H2G2: To find a new home
The BBC announced their intention to "dispose" of the H2G2 website as part of the current cuts. The hope is that someone else will take on H2G2 outside the BBC.
- The H2G2 site:
BBC - H2G2 - Home - The guide to life, the universe and everything,
written by youH2G2 is a constantly expanding, user-generated guide to life, the universe and everything, founded and inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams. It includes over 10,000 Approved Entries on a range of subjects, all written by members of the public.- The reporting of today's announcement:
BBC - H2G2 - Conversation - Monday 24 January, 2011: The future of H2G2 - Official news
H2G2 is a constantly expanding, user-generated guide to life, the universe and everything, founded and inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams. It includes over 10,000 Approved Entries on a range of subjects, all written by members of the public. Monday 24 January, 2011: The future of H2G2 - Official newsRIP DNA’s H2G2, and why axing the BBC’s community websites is a huge mistake
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