63. 1. Gallery of Pelsall in the snow 2. Pelsall woman wins Civic award 3. Future of Pelsall library 4. Village pupils sing for Mayor
64. “I’d looked at hyperlocal sites and thought Pelsall would be the right fit as we residents think of it as a real community.” - Jayne Howarth
65. “We set up wv11.co.uk after a local school closed down and our save our school campaign was heavily censored because the forums we had to use were heavily biased. “It was to give the community a place to discuss things that really mattered to them, that's why our facebook page is so successful.” - Steph Jennings
66. Opening of Cosmo Pan restaurant Category tag: ‘Bentley Bridge’ Facebook rumours Gym opens Resource page
87. Walsall 24 Conclusions: Hyperlocal sites are not the enemy...
88. Walsall 24 Conclusions: Hyperlocal sites are not the enemy... Your website no longer has the monopoly...
89. Walsall 24 Conclusions: Hyperlocal sites are not the enemy... Your website no longer has the monopoly... Linked social is the future...
90. Walsall 24 Conclusions: Hyperlocal sites are not the enemy... Your website no longer has the monopoly... Linked social is the future... It’s not if we use social media, it’s how...
91. Thank you Any questions? Dan Slee sleed@walsall.gov.uk www.danslee.wordpress.com Twitter: @danslee
92. Creative commons Smartphone: http://www.flickr.com/photos/proctoracademy/4449173378/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Iphone: http://www.flickr.com/photos/3gstore/4744909311/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Smiling man and woman http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberuly/4742800632/sizes/l/in/photostream/ All other pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danieldslee/