On Saturday 15th July 'Pindec', of BirminghamB29.com, led a walk around the B29 postcode perimeter. But this was no summer stroll, this was a Tortoise Walk: Apparently, in 1840s Paris, it was very trendy to wander around with a tortoise on a lead to … [Read more...] about B29 tortoise walk
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Where to go when you hit a dry patch
It is important that your hyperlocal site is updated regularly so people will come back and visit. Don't fall in to the trap of publishing for the sake of publishing as your quality will reduce and you may turn your visitors away. There are … [Read more...] about Where to go when you hit a dry patch
Hyper-hyper-local: blogging from your garden
One of my favourite books at the moment is called Watching the English, by Kate Fox. In it she puts forward some very persuasive generalisations about how we use our gardens, including the observation that we will wait for months for an opportune … [Read more...] about Hyper-hyper-local: blogging from your garden
Isle of Wight Words
Ventnor Blog's Isle of Wight Words is a truly touching feature of the hyperlocal site, bought to the island by Sally and Simon Perry. Ventnor Blog (which isn't just about Ventnor, but covers the whole island) had been pondering a dictionary of … [Read more...] about Isle of Wight Words
Hyperlocal news wire
Jon Bounds is part of Birmingham’s wonderfully creative social media scene. He runs Birmingham It’s Not Shit and played an important part in the outstanding repurposing of a dreary council consultation in Big City Talk. We talked about how we … [Read more...] about Hyperlocal news wire