Hyperlocal News Roundup
I was on the road this past week, so blogging slowed down — but it goes without saying that hyperlocal news didn’t slow down at the same time. Couple articles below about local coupons and hyperlocal web sites. But if you’re looking for some heated debate, don’t miss the ” Community news sites are not a business yet” piece from Newsosaur. Meanwhile, I’m hoping to pick up the pace again around here.
- Two new social media tools to watch for use in Web journalism, www.ojr.org
- Feeling the Groupon heat, Next Door Media unveils coupon site, www.techflash.com
- AOL’s Patch makes WA debut, jumping into hyperlocal hotbed, www.techflash.com
- ‘Making it findable’ – the creed of the hyperlocal blogger, podnosh.com
- Community news sites are not a business yet, newsosaur.blogspot.com
- Hyperlocal: hard work and still not a business – 10 key takeaways, www.wallblog.co.uk
- The History and Future of Hyper-Local Radio, www.theatlantic.com
- Annandale Blogger’s Advice? Stay in School., Outside.in Blog
- Las Vegas Sun rolls out hyperlocal features, Lost Remote
- Patch site launches early after school shooting, Lost Remote
- Why Open Media Boston Attended the "Block by Block" Community News Summit 2010, openmediaboston.org
- Will AOL bring daily deals to Patch sites?, Lost Remote
Hyperlocal News Roundup
Some good articles in this week’s roundup. I had hoped to blog in some detail about the “What Works For Hyperlocal News Sites” article that’s listed below, but just ran out of time. There’s some good stuff in there, so don’t miss it. Howard Owens of The Batavian wrote a good piece on beating Patch, and I should offer congrats to Tracy Record of the West Seattle Blog — one of the finalists named in the first article below about the 2010 Online Journalism Awards. Congrats, TR!
- Finalists for the 2010 Online Journalism Awards announced, journalists.org
- Block by Block: Once you’ve launched, what’s Phase 2 of a community news startup?, Nieman Journalism Lab
- Hyperlocal Voices: Julia Larden (Acocks Green Focus Group), Online Journalism Blog
- J-Lab Report: What Works For Hyperlocal News Sites, KnightBlog
- Lesson from a tech startup: Sometimes you need a human, Nieman Journalism Lab
- Patch, the WalMart of News?, www.laweekly.com
- The Rise of Page View Journalism, www.wolf-howl.com
- How to beat AOL’s Patch, howardowens.com
- How To: Add Geotagging to Blog Posts for Local Search Engine Marketing, Online Marketing Blog
- Local Video Online – guest post from Damian Radcliffe, Talk About Local
- Ten Questions: Karen Strunks of Wake Green Park, Talk About Local
- You can compete and collaborate at the same time, stevebuttry.wordpress.com
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