The dialogue on ultra or hyperlocal publishing around this site has led me to create a proposal to help active citizens create ultra or hyperlocal sites about their neighbourhood/community/locality. The proposal is about skills, not technology platforms and has the working title ‘Talk About Local’. I have been driven by my own experience in Kings [...]
Archive for January 18, 2009
Web only Doncaster free sheet – The Villager
Good example here of a local freesheet that went web only some years ago, the Villager in Doncaster: ‘The Villager is a community newspaper which up until February 2003 was delivered free to 20,000 homes in the villages listed above once a month. In 2002 it launched this website offering both printed and electronic versions. [...]
Formby First – great local blog by a parish councillor
Sean Brady has a great Typepad based site in Formby, Lancashire/Sefton that is rather better than mainstream blogs by elected representatives. The content really nails what ultralocal or hyperlocal should be about. I liked a lot this post where Sean uses embedded video to make a point about a dangerous spot for cyclists – the video adds [...]