Comments on: What are the Best Hyperlocal Blogs in the U.S.?

By: John Hawbaker

John Hawbaker — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:27:43 +0000

As others have said, my town is probably too small to make the list on Outside.In, but we’ve gotten a great reception to our blog since starting up in July.

By: Nathan Ketsdever

Nathan Ketsdever — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:53:20 +0000

Rex Blog isn’t hyperlocal, but he does blog about hyper local issues occassionally.

Thinktrain.net is an excellent Nashville hyperblogger.

And yes, Outside.In is a great place to start. I think the folks over at Yelp are helping create a platform for people to blog in a hyper.local manner about local food + businesses.

Great topic. Can’t wait to hear more.

By: Ed Reese

Ed Reese — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:43:07 +0000

Hey Matt,

Yep, I absolutely agree that hyperlocal blogging will make it to small town USA. It will just take a few passionate people per town to get the ball rolling in each town. It might take a little longer to reach a critical mass, but it will happen in my opinion.

By: Mercer Island Blogger

Mercer Island Blogger — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:25:35 +0000

Seattle’s got to make the list! Some neighborhoods, like Capitol Hill, have muliple blogs– even one that posts all in Haiku (http://hillku.blogspot.com/). West Seattle Blog is giving the local newspaper a run for its money, and even the East Side has blogs in almost every city.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:43:18 +0000

Hi Ed — that’s a good point you make. As the outside.in series will prove over time, hyperlocal blogging is mostly a Big City thing right now. When you get into smaller towns, there just isn’t a ton of local blogging activity. Yet. I think it’ll change over time, don’t you?

By: Ed Reese

Ed Reese — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:02:14 +0000

Hey Matt,

Thanks for rolling out Hyperlocal. I was tipped off about it via David Mihm’s blog. I think this will be a great resource.

On a more personal note, this Summer I relocated our family from San Francisco to Spokane. I notice Spokane didn’t quite make the list for top hyperlocal cities on the web It’s interesting. In the big cities it’s easy to be a follower and just join an existing group, forum, or activity (both online and off). In small town USA, it requires you to be more of a leader. I think your new site will encourage and educate more people to get involved in the conversation and take an active role.

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By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:25:31 +0000

You’re both welcome — it’s a great series, and I’m looking forward to more (like Seattle).

By: David Mihm

David Mihm — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:02:30 +0000

What a great idea for a series; thanks for the heads-up on this, Matt.

By: Nina

Nina — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:46:08 +0000

thanks for the mention! Seattle huh? Duly noted!
–nina, outside.in