Basic digital high street through to augmented reality
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William Perrin@willperrin
http://talkaboutlocal.org/ar
Quick, simple, cheap steps to a digital high street
Building blocks to bring your high street alive online13 May 2013
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Trained people in over 200 places to find a voice online
Initially funded by Channel4 and AWM
Specialised in deprived or isolated areas
Cheap simple, consumer facing web services – Facebook, Wordpress.com, Twitter
Convene ‘hyperlocal’ publishers through our unconferences
Resolutely public service approach
Featured in almost all media – BBC TV, radio, The Guardian, The Times etc
Clients from community group to Blue Chip, funding community work
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By Nicholasink at en.wikipedia
The average high street online today
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KeepIt Simple,Stupid
If your town centre or high street is a desert online, don’t over reach
A basic blog is an excellent start - quick, cheap effective, low risk, excellent Google potentialSkill requirements low, much can be done from mobile phones, TCM equivalent needs basic training and moral supportBUT involve local people as direct contributors – they own the high street, not you
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oasis
Photoree by Teg
Don’t’ rush to unsustainable web development if you have a desert – try an oasis first
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Telling storiesReflecting local characterPositive, optimistic toneEvoking people’s memoriesInterviews with shoppers and tradersPictures, simple videoCreate a culture of talking about the local experiencePeople talking to each other….all made easy by a simple blog or Facebook page
Authenticity in a world of commoditisation and PR
See ‘Internet and the new aesthetic’ for more on authenticity http://tinyurl.com/cw5fhvf
NOTBreathless PRE-commerceExpensive
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But if you already have fertile ground – here’s some more advanced stuff you could try
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Augmented reality on a tablet – Camden Borough council planning applications (unofficial). Floating logos correspond to applications. Layar service and Talk About Local’s software.
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Blue plaques from Plaque Guide – Layar service, Talk About Local software
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Overlays information from websites onto the camera view of your tablet or mobile
High impact, ‘wow’ factor
Aids ‘discovery’ off track – markers can be in places you can’t see due to intervening buidings and ‘Take me there’ provides map
Can be fed by simple wordpress.com blog
Cheap, quick, simple – Talk About Local’s new software developed with NESTA and The Nominet Trust
Here’s me demonstrating it on BBC TV (second interviewee) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18840183
Or use geo-tagging services like n0tice.org
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For a simple blog or Facebook page ask around amongst local bloggers or free lance journalists, see who you can
hire locally
For quick, cheap, simple augmented reality contact us at Talk About Local (we can help with blogs etc
too)
[email protected]@talkaboutlocal.org