Hyperlocal mobile is all the rage (and for good reason), and today, we proudly announce that the WikiCity Project has followed suit. Although we know we’re just scratching the surface, our mobile platform allows anyone to access WikiCity in a more concise and efficient manner. Plenty of big ideas to follow, so stay tuned!
Recently the Omaha World-Herald purchased the WikiCity Project to further expand its diversified on-line ventures. Today, they’ve done it again with the launch of Momaha. Moms (and yes, dads too) can find recipes, kid items for sale, blogs from moms and dads, a calendar of family friendly events (and we need people to post their events on our calendar, too!), advice from people like pediatricians, a forum to discuss anything and everything and much more.
Congratulations to the entire Momaha team!
Make sure you stop by the Halo Institute’s open house tonight, which is geared not just towards prospective Omaha entrepreneurs, but also open to the general business public.
WikiCity is greatful to Jim, Nick, & Pendery for the opportunity to have been one of the first Halo tenants, and is thankful for the terrific space (very cool, you must check it out) and resources. Additional details are as follows, or you can check out Danny Schreiber’s write-up on Silicon Prairie News:
- Location: 1022 Leavenworth St. (north side of Leavenworth in the Old Market Lofts complex)
- Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
More Coverage from Harvard Journalism’s Nieman Lab
Published November 6, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentThanks for covering WikiCity again, Gina!
http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/10/omaha-world-herald-rethinking-its-product-buys-hyperlocal-wikicity/
We are pleased to announce that the Omaha World-Herald Co. has purchased WikiCity, a community-based social Web site that serves as an online city guide, providing information on places, events and people in 22,000 U.S. towns.
Terry Kroeger, president and CEO of The World-Herald, said WikiCity founder Pat Lazure would continue as president of the operation and of World Interactive Group, a new subsidiary that will create new and innovative products.
For more information, please see today’s announcement: http://omaha.com/article/20091027/MONEY/710279939
Real Estate Update: The Wiki City Project Partners with Zillow to Provide Local Real Estate Listings
Published September 29, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Today we are excited to announce that the Wiki City Project has partnered with Zillow to deliver local real estate listings to our 22K+ communities. To view an example of this new feature, please go to www.WikiCity.com, then select any town such as Wahoo, Nebraska, and then look for the Real Estate link under the “Local Living” section.
Coming soon to the Wiki City Project: Local Real Estate
Published September 15, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentThat’s right folks. The Wiki City Project team is hard at work existing features and entertaining some new ones too. One such feature will be a locally-based real estate feature that will provide local listings, property valuation estimates, and ways to connect with other local real estate topics. Stay tuned for more details later this month!
According to CNN’s Josh Lev, Wikipedia is introducing a new color-coding scheme to help readers distinguish the truthiness of users’ contributions. Although it is too soon to determine if the Wiki City Project will adopt the same truthiness meter, it is worth exploring. Check out the linked video below:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/09/06/wikipedia.biggest.blunders.cnn
Wiki City Project Adds Hyperlocal Twitter Feeds to All 22K+ Community Sites
Published September 3, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Today the Wiki City Project unveiled its new and improved hyperlocal Twitter feeds. Each feed is customized to each of the Wiki City Project’s 22K+ local communities, providing a real-time local news feed for each community.
Please view the linked page for an example: http://www.wikicity.com/wiki/Wahoo,_Nebraska
WikiCity is under construction. We are excited about the new changes. We’re preserving several aspects we’ve grown to love, but introducing several next gadgets, including a Facebook Connect feature and a WYSIWYG editor to make contributions even easier.
Stay tuned for more details, and thanks for your patience with this change.
