Over the last few months we’ve noticed that the simple addition of the Tweetmeme “Retweet” button has led to way more stories from InJersey making their way onto Twitter. The reason, we think, is simple: After you post a comment here, you can also put it on Twitter for all your followers to hear what you had to say.
Of course, there’s plenty of people who like to share to Facebook, too. Previously, you could always use the handy “ShareThis” button to do this, but we like the simplicity of the Retweet button (not to mention the count of the total number of times something has been shared). So, we’ve now added this same type of button to share stories on Facebook.
November is shaping up to have a slew of big hyperlocal events. Here are the biggies on our list:
Nov. 9 – New Media Women Entrepreneurs, Washington D.C.: A day-long gathering of blockbuster speakers, all of them women, and almost all of them working on hyperlocal news sites. Although I may not be able to make it to D.C. for the event, I’d particularly love to hear Debbie Galant, of Baristanet.com, and Lisa Williams, of Placeblogger.com.
Nov. 11 – Hypercamp, NYC:This is one I absolutely won’t miss. I’ve been working with Jeff Jarvis and his team at CUNY (”New Business Models for News”) to set up a day-long event devoted to how to improve the quality of hyperlocal news sites, and also how to monetize them once they’re built. Should be an amazing lineup of speakers, including Jarvis himself.
Nov. 14-15 – WordCamp NYC: While not technically hyperlocal, since InJersey is all built on WordPress MU and BuddyPress, as are most of the blog-based hyperlocal sites out there, this is going to be a very important event for me. It’s arguably the biggest and best WordCamp event outside of the San Fran one.
Nov. 18 – Citizen Journalism Conference, Monmouth U, West Long Branch, NJ:I’m scheduled to speak at this free half-day event being put on by the Citizens Campaign, a non-profit aiming to help promote citizen journalism and civic engagement. My panel’s discussion: “The New Media Climate: How the internet is transforming journalism and its impact on local government & politics.”
Should be a wild couple weeks. If you’re planning to go to any of these as well, drop us a note on the InJersey wall and let us know.
This last Tuesday I appeared on WordPress Weekly, an internet-based radio show, to talk about what we’re trying to do here on InJersey.com — and in general about the whole hyperlocal news trend.
It was a fun show, and I’m grateful to the host Jeff Chandler for featuring us (even if he did keep referring to me, erroneously, as Todd). Here’s a replay:
You can download the show as a podcast on iTunes here.
We just launched in Somerset Hills, an area of NJ that encompasses Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Bernards, Peapack, Far Hills, Gladstone, and Bernardsville.
After the break is the story that ran in the paper to promote the new town site.
Mt. Laurel, NJ – On April 28 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., the YMCA of Burlington and Camden Counties is celebrating Healthy Kids Day® with a free community event. The event for children and families of all ages will be held at the Mt. Laurel Y, located at 59 Centerton Road. More than 1,900 Ys [...]
Build Jake’s Place, the local non-profit that recently opened Camden County’s first “Boundless” Playground, will sponsor a free benefit car cruise at Cherry Hill’s Silver Diner on Saturday, April 28th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The rain-or-shine event, open to all auto makes, models and years, is expected to draw classic cars, muscle cars [...]
Matt Schopfer, a senior at Cherry Hill High School West, the son of Jan and Lou Schopfer of Cherry Hill received Congressional Nominations from Congressman Jon Runyan to the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. To apply to a US Service Academy, a candidate [...]
Elizabeth Anne Schopfer, the daughter of Jan and Lou Schopfer of Cherry Hill is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Psychology and has just been named to the Honors Program in Psychology at Penn http://www.psych.upenn.edu/undergraduate/newhonors . The Honors Program has been developed to recognize excellence in psychology among Penn undergraduates and to enhance [...]
Kingsway Church will host its Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7th, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the Cherry Hill High School West Football Stadium. Cherry Hill, New Jersey: Cherry Hill High School West Football Field will be covered with over 25,000 eggs on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM. The event is free and [...]
On Easter Sunday, April 8th, 2012, Kingsway Church will host Cherry Hill’s Biggest Easter Service at 10:00 AM at the New Auditorium at Cherry Hill High School West, Chapel and Marlboro Avenues in Cherry Hill. At 9:00 AM meet your neighbors during a fellowship time while enjoying complementary coffee and pastries. Professional childcare will be [...]
The Vineland NJ Freeycle group offers a place for the surrounding communities to give away unwanted belongings that could use a new home. Waste not, want not, recycle!
Recycle items that would otherwise end up in the landfills.
We know that recycling helps conserve natural resources and recycling conserves space in our landfills.
From January 14 to January 16, students were able to reflect upon the service and justice work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through watching films, listening to speakers, and participating in community service events. Choosing from among several speakers, films or trips on Saturday and Sunday, students could explore diversity through watching the Shen [...]
We just launched in 
Easter Sunday Service*, 4/8 @ 10am, C.H. West Auditorium
Easter Egg Hunt*, 4/7 @ 10am, C.H. West Football Stadium