Matt over at hyperlocal blogger has made an interesting post about what makes a good local blogger. He stresses the need for decent interesting content, rather than opinion. This chimes well with me – in kings cross we generally try to keep opinion to a minimum, except where big local campaigns are running. We don’t [...]
Archive for October 5, 2008
Find local online groups with www.groupsnearyou.com and play their new game to build neighbourliness
It can be really hard to find local groups online even if you live in an area. Most ultra or hyperlocal groups are below google’s radar. Small groups in communities with distinctive names often show up but others get lost in the internet ocean. Also many local community groups are online in closed email lists [...]
Teach a man to fish – Demos recommends teaching blogging etc in school
This looks like a timely report from Demos – covered in the Guardian – giving young people the basic skills to self publish unlocks their democratic voice. The Guardian says of the report: ‘It also suggests that creating video blogs and online diaries should be part of the school curriculum, used by schools in the [...]
Talking hyperlocal, ultralocal workshop at mashup*
Mashup* ran an interesting event last Friday on the ‘hyperlocal’ agenda. I have been merrily using the term ultralocal when in fact hyperlocal has apparently been trademarked in the USA for local news beneath the radar of the conventional media. There was a crowd of thirty or so software developers and investors interested in how [...]