Napoleon - 9:45 am on Mar 5, 2002 (gmt 0)

Great find NFFC.

I think this is actually very big news, and very good news.

At the very least it is a powerful shot across the bows of other SEs, many of whom are taking their eye off their service and corrupting their returns. It's almost like saying - "watch it you guys, because look what COULD happen if your results continue to evolve into Yellow Pages".

Like Brett I think there is a big future for public service web and I think that public service SEs will be at the core of it. Almost like the old days!

I can't see a major flip side to it - it's a public service and the BBC are funded to provide apublic service. I'll be watching this one closely.