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September 4, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD hyperlocal site’s traffic pops up during hostage crisis at Discovery Channel’s headquarters

TBD’s new hyperlocal Web site for the D.C. area is no great shakes so far in the visitor count department,

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August 28, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Solomon Scandals hyperlocal series so far: A list for latecomers

Late to the hyperlocal series in the Solomon Scandals blog? In reverse order, here’s a list of key parts. —How

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August 28, 2010 Media / Washington area life

How hyperlocal journalism can help big media grow closer to local communities

Update: Other hyperlocal-related posts here. I killed my Washington Post subscription several years ago, one of millions of Americans to

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August 16, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD D.C.-area news site not a steady riser in early Alexa stats. But let’s wait for the full story

I’ve been rooting for TBD, the D.C.-area hyperlocal news site that some journalists regard as a savvy canary in the

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August 16, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Media pieties debunked: Even NYT and WaPo pick up SOME rumors—and I’m glad they do

Here’s a question that the debut of TBD.com, the new hyperlocal site written up in Howard Kurtz’s media column today,

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August 9, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

Crisp, lively Web pages from promising new TBD hyperlocal site—but D.C.-oriented lead story is a BIG yawner here in Alexandria, VA

Crisp, lively Web pages are greeting visitors to the new TBD hyperlocal site owned by Allbritton Communications. Here in Alexandria,

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August 9, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

TBD.com hyperlocal site in D.C. area is live—and my detailed analysis is on the way

The TBD.com hyperlocal site for the Washington area went live this morning, and I’ll be updating some analysis I was

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August 7, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD’s hyperlocal judo is smart and ethical: How should rivals at the Washington Post and elsewhere respond to all the linking ahead?

In judo, you can use a big guy’s weight against him, and the same applies in business, especially the news

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July 29, 2010 Media / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Washington Post vs. Patch.com and Examiner.com

The Patch neighborhood news network—the screenshot’s from a New Jersey site—is coming soon to some Virginia and Maryland suburbs. Yet

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