing list has been set up to keep them informed about new software releases and other developments for YouView. See: www.youviewupdate.co.uk

15-04-2013, 11:04	#4
gwatuk Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 108	Yes Quote: Originally Posted by Ramsay Ladders The cynic in me would suggest that the OP is the owner of the website in the link. Yes of course. This website is not selling anything. It also makes quite clear that it is not connected with YouView. It's been set up to try and improve communications about YouView, in particular with regards to TalkTalk. If you look at the site it explains this. At present there are changes to the YouView facilities that people are just not aware of. For example the addition of subtitles to the BBC iPlayer. If you were observant you might have spotted this when using it. But some people didn't spot it as evidenced by the TalkTalk forum. This is not spam - it is a genuine attempt to offer a useful resource for YouView users.

15-04-2013, 16:04	#6
gwatuk Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 108	Explanations Quote: Originally Posted by d'@ve ...People might not have been so suspicious if you'd explained it all in your initial post... This is the first time I've posted on this forum. I really wasn't anticipating that I needed to be defensive about this. It does "what it says on the tin". There is no way that I would expect any of the main YouView companies to officially endorse this, but there has been plenty of discussion about it on the YouView forum and there have been no adverse comments from the YouView official reps. The prime motivation for setting it up was because I have repeatedly suggested to TalkTalk that when they release a software update they should email their customers to let them know what's happening. (This is obviously not so easy with Humax users but Talktalk obviously have an email address for everyone so for them it would be a simple task.) They haven't responded to this suggestion so I thought I'd do it myself. I intend to continue running the site and generating the email messages. This will obviously take time so if I'm going to do this I'd like it to be for as many people as possible - hence my attempt to publicise the mailing list on this forum.

18-04-2013, 12:55	#10
mikwag Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Great work, Gwatuk I know Gwatuk from another forum. There are SOME users there (who need to get a life), who complained about Gwatuks notification of this new extremely useful website being brought to their attention on that forum. One (idiot ....) even went so far as to suggest he would report the website as a spamming website. I find it amazing that so many people put the boot in for things like this when it has clearly been set up, with no little effort, to provide real benefits to YouView users. I registered as soon as it was set up, and expect to get a feed providing me with essential information that would take me MUCH longer to find, were this facility not available. So far I have received very few emails, and anticipate that far from being a problem, I will find it really useful. Everyone has a choice - sign up (or don't - your choice...) - see if you get benefits from it - if not deregister. What's the problem here? Thanks, Gwatuk - keep up the good work.

19-04-2013, 23:14	#20
gwatuk Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 108	Free webspace Quote: Originally Posted by d'@ve ...The only thing I am still puzzled by is the domain that your web link redirects to, which is talktalk.net. Is that because they act as hosts for anyone with a talktalk account, free webspace?... Yes that's right - free webspace (and I'm a beginner at this stuff). I suppose the danger is that if we publish anything too critical of TalkTalk they could always pull the plug.

12-04-2013, 16:08	#2
tellytart1 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London Posts: 3,638	NB: The above site is a third party with no affiliation to YouView.

12-04-2013, 18:00	#3
Ramsay Ladders Guest Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,895	The cynic in me would suggest that the OP is the owner of the website in the link.

15-04-2013, 14:17	#5
d'@ve Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Darn Sarf Posts: 28,743	Quote: Originally Posted by gwatuk This is not spam - it is a genuine attempt to offer a useful resource for YouView users. But they all say that. People might not have been so suspicious if you'd explained it all in your initial post, and if you'd also linked to the official Youview announcement and forum threads about software releases, for those like me who prefer to read such things at source. Just saying, that you could have explained things a bit better from the outset. I'm sure your resource will be helpful to some people.

15-04-2013, 20:22	#7
simola Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 276	Quote: Originally Posted by gwatuk YouView users may be interested to know that a mailing list has been set up to keep them informed about new software releases and other developments for YouView. See: www.youviewupdate.co.uk I've signed up, sounds a good idea. More than happy to give it a go.

15-04-2013, 20:32	#8
gwatuk Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 108	Quote: Originally Posted by simola I've signed up, sounds a good idea. More than happy to give it a go. Thanks for posting a positive response! Hope you did the survey as well. The results are not what I expected.

16-04-2013, 05:19	#9
David Waine Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: UK Posts: 2,270	I signed up as soon as the original post appeared. Gwatuk has sent me a couple of updates on what is happening in the world of YouView, nothing else. It does exactly as stated in the original post. This is not a spam site, so please do not be cynical.

18-04-2013, 13:50	#11
gwatuk Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 108	Quote: Originally Posted by mikwag ...Everyone has a choice - sign up (or don't - your choice...) - see if you get benefits from it - if not deregister. What's the problem here?... I'm really pleased to be able to say that response to the mailing list has been good. Also the survey about new features is producing some really useful (and surprising) results. Even if you are not interested in signing up to the mailing list, please do take a couple of minutes to do the survey. We know that the results are being watched by YouView so this is a real chance to influence the way that YouView develops. www.youviewupdate.co.uk/survey.html

18-04-2013, 22:00	#12
wwwebber Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Nottingham Posts: 3,536	Just signed up Ignore the keyboard warriors here and carry on regardless

18-04-2013, 22:38	#13
David Drizen Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 132	Quote: Originally Posted by gwatuk This is the first time I've posted on this forum. I really wasn't anticipating that I needed to be defensive about this. It does "what it says on the tin". There is no way that I would expect any of the main YouView companies to officially endorse this, but there has been plenty of discussion about it on the YouView forum and there have been no adverse comments from the YouView official reps. The prime motivation for setting it up was because I have repeatedly suggested to TalkTalk that when they release a software update they should email their customers to let them know what's happening. (This is obviously not so easy with Humax users but Talktalk obviously have an email address for everyone so for them it would be a simple task.) They haven't responded to this suggestion so I thought I'd do it myself. I intend to continue running the site and generating the email messages. This will obviously take time so if I'm going to do this I'd like it to be for as many people as possible - hence my attempt to publicise the mailing list on this forum. Your site shows various logo tradmarks including Youview, BT, Talktalk & Humax This will give the impression that this site is supported by these companies. As it states on your site these trade marks are copy right of the respective companies. If they have not endorsed your site how have you managed to use there trade marks?

18-04-2013, 22:41	#14
wwwebber Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Nottingham Posts: 3,536	Quote: Originally Posted by David Drizen Your site shows various logo tradmarks including Youview, BT, Talktalk & Humax This will give the impression that this site is supported by these companies. As it states on your site these trade marks are copy right of the respective companies have not endorsed you site how have you managed to use there trade marks? What is it to you ? Are you just being spiteful ?. Anyway I don't thinks there's any issue here

18-04-2013, 23:23	#15
VisionMan1 Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,107	Quote: Originally Posted by David Drizen Your site shows various logo tradmarks including Youview, BT, Talktalk & Humax This will give the impression that this site is supported by these companies. As it states on your site these trade marks are copy right of the respective companies. If they have not endorsed your site how have you managed to use there trade marks? The website is genuine, and very good too. YouView are also aware of it, as gwatuk openly informed them about it. And they haven't got a problem with it.

19-04-2013, 00:06	#16
1andrew1 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,981	Quote: Originally Posted by VisionMan1 The website is genuine, and very good too. YouView are also aware of it, as gwatuk openly informed them about it. And they haven't got a problem with it. Great idea but avoid clicking on the ads saying you've been selected to get a free iPhone. Signed up too.

19-04-2013, 00:24	#17
VisionMan1 Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,107	Quote: Originally Posted by 1andrew1 Great idea but avoid clicking on the ads saying you've been selected to get a free iPhone. Signed up too. Just completed the survey. Which then showed the results. Absolutely fascinating answers. And good questions, gwatuk.

19-04-2013, 21:14	#18
d'@ve Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Darn Sarf Posts: 28,743	Quote: Originally Posted by gwatuk This is the first time I've posted on this forum. I really wasn't anticipating that I needed to be defensive about this. It does "what it says on the tin". [snip] Thanks for explaining. People are naturally (and rightly) suspicious of new members in forums like this one due to the prevalence of troll posters and spammers, not all of whom are filtered out by Digital Spy. That's the only reason I said that an initial introduction from you would have been helpful but you've done that now, so thanks. The only thing I am still puzzled by is the domain that your web link redirects to, which is talktalk.net. Is that because they act as hosts for anyone with a talktalk account, free webspace? Looks like it will be a good resource though, I have to say.

19-04-2013, 21:20	#19
gomezz Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Buckingham Posts: 28,590	Quote: Originally Posted by gwatuk Also the survey about new features is producing some really useful (and surprising) results. Not at all surprising given the way the survey is structured.

26-06-2013, 22:13	#21
gwatuk Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 108	There is now a second survey about new features for YouView. Please see www.youviewupdate.co.uk if you wish to contribute to this.

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