Writing Content Search Engines Will Love

by Harry Bailey on 16 May, 2011 · 0 comments

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When you write an article for your hyperlocal site your first thought should always be with the reader. Is the article interesting? Does it contain all the details and facts needed? Have you included an interesting image? Is it appropriate for the people you are targeting? Have you encouraged discussion using your comment tool? All [...]

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Journal Local speaks to The Cultural Bible

by newswaves on 28 April, 2011 · 0 comments

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So far we’ve spoken a couple of hyperlocals. Now we’ve spoken to another Birmingham based blog; The Cultural Bible. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Adding Share Links To Your Blog Posts

April 27, 2011

Whether entrusting your hyperlocal website to wordpress.com or using your own wordpress installation, allowing the people who read your posts to share them with their network of friends and collegues using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter should be high on your list of priorities. There are many plugins available to make this just [...]

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Trying to go forward while always looking backwards

April 15, 2011

Nothing beats a scapegoat – and for newspapers, the internet has long been the direction fingers have been pointed in when sales figures hurtle downwards. So it was with some surprise that a discussion around the future of the media at Leeds University yesterday saw newspaper decision makers admit that the internet wasn’t the big, [...]

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Journal Local speaks to hyperlocal blogger Jessica Dutton

April 8, 2011

Following on from our interview with Kellie Maddox of Hednesford News, we asked News Waves to talk to Jess Dutton who runs B36Blogger. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Sorry about the squidgedness (that’s a new word, by the way).

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Journal Local welcomes new hyper local Hednesford News

March 21, 2011

The NewsWaves team spoke to new hyper-local blogger Kellie Maddox about her new project, the Hednesford News . You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Maybe Sky will deliver hyperlocal TV…

March 16, 2011

Subscribers to Sky’s TV packages could be seeing local or even hyperlocal ads in a year or two thanks to a targeting system due to be rolled out in 2013. BSkyB is said to be able to deliver targeted ads to households based on their subscription package and location, in addition to other factors. Presumably [...]

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Chance for hyperlocals to win £5,000 in The Co-operative Revolution

March 14, 2011

The Co-operative is inviting applications from any community-focused venture to win a £5,000 grant. Applicants must be for something “revolutionary” in one of the following areas: Benefiting the community Combating climate change Inspiring young people Tackling global poverty As many hyperlocal sites are volunteer-run, not-for-profit groups who are really making a difference in their community [...]

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Hyperlocal could be the answer to BBC local radio cuts but only with partnership and the right infrastructure

March 14, 2011
6 Towns Radio is a community radio station for Stoke-on-Trent

Radio 4′s Today programme hosted a discussion on Saturday about possible cuts to local BBC radio services. Evan Davis lead the discussion with Professor Gerry Stoker and POLIS Director, Charlie Beckett. You can listen again on iPlayer with the discussion starting 22 minutes in. Beckett suggested that as more power is devolved to local authorities [...]

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