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Dan, thanks for doing this interview with me. Can you share a little bit about the inspiration that went into creating YourLocalBlog.com? The genesis of the concept for YourLocalBlog came about in late March 2008 when I realized there were no blog networks designed specifically for hyperlocal content. There were local blog directories, and plenty [...]

Ted Mann is the Digital Development Directory for Gannett NJ and behind the launch of the hyperlocal website http://www.InJersey.com. Gannett currently owns more than 83 daily papers across the country with another 850 Non dailys. Ted has been working with a team within Gannett New Jersey to innovate and develop what he hopes could become [...]

Lee Dorfman is the founder and CEO of Quicktate.com, a San Francisco-based company focused on high quality voice-to-text conversion and its integration with third-party applications. We spoke to him about his company and his plans for the future.

I’ve had the opportunity to speak and interview a lot of people in the hyperlocal / local marketing arena. My conversation with Griff Wigley of Locally Grown Northfield was simply enlightening.

Rob Powell is a web publisher and CEO of Hyperlocal.co.uk Hyperlocal.co.uk is the strand name that covers the local website publishing activities of Uretopia Limited. Uretopia operate several local websites around London and the South East and have developed scalable platforms to handle business listings and user generated event guides. We caught up with him [...]

Last week I spoke with Nelda McAllister. Nelda McAllister is currently working for the Desert News Online and is based out of Salt Lake City Utah. Her official job title is Online Community Manager of The Desert News Online. What she actually does is everything from writing blogs to traveling around the state to meet [...]

Damien Tanner is an enthusiastic web technologist with the passion for travel. He is the CEO and founder of 5Places.com 5Place started out of his desire to share the hidden gems he’s found on his travels. Now it’s his mission to engage as many people as he can in sharing their favorite places in cities [...]

Philip John is a freelance Wordpress consultant, hyperlocal blogger and local media commentator. He helps run the community news web site, The Lichfield Blog and is the founder of hyperlocal platform, Journal Local. We caught up with him and did this interview.

Frank Worsley, is the founder and CEO of ZinePal.com, an online service which allows you to create printable PDFs and eBooks from any online content! Not only can ZinePal help you create your own hyper-local niche paper, but it also allows you to monetize this publication by adding advertisements and more. Having worked with a [...]

Matt McGee is a long time blogger and author of hyperlocalblogger.com where he shares ongoing knowledge and expertise on how to setup and maintain a hyperlocal blog. I wanted to get in touch with him to interview him about some of the experiences he has had both in the world of blogging and in the [...]

For the past 10 years, Mel Taylor Media; a Philadelphia-based consultancy, has been helping local media with online sales and strategy, along with a variety of other web training services. Mel recently shared some his experiences and thoughts about web revenue strategy for hyper-local media in this January interview.

Last week I purchased a new ebook from Adam Westbrook called Newsgathering for Hyperlocal Websites. I’m interested in the subject of hyperlocal blogging and the time was right for an ebook of this sort to emerge. 2010 will most definitely show a huge increase in the amount of hyperlocal blogs being created, however I have [...]