A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology...
New York City Launches Digital Toolkit for Small Businesses (Mashable)…
Groupon Senior Sales Executive Leaving (Reuters)…
Mobile Traffic Tops Desktop for Major Deals Sites (MediaPost)…
Startups Compete to Connect Neighbors — But Beware the ‘Empty Room’
A number of new hyperlocal apps have popped up recently to facilitate neighbors’ conversations with one other, but I see three major hurdles to the adoption of these localized services. Local networks require critical mass, they require ringleaders, and they require neighbors who are willing to share online with people near enough to stalk them…