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Review of the new Local Priorities web service from the Dept of Communities and Local GovernmentNick Booth likes the idea (but not the execution) of a new web service from the Dept. of Communities and Local Government. Weather TweetsWalter Rafelsberger has created a weather map which uses an analysis of tweets to determine current conditions. Why local [...] The second international State of the Map conference from OpenStreetMap takes place in Limerick, Ireland on 12th-13th July, 2008. Ed Parsons won’t be attending but recommends everyone else does so if you are interested take a look at the schedule. Lots of useful information on openstreetmap for those that are going this year. Y! GeoA new Yahoo blog focusing on geo technologies. The Map Room reports that “it replaces the mapping side of the now-defunct Yahoo Local and Maps blog“. The MetaCarta BlogMetacarta have launched their own blog which they aim to be “a community forum to discuss the evolution of the Geoweb“. Google Releases More Map Crowdsourcing ToolsFor [...] Here is an updating list (thanks to the miracle that is del.icio.us) of links to media coverage of the BBC’s application to provide a local video service on bbc.co.uk. (Disclaimer: I am involved in this application as part of my day job at the BBC.) The PVT began on 24th June 2008. my del.icio.us The BBC Trust has today started its public value test (PVT) of the BBC’s local video proposal. (Disclaimer: I am involved in this proposal as part of my day job at the BBC.) The Trust has published BBC management’s application as well as supporting documents, a service description and a full timetable for [...] Online, all journalism is potentially local | Online Journalism BlogThis month’s Carnival of Journalism is asking whether journalism is better the more local it is. News aggregator Topix adds six new content partnersNews aggregation service Topix has signed deals with six new content partners to expand its local information offering, TechCrunch reports. Newspaper Society launches site to [...] Some interesting reaction to an ABC News article titled Will GPS Make Us Dumb?. Geocarta points out that “One problem with Ms. Shasha’s argument is that she presupposes that everyone actually had a sense of direction in the first place. Lots of people, my wife included, don’t.“ The Map Room has similar issues with the initial [...] Media Guardian reports that ITV’s web video figures rocket. The four ITV regions where video has taken off the most are Meridian, which accounted for 16% of views, Central at15%, Anglia with 11% and London at 11%. ITV’s London [...] From Media Guardian article – Huffington Post starts local news push.
The Huffington Post is planning to expand into local news across the US, founder Arianna Huffington said last night, beginning with a site edited for the community of Chicago. Huffington said the Chicago site would aggregate news, sports, crime, arts [...] |
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