Now I wouldn't say we didn't have faith in theBookPond project - we always knew it was a fantastic idea, but its fair to say we have been pretty deflated by the lack of interest in the site and we were beginning to question our own instincts, however.....
On the 2nd July, the site was featured on the BBC's Click! technology programme. Click! goes out four or five times over the weekend, and is available to watch on the BBC website for a whole week. On Saturday morning I was more than pleasantly surprised to find we had a spot on Webscape with the lovely Kate Russell, and since then things have been a bit mad.
We have had a surge of interest from like-minded students, and from businesses. The site has had a flurry of activity including students registering and listing books from all corners of the UK. We are much pleased. We have been overwhelmed with the lovely messages people have taken time and effort to send us. We have had everything from 'good for you' messages of support, to recommendations for improvements. We have had many people telling us they are telling all their friends about us, which is fab because the more people know about the site, the more useful it becomes.
We would like to say thank you to Click! for featuring us, and for their accurate interpretation of the site aims, and for the enthusiasm shown. It really came across well on screen and is a credit to the superb production crews a world-leading corporation like the Beeb employ.
Soon, we will be launching our poster thingy-me-bob, hopefully incorporating the recommendations that students have made, as well as other general improvements to the site itself. For now we are trawling through the numerous emails, and getting our heads round the numerous new books that have been listed.
So a massive welcome to all neew members, and a big thank you for all the support shown to us. We hope we can at least be useful, and if not, at least be interesting.
