Tuesday, September 20, 2011

I'm still in the phase of figuring out the details of my project. My original pitch was to create a more interactive mobile version of a website for a hyperlocal news organization run out of UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. I have decided on Oakland North for the time being, as they have an active mobile population that wouldn't be too overwhelming for a first run (as opposed to Richmond Confidential, which has little mobile activity, and Mission Local, which has too much).

According to a recent PEW report, "28 percent of all American adults use mobile or social location-based services of some kind." This makes me happy.

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