There's a great site for finding social groups in your area called GroupsNearYou.com. Just type in your location or postcode and it shows you what's close by. Now you can provide that very same ease of use to your own local blog. I've just finished … [Read more...] about Add GroupsNearYou.com to your WordPress blog
How to add Twitter to your WordPress blog
If you run a local blog there's a good chance you might be on Twitter, as my some of your neighbours. This creates a 'back-channel' that can often go unseen. So in the interests of enhancing local blogs with this back-channel, below is a video which … [Read more...] about How to add Twitter to your WordPress blog
Add WriteToThem.com to your WordPress blog
If you've not heard of WriteToThem.com before, it's a great site by mySociety which makes contact politicians really easy, whether that's your local councillors or your MP, regional assembly member or MEP. To make it even easier for readers of your … [Read more...] about Add WriteToThem.com to your WordPress blog
Adding local information to your blog using RSS
There's a lot of useful information lying around the web that has local relevance but often people don't know it's there or even how to find it. For example, the NHS Choices web site provides the public with a way of rating and reviewing their local … [Read more...] about Adding local information to your blog using RSS
Add TheyWorkForYou.com to your WordPress blog
TheyWorkForYou.com is a great site built by e-democracy charity, mySociety. It provides an easy way for citizens to keep an eye on their MP. You can sign up for e-mail updates whenever your MP speaks in the House of Commons, for example. So wouldn't … [Read more...] about Add TheyWorkForYou.com to your WordPress blog