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By: Dan Slee

Dan Slee — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:18:12 +0000

Farm shop blog. Or allotments. I like it. I do. I really do. Just wish I had a farm now to do it with…

By: Lee Jordan

Lee Jordan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:53:52 +0000

It could all be a sign that people are more interested in the closer to home grass roots now, the gritty concerns than the blue sky. I guess journalisim evolves into this new way of doing things, that it’s much more two way than publishing has been in the past, it’s highly democratizing a bit like Indymedia only bigger. The mainstream or nationals could be losing both relevancy and immediacy at a local level.

Yet it’s everyone in the mix, regardless and I love that.

It’ll be interesting to see how localisation takes off on the web and in general, over the next 5 years or so. Farm shops I’ve always thought could use the web, perhaps some allotment, farm shop mashup alliance is coming soon :)

By: Dan Slee

Dan Slee — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:10:28 +0000

Good point about e-mailing New Zealand 10 years ago. It was amazing but now its incredible to connect with people nearby.

Good resolution for Flickr meets too.

12 months ago I saw a presentation by Nick Booth (aka @podnosh on Twitter) about how journalism was dead and within five years there would be five blogs about allotments in Walsall alone.

I was sceptical at the time. But could see the possibility . Now as time ticks on I can see it being more than a wild forecast.

(By the way, would never call myself a guru. I’m a keen enthusiast as you are fascinated by this stuff. But as time goes on and I learn more I realise I know less and less ; ) )

By: Lee Jordan

Lee Jordan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:13:24 +0000

Absolutely Dan, we’ve never had the level of sophistication in the tools as we have today and hyperlocal I think is the next big thing for the web. Plus there’s a critical mass of people connecting with each other on a local level, it’s all very exciting.

It’s odd it wasn’t more than 10 years ago we’d be boasting about how we could email someone in New Zealand, now it’s all switched around towards localisation and we’re more likely to move in local circles.

New years resolution, more flickrmeets :)

By: Dan Slee

Dan Slee — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:56:10 +0000

Thanks, Lee.

I’m constantly amazed at how digitally connected Walsall is becoming and how some amazing things are taking shape.

What fascinates me is that things can start off with half an idea and with the creativity and energy of others can become something really unexpected and exciting.

What amazes me is that bigger cities are lagging behind in the kind of activity we in Walsall are experiencing. They are news aggregator-less where we have The Yam Yam.

They don’t even have a #hyperlocal whereas we have several and counting.

I’m keen to see the Council event not just as a one off but as a regular thing.

Step forward yourself for your role in this. You’ve really picked the baton up with your work with the excellent Flickr community. Hats off. Seriously.

You had a very central role in the Council House Flickr meet and I’m looking forward to the others that will follow ; )