For those of you who are heading in to Birmingham on Saturday for #TAL12 here are the session times for the day. We have tried to make #TAL12 busy but leisurely, so you won’t be racing between rooms, the rough timings for the day are: 09:30 – Doors open for the early birds to start [...]
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Old Ning Networks Being Deleted
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 [...]
Are you celebrating your community?
A guest post from John Popham about his Celebration 2.0 project which Talk About Local are delighted to be supporting. Technology should be fun. What do you use computers and smartphones for? Chatting to your friends on Facebook? Sharing photos with your loved ones? Talking to relatives in far-flung places on Skype? Uploading novelty videos [...]
New experiences that hyper local blogging can bring
Today I am talking about the new experiences running a hyperlocal blog has brought; from organising events, dealing with the mainstream media, learning to negotiate, community involvement to running a campaign, and I will share some hints and tips that will help you get your hyperlocal blog up and running. I have been running my hyperlocal blog, [...]
UnHundred 2010
Are you disappointed that you didn’t make it in to the Guardian 100 most powerful people in media? Well don’t be downhearted because Talk About Local are listing the UnHundred, a slightly tongue in cheek but entirely legitimate & serious list of the top 100 people and sites from the hyperlocal and alternative on-line media communities. Like the [...]