How we set up a hyperlocal blog in a cafe and made it all about fun
Recently I got involved in a new blog for the centre of Birmingham called Grounds that has a couple of cool things about it. Firstly, it’s based in a cafe – Urban Coffee Company in Birmingham. Secondly, anyone can join in. That’s probably the best bit about it – because anyone can send a post [...]
February 23rd, 2010 | by Andrew Brightwell | Posted inBirmingham,Collaboration,Social Media|0 Comments
City Murmur tracks how journalists report a neighbourhood.
This good looking tool extracts street and place names from news reports and shows us how a city is being reported. Echoes of a range of many mood mapping things, some of which are covered here by Charlie Pinder, and also seems to be have a more local feel than other news mapping tools. Jon [...]
August 11th, 2009 | by Nick Booth | Posted inLocal democracy,Social Media|1 Comment
