Comments on: Hyperlocal Blogging in the New York Times

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:16:02 +0000

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.

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:22:45 +0000

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.

By: Andrew Shotland

Andrew Shotland — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:09:24 +0000

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.

By: DazzlinDonna

DazzlinDonna — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:51:13 +0000

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.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:39:21 +0000

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.

By: MiriamEllis

MiriamEllis — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:28:49 +0000

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