Microsoft, through their MSN Local portal, are hoping to provide local news on a map, in partnership with local newspapers across the UK.
Peter Bale, executive producer of MSN, said: “We are hoping to take feeds from local newspapers and tag every piece of information to a map. Hyper-local news [...]
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Northcliffe explain the launch of Local People “a network of websites for people to get together and discuss the issues affecting their communities“. Following my recent post on Will Perrin’s Talk About Local initiative, Jon Bounds has pushed ahead and created a Birmingham Local Blogs Wire by feeding a selection of blogs about Birmingham through Yahoo! Pipes. You can read all about the thinking behind the Birmingham Blog Wire here. Robin Hamman (@cybersoc) and I spent many an hour talking [...] Ernest Marples Postcodes Ltd, whoever they may be, are encouraging you to use their free API to geocode your UK postcode data, with a plea to the Government and Royal Mail to make this ‘official’. Sites already using the service include:- Jobcentre Pro Plus — Search for jobs in your area Another attempt to provide local communities with a voice online has recently been piloted by Northcliffe Media in South West England. From journalism.co.uk The new platforms will be evenly distributed between areas with existing [...] |
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