The Talk About Local team are a busy bunch this month - as well as working with working with the winners of Nesta's Neighbourhood Challenge to help them find a voice online, we've also been training trainers within UK online centres that have … [Read more...] about We've created some new training videos for getting started with WordPress and Facebook
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Integrating your WordPress website with Facebook
I've been talking to a few people recently who are keen to integrate their new community website with Facebook, so their Facebook friends and contacts can keep up with activity on the website.The easiest way to do this to first create a Facebook … [Read more...] about Integrating your WordPress website with Facebook
HyperLocal GovCamp West Midlands: The Bloxidge Tallygraph and an idea for a hyperlocal 'premium' service
I had a very enjoyable time at HyperLocal GovCamp West Midlands in Walsall on 6th October, which brought together local government, community website managers and open data enthusiasts for a one-day unconference. As one of the event organisers Andy … [Read more...] about HyperLocal GovCamp West Midlands: The Bloxidge Tallygraph and an idea for a hyperlocal 'premium' service
Content idea: feature local parks, allotments and gardens
Try to feature some information and news about your local green spaces, be they parks, gardens or allotments.Last August Clare White wrote a blog post that featured some of Britain's garden blogs, such as the Patient Gardener’s Weblog from … [Read more...] about Content idea: feature local parks, allotments and gardens
Talk About Local grows…
I'm delighted that Mike Rawlins of PitsnPots and Nicky Getgood of Digbeth is Good have agreed to join the TAL team full time joining me and Clare White who has been working on the project part time. Mike, Nicky and Clare are some of the best … [Read more...] about Talk About Local grows…