Tag: hyperlocal
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Notes from My YourHub Visit – E-Media Tidbits
“At YourHub, it’s apparently a major ongoing effort to get community members to contribute — even to understand that they are welcome and encouraged to contribute.” Notes from My YourHub Visit – E-Media Tidbits
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If you think you’re safe, you might not be – Innovation in College Media
Now it’s all coming together: Local newspaper produces hyperlocal site aimed at college students, thus disrupting the college newspaper’s online efforts. Who’s in charge here, anyway? If you think you’re safe, you might not be – Innovation in College Media
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buzz.mn
Minneapolis Star-Tribune launches a Drupal-based community site. Actually, it’s hard to tell if this has been launched publicly yet, because the content is a little thin. I’d like to see some more community flavor on the front page. Via WillS. buzz.mn
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Lessons from the launch – OJR
Notes on launching a citizen-journalism and/or hyperlocal community site, a la Pegasus News. Lessons from the launch – OJR
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Why Citizen Shovelware doesn’t work
…or “Sometimes hyperlocal just ain’t enough.” Community site engine/citizen journalism startup Backfence (Here’s the Palo Alto version.) appears to be well on its way to falling apart. Why? Because people don’t want to participate in your brand, they want to participate in their community. I don’t know if YourHub, a hyperlocal site framework developed by…
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Watertown TAB & Press
Local newspaper + hyperlocal community site + open source Zope CMS + redesign = a totally online-native newspaper experience. I’d like to see a bit more stratification of content on the front page, but man is this clean. Note the Creative Commons licens Watertown TAB & Press
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A Newspaper Chain Sees Its Future, And It’s Online and Hyper-Local – washingtonpost.com
One of Gannett’s information center beta sites in Fort Myers, FL. A Newspaper Chain Sees Its Future, And It’s Online and Hyper-Local – washingtonpost.com
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Star Tribune: Back to creating the future | yelvington.com
Steve Yelvington’s three steps to a successful community site: “1. Assemble relevant databases 2. Unlock collective wisdom 3. Provide platforms to facilitate collective conversation” Star Tribune: Back to creating the future | yelvington.com
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‘Potemkin Village’ Redux – OJR
A fresh look at some of the “successful” hyperlocal sites. Have virtual communities sprouted up from geographical communities? ‘Potemkin Village’ Redux – OJR
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How your newspaper can monetize citizen journalism
The traditional way: Content, community and local search build brand loyalty and page view traffic to sell your standard leaderboards, skyscrapers, squares and tiles. Some fresher ideas pointed out by the NAA Presstime magazine: Charge a little less for small businesses looking to advertise on your locally-targeted pages. Let the community (i.e. the Little League)…