Hyperlocal Blogging in the New York Times

by Matt on Aug 10, 2008 in Industry

Is hyperlocal blogging hitting the mainstream? A nice feature in Friday’s New York Times will only help make that happen. In Voices From the Suburban Blogosphere, Bob Tedeschi writes about the growth of local blogs in the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT):

…a few have built serious local journalism operations, while others have developed a following on certain topics and bask in the muted limelight of Internet fame. These survivors offer newly minted bloggers a pixilated blueprint for how to rise above the chaos of the blogosphere. For readers, the blogs are providing news in ways unseen in traditional local news media.

There’s an interesting correlation suggested in the article about the availability of a strong local newspaper and the success of a hyperlocal blog.

(found via outside.in)
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August 10, 2008 | Filed Under Industry 

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6 Responses to “Hyperlocal Blogging in the New York Times”

  1. MiriamEllis on August 10th, 2008 11:28 pm

    Matt -
    This is just great. I’ve just signed up for your feed and I can’t wait to see what you do with this blog. Nice catch on the domain, too!
    Miriam

  2. Matt on August 10th, 2008 11:39 pm

    Thanks so much, Miriam. This blog is pretty much an open slate right now. Your feedback and ideas will really help me learn what to do with it.

  3. DazzlinDonna on August 11th, 2008 9:51 am

    Looks like a good niche topic to explore, Matt. I’d like to see where this goes, and whether or not this will only be successful in the big metropolitan areas.

  4. Andrew Shotland on August 11th, 2008 10:09 am

    Matt this will be the perfect complement to my soon-to-be-launched intersectionblogger.com where I will be focusing on seach-related issues for major intersections in cities across the US. Well done.

  5. Missy on August 11th, 2008 10:22 am

    It makes sense that local blogging would/will become a trend, as the web is too big. Local blogging is a way to work through the noise.

    I see it doing well. Last month, i bought a geo-domain for my local area, InsideWinona.com My town is Winona, MS.

    It is a tiny town of 3,000, but it is a well traveled area. As the town lies in an area where one has to pass it, to get to many different states.

    Am thinking of turning the domain into a portal of sorts, like the famous Pigeon Forge, TN blog. It just is a smaller area.

    But am hopeful, i can do something with the domain. Will let you know, what i do with it.

  6. Matt on August 11th, 2008 8:16 pm

    Donna - thank you very kindly. Andrew - hahaha. Keep your day job, buddy, and leave the comedians to their own work. :)

    Missy — good luck with that project. Please do keep me posted on how it’s going.

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