Jonathan Lloyd

Getting connected: Program brings Internet to Chicago neighborhoods

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:58 +0100

Getting connected: Program brings Internet to Chicago neighborhoods

How Community Blogs Become A Tool For City-Making — The Pop-Up City

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:18:03 +0100

See on Scoop.it - Urban Life

City blogging is a great tool to share ideas around the world toward better urban futures, but it’s also a potent tool for hyper-local community development.
See on popupcity.net

Local mobile search stats

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:20:25 +0100

94% of local users have looked for local information

-90% have taken action as a result

-70% connected with the business

-66% visited the business

-36% made a purchase

-23% told others about it

58% search for local info at least once a week

27% search for local info daily

Source: Google-Ipsos Q1 2012, n=1,000 US adults

Geography of Twitter networks

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:23:00 +0100

Geography of Twitter networks

theatlanticcities: “We wrote in late 2011 about some early...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:36 +0100

theatlanticcities:

“We wrote in late 2011 about some early research suggesting that many Twitter users in fact follow other people located within their same city, evidence, Richard Florida wrote, that the Internet is reinforcing the value of place instead of eliminating it.

But now that Twitter is a few years older – and considerably more global – Leetaru and several colleagues have conducted a massive new analysis of the site that suggests the opposite: ‘In effect,’ Leetrau says, ‘location plays a much lesser role now in terms of who we talk to, what we talk about, and where we get our information.’”

Read: How Twitter is Changing the Geography of Communication

Community engagement: keep one foot in cyberspace and one in the real world

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:01:46 +0100

Community engagement: keep one foot in cyberspace and one in the real world

thisbigcity: That’s how we do directions in London town.

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:13:47 +0100

thisbigcity:

That’s how we do directions in London town.

smartercities: When Governments Go Social, Positive Citizen...

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:54:40 +0100

smartercities:

When Governments Go Social, Positive Citizen Experiences Can Follow | A Smarter Planet Blog

Today a growing number of cities and counties are embracing social technologies to create “Smart Communities.” According to the World Foundation for Smart Communities, these are communities that make a “conscious effort to use information technology to transform life and work within a region in significant and fundamental, rather than incremental, ways. This transformation is beneficial to the community and attracts local participation and cooperation among community groups, government, business and education.”

leslieseuffert: Jessica Stockholder “The idea here was pretty...

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:58:13 +0100

leslieseuffert:

Jessica Stockholder

“The idea here was pretty simple,” she said in an interview. “I wanted to fill the intersection with color — to have a presence at this busy site that could withstand all the cars and trucks and people and at the same time interact with them.”

Reinventing the High Street: join the Telegraph campaign

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:32:57 +0100

Reinventing the High Street: join the Telegraph campaign

trendd: A print ad that doubles as a 45. “Budweiser has...

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:16:21 +0100

trendd:

A print ad that doubles as a 45.

“Budweiser has released a vinyl single that’s quite a bit cooler than your average 7-inch. To promote its partnership in Brazil with Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am, the Anheuser-Busch InBev brand pressed his new song “Great Times” into a vinyl magazine advertisement playable on any turntable.”

(via Budweiser partners with Will.i.am | Adweek)

Cranes and chimneys.

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:36:18 +0100

Cranes and chimneys.

Cities and data: By the numbers | The Economist

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:06:27 +0100

Cities and data: By the numbers | The Economist

urbanination: Freitag flagship store in Zurich.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:21:42 +0100

urbanination:

Freitag flagship store in Zurich.

Bring research to the streets, not to cities without people

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:27:45 +0100

Bring research to the streets, not to cities without people

Starting May 1, Knight Foundation will again be offering...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:25:32 +0100

Starting May 1, Knight Foundation will again be offering matching funds to community and place-based foundations seeking to make an impact by funding news and information projects.

-Read more at: Knight Foundation blog

Why do place brands fail?

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:07:08 +0100

Why do place brands fail?

humanscalecities: Cities Are Good for You: The Genius of the...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:46:14 +0100

humanscalecities:

Cities Are Good for You: The Genius of the Metropolis
by Leo Hollis

One more for the to-read list

"From now until April 19, Seattle residents will have an opportunity to help their city understand..."

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:01:30 +0100

“From now until April 19, Seattle residents will have an opportunity to help their city understand how to adopt technology. By taking a 15 -minute survey, residents will guide the city in its decisions on digital inclusion, cable refranchising, website design, public access TV offerings and public outreach.”

- Read more at: Digital Communities (via sunlightcities)

thisbigcity: irishboyinlondon: The London High...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:50:26 +0100

thisbigcity:

irishboyinlondon:

The London High Street Possibilities Primer

Interesting read! Designed to “encourage, inform and inspire” local communities, it showcases some of the interesting projects that are rebooting local London high streets, helping them (and London) become more vibrant and liveable! The review was commissioned by Design for London and the Outer London Fund from 2011.

If someone tells you the High Street is dead, they don’t have enough imagination.