It seems that any of the old Ning networks that were set up before they moved to the paid for model are being removed. A number of you have reported getting E-mails from Ning saying We are going to permanently remove networks from Ning that have never purchased a Mini, Plus or Pro plan. Although [...]
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Six ways hyperlocal could help your High Street
I don’t want to live in Britain that doesn’t care about community. That’s one of the first things the shopping and retail personality Mary Portas states in her ‘vision’ which was presented to the government recently for The Portas Review. It’s a sentiment which every hyperlocal publisher in the country would surely echo so [...]
Talk About Local work with Woodley residents to create a new community website for Stockport SK6
Last Thursday myself, William and Mike found ourselves delivering training in a room above a chip shop in Woodley Shopping Precinct, Stockport to a group of local residents. The training room is part of the unique Startpoint Woodley UK online centre, which is one of the many Community Capacity Builder centres Talk About Local are [...]
Three ways to use Facebook in your community
If you’re looking to start creating a voice online for your community using Facebook you might find this video useful. Possibly Related Posts:Moderation in FacebookFacebook pages and groups – what’s the difference?Getting started in FacebookFacebook jargonTalk of the town: a talkaboutlocal handbook for Facebook
A Co-operative model for hyperlocal news on the web
Ally Tibbit has learned through experience what types of non-profit structures work for active hyperlocal sites. In this guest post for Talk About Local, Ally sketches out how a Co-operative with hundred of members could be formed to produce local news and return control of the news to the people. As part of my job [...]