Comments on: Help us help hyperlocal news http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ken Lempit http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/#comment-397704 Ken Lempit Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:34:27 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4936#comment-397704 Have you spoken with folks at Americantowns.com? It covers the entire US, town-by-town, albeit not with journalistic intent. Have you spoken with folks at Americantowns.com? It covers the entire US, town-by-town, albeit not with journalistic intent.

]]> By: Osteopath http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/#comment-397343 Osteopath Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:38:18 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4936#comment-397343 When will this survery be published? It is free? When will this survery be published? It is free?

]]> By: Hyperlocal: So What’s Going On In Your Backyard? « Jon Bernstein http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/#comment-397341 Hyperlocal: So What’s Going On In Your Backyard? « Jon Bernstein Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:29:42 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4936#comment-397341 [...] journalists, web site publishers and entrepreneurs” to complete a survey that in turn will enable them to: find out how hyperlocal blogs and sites are doing their business today – how big they are, [...] [...] journalists, web site publishers and entrepreneurs” to complete a survey that in turn will enable them to: find out how hyperlocal blogs and sites are doing their business today – how big they are, [...]

]]> By: Have you taken CUNY’s Hyperlocal News survey? : HyperlocalBlogger http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/#comment-397313 Have you taken CUNY’s Hyperlocal News survey? : HyperlocalBlogger Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:44:17 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4936#comment-397313 [...] New Business Models for News Project have a few questions they’d like to ask you. Jeff Jarvis explains the survey like this: We are trying to find out how hyperlocal blogs and sites are doing their business today [...] [...] New Business Models for News Project have a few questions they’d like to ask you. Jeff Jarvis explains the survey like this: We are trying to find out how hyperlocal blogs and sites are doing their business today [...]

]]> By: Daniel Faintuch http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/#comment-397274 Daniel Faintuch Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:11:04 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4936#comment-397274 It appears to me that a lot of blogs and sites will succeed with a model that comprises of local+niche. The location alone many times is not enough to generate enough revenue or traffic (unless the area is large, in which case you compete with larger corporations). By combining the location with the niche (let's say, a blog for Golfers in Cleveland), you can expand the news coverage area while having more passionate readers. It also becomes easier to attract advertisers, since it's a unique niche. On a side note, is there a way that I could volunteer some ideas to this project? It appears to me that a lot of blogs and sites will succeed with a model that comprises of local+niche.
The location alone many times is not enough to generate enough revenue or traffic (unless the area is large, in which case you compete with larger corporations).
By combining the location with the niche (let’s say, a blog for Golfers in Cleveland), you can expand the news coverage area while having more passionate readers.
It also becomes easier to attract advertisers, since it’s a unique niche.

On a side note, is there a way that I could volunteer some ideas to this project?

]]> By: Web Media Daily – Monday June 29, 2009 | Reinventing Yourself... http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/#comment-397256 Web Media Daily – Monday June 29, 2009 | Reinventing Yourself... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:03:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4936#comment-397256 [...] Help us help hyperlocal news …BuzzMachine         Help them out and take the survey if you can. [...] [...] Help us help hyperlocal news …BuzzMachine         Help them out and take the survey if you can. [...]

]]> By: Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/#comment-397250 Jeff Jarvis Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:43:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4936#comment-397250 Yes, we'll share data in aggregate; just won't individually identify blogs. We'll see what the data looks like and then decide how to present it most sensibly; much of it may be more anecdotal information that data. Yes, we’ll share data in aggregate; just won’t individually identify blogs. We’ll see what the data looks like and then decide how to present it most sensibly; much of it may be more anecdotal information that data.

]]> By: Andrew Dunn http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/06/29/help-us-help-hyperlocal-news/#comment-397248 Andrew Dunn Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:40:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4936#comment-397248 Will the results of the survey be published? I'd love to see them. Will the results of the survey be published? I’d love to see them.

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