The 'second highest village in Shropshire' has a nice combination of a blog and a well executed traditional static site with the majority of content. I like the fact that it is the Parish Council running the site - a far more effective way of … [Read more...] about Little Wenlock – hyperlocal site run by the Parish Council
Examples of hyperlocal sites
Facebook and hyperlocal voice
Amidst all the hyperlocal froth people often forget that Facebook has a strong local neighbourhood component - not really by design, despite its origins in campus networks but more because people seem to love forming local area affinity groups. … [Read more...] about Facebook and hyperlocal voice
How to define a place – train local people to help you do it with simple community websites and blogs
The internet is the first port for new information these days - ask any encyclopedia salesman. The internet can define how places appear to the world. For cities Google turns up loads of web pages - many of them commerical. But in the UK search … [Read more...] about How to define a place – train local people to help you do it with simple community websites and blogs
Ultra or hyper local media linking Seattle, USA with Saltaire…?
Seattle, home to Boeing and Microsoft is probably the definitive modern technology driven city - but it is great to see it shares the same ultra local news values as Saltaire. Thanks to Tom for pointing to an interesting post by Cory Bergman about a … [Read more...] about Ultra or hyper local media linking Seattle, USA with Saltaire…?
Saltaire online – what would Sir Titus Salt have made of this?
This website on the famous Saltaire is a beautiful ultra local site. It was so comprehensive that I thought it might have been done by an agency for the tourist board so I asked Pamela the webmaster to tell the story: I moved to Saltaire in 2003 … [Read more...] about Saltaire online – what would Sir Titus Salt have made of this?
Digbeth is good, keep Digbeth vibrant….
Digbeth is good tickled my fancy - an irreverent, cheerful, colourful site that perhaps confounds the expectations. Digbeth is (or was) spiritual home to Birds custard, Typhoo Tea and a lot of manufacturing, prior to the 1980s but now undergoing … [Read more...] about Digbeth is good, keep Digbeth vibrant….