[p2p-research] Getting to the Heart of Hyperlocal

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Hyperlocal via Data Mining: Text Mining, Visualization and Social Media
by Matthew Hurst on 10/23/09

Christopher Wink writes up some interesting thoughts on defining
hyperlocal news:

hyperlocal news (n): information gathering about a
geographically-specific community that is part or was once part of a
broader coverage area or focus.

(to which Max continues to find distraction in the elements composed in
the term - ‘hyper’ ‘local’ ‘news’). Christopher’s definition is
somewhat limited in that it is relative (and subservient to) all the
other media stuff. As it focuses on the news part, it is constrained to
information gathering (though surely it would include the dissemination
of that information as well). My own thinking on the topic has focused
on the term ‘hyperlocal’ in general with the following thoughts:

- Allows residents to be better informed about their environment
- Information empowers residents to improve their quality of life
- Technologies enable residents to become better connected
- Communities can become richer, better governing
Thus: Hyperlocal is [data, behaviours, technologies] supporting the
business of being a resident in a community. In other words, I no
longer think of hyperlocal in terms of news alone.

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