Comments on: Face it. Hyperlocal needs Facebook http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/ journalist, etc. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:06:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hyperlocal News Roundup : HyperlocalBlogger http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Hyperlocal News Roundup : HyperlocalBlogger Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:53:36 +0000 http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138#comment-525 [...] Face it. Hyperlocal needs Facebook — Joni Ayn asks a good question: “why are so many hyperlocal startups ignoring the behemoth of social media?” (Any readers doing much with Facebook and your hyperlocal blogs?) [...] [...] Face it. Hyperlocal needs Facebook — Joni Ayn asks a good question: “why are so many hyperlocal startups ignoring the behemoth of social media?” (Any readers doing much with Facebook and your hyperlocal blogs?) [...]

]]> By: Sunderland is ‘Facebook capital of UK’. Now where did I put that fan page? | JoshHalliday.net http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Sunderland is ‘Facebook capital of UK’. Now where did I put that fan page? | JoshHalliday.net Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:11:43 +0000 http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138#comment-423 [...] Another part of the reason I’ve wrongly neglected Facebook is not really knowing how to find the ‘right people’. With Twitter I can do a locality search or search ‘Sunderland’ in the hope of finding people talking about the place, rather than the football club. You can’t add fans on Facebook the way you can on Twitter, as Ed Walker points out on Joni Ayn Alexander’s post, ‘Face it. Hyperlocal needs Facebook.’ [...] [...] Another part of the reason I’ve wrongly neglected Facebook is not really knowing how to find the ‘right people’. With Twitter I can do a locality search or search ‘Sunderland’ in the hope of finding people talking about the place, rather than the football club. You can’t add fans on Facebook the way you can on Twitter, as Ed Walker points out on Joni Ayn Alexander’s post, ‘Face it. Hyperlocal needs Facebook.’ [...]

]]> By: One Man and His Blog http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-51 One Man and His Blog Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:16:49 +0000 http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138#comment-51 <strong>Morning Coffee Reading - 17th Feb 2010...</strong> Once more unto the feed reader, dear friends:The Rise of Social Algorithms: Referrerals from social networks are beginning to eclipse those from Gooogle. Is this the end of SEO (and the beginning of SMO)?Iterating Buzz: People have been quick to...... Morning Coffee Reading – 17th Feb 2010…

Once more unto the feed reader, dear friends:The Rise of Social Algorithms: Referrerals from social networks are beginning to eclipse those from Gooogle. Is this the end of SEO (and the beginning of SMO)?Iterating Buzz: People have been quick to……

]]> By: Out With A Bang » Fascinating to watch the rise of ’sociable media’ – of which Totnes Monster and coffee shop Hayley are a proud part… http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Out With A Bang » Fascinating to watch the rise of ’sociable media’ – of which Totnes Monster and coffee shop Hayley are a proud part… Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:44:07 +0000 http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138#comment-18 [...] Her post on FaceBook meets Hyper-Local was fascinating; well worth a wider airing… http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138 [...] [...] Her post on FaceBook meets Hyper-Local was fascinating; well worth a wider airing… http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138 [...]

]]> By: william perrin http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-17 william perrin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:35:16 +0000 http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138#comment-17 facebook allows you a quick start for a hyperlocal site if you tap into existing groups or fan pages about an area and use their wall to pimp (politely) your new site http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=cardiff&init=quick#!/pages/Cardiff/31544238072?ref=search&sid=716695192.62684897..1 in kings cross i set up a facebook group in the early days 'i love kings cross' - it has about 200 members now. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2394292296 They are 75% different to the 200 people on my daily mail out - reflecting the differnet demographic of the communty acitivists and residents who use the blog site (older, more stable) versus facebook (younger, more transient). we made the tone lighter. i haven't bothered yet with converting this to a fan page. we don't use the facebook group much and growth has slowed. my kings cross posts also appear in facebook as notes so my 200 odd friends there see them too and comment on them in facebook. large blogs (eg huff post) report huge traffic from facebook connect - allowing people to log in and comment using their facebook id. their comments then appear in facebook and you connect to all their friends who join in the conversation or look at it don't be precious about which platform your stuff appears on - just get people talking about it wherever it is facebook allows you a quick start for a hyperlocal site if you tap into existing groups or fan pages about an area and use their wall to pimp (politely) your new site http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=cardiff&init=quick#!/pages/Cardiff/31544238072?ref=search&sid=716695192.62684897..1

in kings cross i set up a facebook group in the early days ‘i love kings cross’ – it has about 200 members now.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2394292296
They are 75% different to the 200 people on my daily mail out – reflecting the differnet demographic of the communty acitivists and residents who use the blog site (older, more stable) versus facebook (younger, more transient). we made the tone lighter. i haven’t bothered yet with converting this to a fan page. we don’t use the facebook group much and growth has slowed.

my kings cross posts also appear in facebook as notes so my 200 odd friends there see them too and comment on them in facebook.

large blogs (eg huff post) report huge traffic from facebook connect – allowing people to log in and comment using their facebook id. their comments then appear in facebook and you connect to all their friends who join in the conversation or look at it

don’t be precious about which platform your stuff appears on – just get people talking about it wherever it is

]]> By: Ed Walker http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Ed Walker Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:06:26 +0000 http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138#comment-16 Good post and valid points. I think Facebook is really useful for hyperlocal sites and they should be on it, the tricky thing with it is that you can't 'add fans' in the way that you can with Twitter. With Twitter you can follow someone back, or follow someone, and instantly start to build that community - with Facebook you've got to wait for them to find you. But, with patience, I think a Facebook fan page will reach that critical mass where you're getting so many comments/likes/wall posts that you seep into loads of people's news streams and start getting masses of fans. There's definitely more people on Facebook and more 'active' people who are likely to contribute to discussions and spread your content. Good post and valid points. I think Facebook is really useful for hyperlocal sites and they should be on it, the tricky thing with it is that you can’t ‘add fans’ in the way that you can with Twitter.

With Twitter you can follow someone back, or follow someone, and instantly start to build that community – with Facebook you’ve got to wait for them to find you.

But, with patience, I think a Facebook fan page will reach that critical mass where you’re getting so many comments/likes/wall posts that you seep into loads of people’s news streams and start getting masses of fans.

There’s definitely more people on Facebook and more ‘active’ people who are likely to contribute to discussions and spread your content.

]]> By: chris http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-15 chris Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:07:06 +0000 http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138#comment-15 I started my Facebook BEFORE my hyperlocal website. I grew a friend base of about 400 then launched the website, I found 3 contributors on Facebook before I even found a web designer. It's been great, the only problem is, people will comment on my Facebook about stories on the website, I'd like to change that I started my Facebook BEFORE my hyperlocal website. I grew a friend base of about 400 then launched the website, I found 3 contributors on Facebook before I even found a web designer.

It’s been great, the only problem is, people will comment on my Facebook about stories on the website, I’d like to change that

]]> By: BOB http://www.joniayn.com/2010/02/09/face-it-hyperlocal-needs-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-14 BOB Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:33:34 +0000 http://www.joniayn.com/?p=138#comment-14 Can you tell me what the problem with both these outlets is? Simple, it has disabled the young crowd from understanding why they need to go out and be visibly active. Sure, anyone can go onto facebook and twitter and voice what is on their mind, but thats kind of an easy way out (no one has to see your face). Now if you take that Monsanto news feed and create a protest at the front of any capital building, you will be able to hit many more nerves than sitting in the quiet corner on your computer. Can you tell me what the problem with both these outlets is? Simple, it has disabled the young crowd from understanding why they need to go out and be visibly active. Sure, anyone can go onto facebook and twitter and voice what is on their mind, but thats kind of an easy way out (no one has to see your face).
Now if you take that Monsanto news feed and create a protest at the front of any capital building, you will be able to hit many more nerves than sitting in the quiet corner on your computer.

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