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thebasource.com why does this website exist?
Just curious why this website exists and its purpose.
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Well why not ?
Why does Flyertalk exist ? cs |
Originally Posted by cornishsimon
(Post 29312011)
Well why not ?
Why does Flyertalk exist ? Not sure why BA Source was created, but if someone puts the effort in then I appreciate the info it provides. |
Many regard the seat maps on thebasource as being significantly more accurate than those that exist elsewhere on sites such as seatguru etc. It is also a useful reference tool and the data it accumulates gets better over time.
One of the sites I visit most regular. |
Am just curious as to why this thread exists.
What, I wonder, is its purpose ........ ? |
LOL
this thread has now made me curious to visit basource Maybe the purpose of this thread is to increase basource viewership??!! Hmm..... |
As with ba97.com, I'm just regularly grateful that someone designs and builds such websites ... and launches them for free.
A more constructive hobby than many, I suggest ;) |
Originally Posted by kosy91
(Post 29312066)
LOL
this thread has now made me curious to visit basource Maybe the purpose of this thread is to increase basource viewership??!! Hmm..... For me, the ‘acid test’ of any website revolves around three key criteria : 1. Is it useful ? 2. Is it interesting / informative ? 3. Is its content unique - ie. in the sense that it is not readily available, in its entirety, from any other single source ? Points 1 & 2 will come down to subjective opinion of course ; but, speaking personally, basource.com passes comfortably on both counts. And - AFAIK - it meets my test number 3 also. |
Someone had access to BA technical information they thought others would appreciate access to. They were right; it's become a useful reference site.
I don't know if it started as a hobby and was then monetized or was launched as a commercial venture, but the monetization is unobtrusive. I hope the site is able to continue. Remember when people made websites just because they could? |
Cash.
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Are the various "source" website linked (like QRsource)?
What is the economics of such a website? |
I use it for seat maps.
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Originally Posted by T8191
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As with ba97.com, I'm just regularly grateful that someone designs and builds such websites ... and launches them for free.
A more constructive hobby than many, I suggest ;) |
Originally Posted by seaskybound
(Post 29312005)
Just curious why this website exists and its purpose.
British Airways Trackers |
Originally Posted by brunos
(Post 29312208)
Are the various "source" website linked (like QRsource)?
What is the economics of such a website? Speaking as someone that runs a similarly structured website to BA Source (in another part of travel of no relevance to anyone here - and done to test things primarily!). |
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