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B29 tortoise walk

8th September 2009 by nickygetgood

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

Filed Under: Blog, Success Stories Tagged With: b29, birmingham, community, Content, digbeth, Ideas, pindec

Where to go when you hit a dry patch

1st September 2009 by Mike Rawlins

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

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: Content, Ideas, Publishing

Hyper-hyper-local: blogging from your garden

24th August 2009 by clare white

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

Filed Under: Blog, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: Content, Gardening, Ideas, Kate Fox, Watching the English

Isle of Wight Words

20th August 2009 by nickygetgood

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

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Content, Ideas, isle of wight, labs, Mr Caulkhead, Oral History, ventnor blog

Hyperlocal news wire

12th August 2009 by nickygetgood

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

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Content Aggregation, Ideas, jon bounds, labs, News wire

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