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Hyperlocal: More Than News

by Ben Saren on Jul Sat, 2007 in CitySquares, Local Search

Back in December I posted a piece up here about what hyper-local is (hyperlocal, hyper-local?). I just reread it and I giggled a couple times, because my perspective on hyperlocal has evolved greatly.
With the recent news about Backfence shutting down, there’s been an awful lot of chatter in the blogosphere about this “hyperlocal” space. The [...]

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Backfence, No More. And?

by Ben Saren on Jul Thu, 2007 in Local Search

Anyone who’s been watching the “hyper-local” space (more than just hyper-local journalism) has been keenly aware of Backfence. They were probably the first Internet company to raise a significant amount of money and then try and build a business around hyper-local journalism. Many thought it would work, many thought it wouldn’t. The first time I [...]

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Hyper-Local Going Mainstream

by Ben Saren on Jan Mon, 2007 in Local Search, New Media and Web 2.0

I’m a loyal New York Times reader, both online but also their Sunday paper. It shows up on my doorstep every Sunday morning and I often look forward to sitting in the kitchen and reading the paper, while my wife makes our Sunday breakfast. Long after we’ve eaten I’m still sitting at the kitchen island [...]

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