Comments on: Leader of Washington Post’s HyperLocal Efforts Departs http://localonliner.com/2008/05/29/washington-post%e2%80%99s-hyperlocal-efforts-unclear-after-curley%e2%80%99s-departure/ Peter Krasilovsky's Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: degrees http://localonliner.com/2008/05/29/washington-post%e2%80%99s-hyperlocal-efforts-unclear-after-curley%e2%80%99s-departure/comment-page-1/#comment-118522 degrees Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:25:11 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=770#comment-118522 I hope the push in local search will continue. Traditional media companies need to understand that they can't rely on traditional print revenue as their main source of income. I do agree that the Post has been leading the push to new revenue streams, specifically with their education lead gen site that they bought some time ago. I hope the push in local search will continue. Traditional media companies need to understand that they can’t rely on traditional print revenue as their main source of income.

I do agree that the Post has been leading the push to new revenue streams, specifically with their education lead gen site that they bought some time ago.

]]> By: Mindy McAdams http://localonliner.com/2008/05/29/washington-post%e2%80%99s-hyperlocal-efforts-unclear-after-curley%e2%80%99s-departure/comment-page-1/#comment-118303 Mindy McAdams Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:39:01 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=770#comment-118303 The problem with executing hyperlocal in those northern Virginia counties is multi-dimensional. First, they have large, very diverse populations. Second, a lot of the people came from some other place within the past few years, and are likely to move away within a few years too. Third, the people there drive all over to do stuff like work, go to restaurants, attend church, play softball, etc. Their "local" is not like local in a lot of U.S. places. The problem with executing hyperlocal in those northern Virginia counties is multi-dimensional. First, they have large, very diverse populations. Second, a lot of the people came from some other place within the past few years, and are likely to move away within a few years too. Third, the people there drive all over to do stuff like work, go to restaurants, attend church, play softball, etc. Their “local” is not like local in a lot of U.S. places.

]]> By: What is hyperlocal, anyway? « Think Locally http://localonliner.com/2008/05/29/washington-post%e2%80%99s-hyperlocal-efforts-unclear-after-curley%e2%80%99s-departure/comment-page-1/#comment-118162 What is hyperlocal, anyway? « Think Locally Sat, 31 May 2008 07:32:30 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=770#comment-118162 [...] guru Peter Krasilovsky did a good Curley summation here and a follow-up interview here; I won’t rehash the details.  Instead, I’ll just [...] [...] guru Peter Krasilovsky did a good Curley summation here and a follow-up interview here; I won’t rehash the details.  Instead, I’ll just [...]

]]> By: Tim Richardson http://localonliner.com/2008/05/29/washington-post%e2%80%99s-hyperlocal-efforts-unclear-after-curley%e2%80%99s-departure/comment-page-1/#comment-117923 Tim Richardson Fri, 30 May 2008 05:19:28 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=770#comment-117923 I've worked with Rob for eight years. Just as in the past, we wouldn't drop the ball on high school sports. Our high school sports coverage has been a huge draw on LoudounExtra.com since the site's inception. When we launched the site last summer, our goal was to have our high school sports coverage in full gear by the start of football season. The result was a stats database that included nearly every athlete, coverage of every game and tons of multimedia. Our football game of the week had four highlight videos, including the band's halftime show. Every member of our staff spent his or her Friday night writing a game story, sending text message scoring alerts, taking photos or shooting video (not to mention the help we received from Washington Post reporters and photographers). In the meantime, we've continued to dedicate lots of resources to our coverage of winter and spring sports. (loudounextra.com/high_school_sports/) We've seen immense interest in our high school sports coverage in every market, and over the years we've done everything from interactive high school player cards to a weekly 30-minute prep sports television program. We weren't about to launch a hyperlocal site at The Washington Post without this same level of dedication to high school athletics. I’ve worked with Rob for eight years. Just as in the past, we wouldn’t drop the ball on high school sports.

Our high school sports coverage has been a huge draw on LoudounExtra.com since the site’s inception. When we launched the site last summer, our goal was to have our high school sports coverage in full gear by the start of football season. The result was a stats database that included nearly every athlete, coverage of every game and tons of multimedia. Our football game of the week had four highlight videos, including the band’s halftime show. Every member of our staff spent his or her Friday night writing a game story, sending text message scoring alerts, taking photos or shooting video (not to mention the help we received from Washington Post reporters and photographers). In the meantime, we’ve continued to dedicate lots of resources to our coverage of winter and spring sports. (loudounextra.com/high_school_sports/)

We’ve seen immense interest in our high school sports coverage in every market, and over the years we’ve done everything from interactive high school player cards to a weekly 30-minute prep sports television program. We weren’t about to launch a hyperlocal site at The Washington Post without this same level of dedication to high school athletics.

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