As is tradition with our unconferences, at the end of #TAL12 we held the much-awaited Unawards ceremony to mark the very best in hyperlocal innovation and excellence. Below is our list of winners, who were rewarded with some very special prizes purchased from Latifs (‘Where Choice Meets Price’). The winners will also receive a ‘#TAL12 Unaward winner’ [...]
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The #TAL12 Unaward winners
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Hyperlocal exit strategy
One piece of advice Dave Harte gives to community website managers in his fantastic post ‘Hyperlocal till I die‘ is, strangely, ‘to have some children’. Or, more specifically: …something that keeps you tied to an area…The longevity of your blog is directly connected to your life circumstances…‘staying put’ is the best chance your blog has [...]
Karen Strunks at Show and TAL
As you can see, we’re pretty busy here at talk about local gearing up for the #TAL11 unconference next Saturday 2nd April. However we also recently held a somewhat smaller and more intimate event in the shape of Show and TAL in Birmingham, to catch up with our West Midlands friends and reflect upon the [...]
Reflections on UK GovCamp 2011 and a discussion around online archives #ukgc11
There were some particularly inspiring and thought-provoking sessions at UK GovCamp 2011 last Saturday. The ones I found most enjoyable were: The session on trade unions led by Paul Evans, starting off with a rough aim to make trade unions more open and democratic and ending with ideas for a Rate My Union, Rate My [...]
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