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The Hyperlocal Advertising Business Model – an Illusion?

The Hyperlocal Advertising Business Model – an Illusion?

Fast Company’s Michael Gluckstadt’s article “Can Anyone Tap the $100 Billion Potential of Hyperlocal News?” points out the problems when a national advertiser like the New York Times, or local news aggregators like CitySearch, Topix or Outside.In developing “community” try to build a sticky hyperlocal website. Answer: there is little incentive for anybody in the [...]

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Definitions of online presence through the Internet ages

Here are some sample definitions of what constituted “online presence” through the Internet ages: 1998: Started an internet company 2000: Personal website 2003: Search engine optimized website 2005: Search engine citations, MySpace takes off 2007: Blog or MySpace page 2009: Blog + Twitter + Facebook + LinkedIn + relevant social networks The 2009 Conclusion: Online [...]

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Breaking News Network awarded Most Innovative Media 2009 by Inman News

Breaking News Network awarded Most Innovative Media 2009 by Inman News

The Breaking News Network was awarded Most Innovative Media 2009 by Inman News this morning. Everybody has been asking us – why is the Breaking News Network innovative? Breaking News sites like Breaking San Francisco News aggregate the best Twitter feeds in a city. They filter the Twitter experience so you’re not seeing the noise. [...]

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Using bit.ly to broadcast breaking news

Using bit.ly to broadcast breaking news

This is a bit.ly primer for those who regularly use Twitter to broadcast topical or relevant breaking news to their community or client base. Business people who consistently post breaking news – like CNN, TechCrunch or Gizmodo – related to their community, industry or specialty earn the following of their peers and customers. bit.ly has [...]

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“Community 2.0 Media” is limited, but evolving

“Community 2.0 Media” is limited, but evolving

Community media exists today in its traditional formats of local TV, radio and newspapers. Almost anybody can attest to the reality that most local news and events coverage still happen through these traditional media. Community 2.0 media, where the community itself participates in local conversation, is evolving through several specific, established online channels: Online newspapers [...]

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Build an Instantly Trafficked Media Site in a few hours

Build an Instantly Trafficked Media Site in a few hours

Mark Madsen noticed all the media coverage devoted to the crackdown on Iran over the weekend and decided to build Breaking Iran News in a few hours. We’re pleased to see him provide a way to show how the world and humanity is changing. Breaking Iran News aggregates the Twitter, Twitpic, Flickr and Picasa feeds [...]

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How to Twitter Guide for Local Merchants

How to Twitter Guide for Local Merchants

We see Twitter positioning itself as a local advertising platform: it’s simple to use, requires little time commitment to Tweet, and free. Here’s a guide for local merchants on how to use Twitter to reach their local audience: 1) How different local merchants should use Twitter 2) How to build a local Twitter consumer community [...]

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Why Twitter is better for Classifieds than Craigslist

Craigslist has become the standard for community classifieds; it’s more efficient reaching a local audience than any other local advertising media, and it’s free. But it does have problems: Craigslist advertisers / posters are generally anonymous, and thus less credible. Craigslist advertisers don’t have track records or eBay feedback ratings. It can take a long [...]

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A Working Business Model based on ‘Free” – for Chambers

(This is an audio presentation – click the Play button) How to make Chambers relevant to their members and the community View more OpenOffice presentations from Pat Kitano.

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Lakers vs. Nuggets – The Power of Breaking Sports News to a City

Lakers vs. Nuggets – The Power of Breaking Sports News to a City

Breaking LA News is aggregating Twitter feeds for the Lakers /Nugget game 4 this Memorial Day. Hyperlocal breaking news are ideal for broadcasting local interest events, and have the additional benefit of attracting a huge national audience. We assisted in augmenting the traffic to the site with two well placed comments (albeit more like ads) [...]

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