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. VentnorThe post Isle of Wight Words appeared first on Talk About...
View ArticleHyper-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 generalisationsThe post Hyper-hyper-local: blogging from your garden...
View ArticleWhere 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 publishingThe post Where to go when you hit a dry patch appeared first...
View ArticleB29 tortoise walk
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 TortoiseThe post B29 tortoise walk appeared first on Talk...
View ArticleContent idea: Obituaries and Local Births, Deaths & Marriages
When Birmingham Irish Heritage Group committee member Charlie Leydon sadly died in February, chair Mike Walsh was keen for there to be a written tributeThe post Content idea: Obituaries and Local...
View ArticlePolice Crime Mapping Site Goes Live
This morning, well last night actually, www.police.uk went live. Police.uk allows you to look at crime data by place name postcode or address, so reallyThe post Police Crime Mapping Site Goes Live...
View ArticleGeolocated content – what do we want?
Most people who read this blog, or know me, will know that I have been working on a Nesta & Nominet Trust funded project onThe post Geolocated content – what do we want? appeared first on Talk...
View ArticlePodcast: Talk About Local’s hyperlocal work
I recently gave an interview to Ian at the Four-i’s podcast about content issues. It was published today and you can hear it via theThe post Podcast: Talk About Local’s hyperlocal work appeared first...
View ArticleThe evolution of n0tice to help publishers with user content
The talkaboutlocal team has a long-standing relationship with the Guardian Media Group’s n0tice.com.Quite aside from my involvement as one of the platform’s founders, the rest of the talkaboutlocal...
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