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Outbound links? EveryBlock? What the hell just happened at the Trib?

I just had an interesting chat with Daniel X. O’Neil, EveryBlock’s People Person, and he confirmed my suspicions…

Two (maybe three) *totally amazing* things happened on chicagotribune.com today.

They silently released a new “(beta test)” feature, an EveryBlock-enabled police blotter.  Gaper’s Block got the scoop, from, get this, a tweet by the Tribune’s twitter persona, according to [...]

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2008 07 22 Brian Boyer Uncategorized Comments (0)

Content crises, the oppression biz, tips from EveryBlock and Twittering — 6w link rodeo

The Cure for Content-Delay Syndrome — A List Apart
We have lots of “brand identity guidelines,” but not so many “style guides” (for content, at least). We have “strategists,” but no “commissioning editors,” and we more often “go live” than “publish.” Hence, we tend to first think “copywriter” when trying to get our content sorted, whereas [...]

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2008 05 27 Brian Boyer Uncategorized Comments (0)

On second thought, forget Google, make your own maps

Paul Smith from EveryBlock has written an excellent article on making your own interactive maps.
An ecology of open source online mapping tools has emerged alongside the market leader. It is now possible to replicate Google Maps’ functionality with open source software and produce high-quality mapping applications tailored to our design goals.
The folks over at A [...]

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2008 04 16 Brian Boyer Uncategorized Comments (0)