Running, data and community
As if I wasn’t already busy enough trying to capture what’s happening in Bournville on the hyperlocal website I edit, I’ve now committed to managingThe post Running, data and community appeared first...
View ArticleTalking to Anthony Hickey about Mayo Today
Whilst I was enjoying a weekend break in Westport, County Mayo last month I took the chance to meet Anthony Hickey, the manager of theThe post Talking to Anthony Hickey about Mayo Today appeared first...
View ArticleTen Questions: Pauline Sargent of Drimnagh is Good
Pauline Sargent from Drimnagh, Dublin contacted the talk about local team in January of this year asking for advice on a new community website sheThe post Ten Questions: Pauline Sargent of Drimnagh is...
View Articletalk about local in Swindon
Last week I took a trip to Swindon to meet, chat with and later interview the managers of three community websites at CLIP Penhill, aThe post talk about local in Swindon appeared first on Talk About...
View ArticleTen Questions: Sean Brady of Formby First
Sean Brady started Formby First in May 2007 to report on his activities as a locally elected Parish Councillor for the Merseyside coastal town, whichThe post Ten Questions: Sean Brady of Formby First...
View ArticleTen Questions: Karen Strunks of Wake Green Park
Professional photographer Karen Strunks started wakegreenpark.blogspot.com in February 2010 to bring together the residents of the small Wake Green Park estate in Moseley, Birmingham. SheThe post Ten...
View ArticleTen Questions: Stuart Williams of the Bloxidge Tallygraph
Stuart Williams created The Bloxidge Tallygraph for the Bloxwich area in Walsall, West Midlands way back in 2006 using Webs.com. A photographer and local historian, StuartThe post Ten Questions:...
View ArticleTen Questions: PixieSixer (AKA Annabel Clarke) of More Canals Than Venice
More Canals Than Venice was created by the mysterious PixieSixer (AKA Annabel Clarke), ‘highlighting under the radar arts in Birmingham’ and drawing much-needed attention toThe post Ten Questions:...
View ArticleVisiting UK online centres that are community hubs
The other day I went to Peterborough to catch up with two UK online centres delivering the talk about local training in their areas –The post Visiting UK online centres that are community hubs appeared...
View ArticleNew experiences that hyper local blogging can bring
Today I am talking about the new experiences running a hyperlocal blog has brought; from organising events, dealing with the mainstream media, learning to negotiate, community involvementThe post New...
View ArticleIt’s a wrap for the weekend – technology, councils and campaigns this week
There’s such a lot of activity going on in the community and independent publishing scene just now, we’ll try and track some of it and share the experience at this blog. So here’s some snippets of news...
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