Comments on: Big Idea: Introducing HubCityHeadlines.com http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/ Because Spartanburg Matters Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:36:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Shanafelt http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6524 Steve Shanafelt Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:07:01 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6524 That doesn't appear to be working right. I'll take a look and see what the problem is. That doesn’t appear to be working right. I’ll take a look and see what the problem is.

]]> By: Sylvie Galloway http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6518 Sylvie Galloway Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:15:43 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6518 yeah from what I understand about the Spartanburg tag, is that is just highlights tweets that actually say Spartanburg. I am sure there is a tweak in all that somewhere. yeah from what I understand about the Spartanburg tag, is that is just highlights tweets that actually say Spartanburg. I am sure there is a tweak in all that somewhere.

]]> By: K http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6515 K Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:32:06 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6515 Bravo! But what's up with the "more" hypertext? Bravo! But what’s up with the “more” hypertext?

]]> By: R Williams http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6514 R Williams Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:04:45 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6514 I am IN LOVE with the site. Especially the Etsy bit (I'm a big ol' Etsy junkie). I can't think of anything else you would need to add to it. Great job!!! I am IN LOVE with the site. Especially the Etsy bit (I’m a big ol’ Etsy junkie). I can’t think of anything else you would need to add to it. Great job!!!

]]> By: Steve Shanafelt http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6508 Steve Shanafelt Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:26:04 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6508 After hearing back from Etsy that there was no easy way to set up a local feed, I created one in Yahoo Pipes (thanks for the idea, Dave!). It is limited to the 23 Etsy shops that existed when I built the feed, unfortunately, so new shops won't show up until they're manually added. After hearing back from Etsy that there was no easy way to set up a local feed, I created one in Yahoo Pipes (thanks for the idea, Dave!). It is limited to the 23 Etsy shops that existed when I built the feed, unfortunately, so new shops won’t show up until they’re manually added.

]]> By: Steve Shanafelt http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6501 Steve Shanafelt Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:13 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6501 I have to learn more about Twitter's API and feed structure before that will work as well as it could. Right now, it's set to display all posts tagged with "Spartanburg," but it only updates once an hour. I did have it set by the location near Spartanburg, but what it was returning was just regular Twitter noise like "@joe funny! #lulz," which is of very little use to most people looking for locally relevant content. I have to learn more about Twitter’s API and feed structure before that will work as well as it could. Right now, it’s set to display all posts tagged with “Spartanburg,” but it only updates once an hour. I did have it set by the location near Spartanburg, but what it was returning was just regular Twitter noise like “@joe funny! #lulz,” which is of very little use to most people looking for locally relevant content.

]]> By: Sylvie Galloway http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6497 Sylvie Galloway Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:30:20 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6497 Curious if the twitter feeds gets all us here in the Sparkle City area. Just sent a tweet to see, but it doesn't seem to be showing up. But then I am not as big a twitter addict as some. A nice curiosity to the site. Curious if the twitter feeds gets all us here in the Sparkle City area. Just sent a tweet to see, but it doesn’t seem to be showing up. But then I am not as big a twitter addict as some. A nice curiosity to the site.

]]> By: Steve Shanafelt http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6493 Steve Shanafelt Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:43:40 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6493 I had the same thought myself, as my wife is an absolutely Etsy fan. You can search Etsy for local goods, but I've had a hard time getting it to generate the RSS feed needed to display on HubCityHeadlines. Here's the search query, though: http://www.etsy.com/shop_local.php?place=spartanburg I've written to Etsy's tech team to see if there's something I'm missing, since they do have a relatively strong API. Hopefully they'll get back to me. I had the same thought myself, as my wife is an absolutely Etsy fan.

You can search Etsy for local goods, but I’ve had a hard time getting it to generate the RSS feed needed to display on HubCityHeadlines. Here’s the search query, though: http://www.etsy.com/shop_local.php?place=spartanburg

I’ve written to Etsy’s tech team to see if there’s something I’m missing, since they do have a relatively strong API. Hopefully they’ll get back to me.

]]> By: Katie http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6487 Katie Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:23:55 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6487 Any way to access Etsy.com sites featuring handmade items and art made and sold by people in Spartanburg? Any way to access Etsy.com sites featuring handmade items and art made and sold by people in Spartanburg?

]]> By: Sylvie Galloway http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6482 Sylvie Galloway Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:22:28 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6482 I will look into it. Believe me the tech bits I will leave well enough alone, I don't even know what to do with drill bits, much less website bits I will look into it. Believe me the tech bits I will leave well enough alone, I don’t even know what to do with drill bits, much less website bits

]]> By: Steve Shanafelt http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6480 Steve Shanafelt Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:15:19 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6480 You should be able to leave the technical bits to me. But if you're looking at the site and saying "This would be great if only there was a [cool thing here]," it's that bit in the brackets I'd like to know about. You should be able to leave the technical bits to me. But if you’re looking at the site and saying “This would be great if only there was a [cool thing here],” it’s that bit in the brackets I’d like to know about.

]]> By: Sylvie Galloway http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6479 Sylvie Galloway Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:41:13 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6479 Ok I understood not a word of the details of making the new site better, but I do like the idea of putting local content into a central location where accessibility to thing would be easier. If I can help in any way, I'm in. But now to bookmark the new site. Ok I understood not a word of the details of making the new site better, but I do like the idea of putting local content into a central location where accessibility to thing would be easier.

If I can help in any way, I’m in. But now to bookmark the new site.

]]> By: Steve Shanafelt http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6475 Steve Shanafelt Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:16:02 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6475 Also, after a few non-Spark discussions about the range of feeds, I've added the following ... Three Craigslist feeds: For Sale, Housing and Jobs. These all come from the Greenville/Upstate Craigslist, but are search-query limited to Spartanburg. Blognetnews: This is a political blog aggregator, and the results are search limited to Spartanburg. Google Blog Search: Another good source for local online content, although not as comprehensive as some of the other projects. Local Sports: This is actually the Spartanburg Herald-Journal's sports feed. The heating guy who just came to my house asked me if I had a local sports feed on the site, as was rather surprised when I told him it didn't. I'll work on trying to create a more comprehensive feed, and suggestions are welcome. Also, after a few non-Spark discussions about the range of feeds, I’ve added the following …

Three Craigslist feeds: For Sale, Housing and Jobs. These all come from the Greenville/Upstate Craigslist, but are search-query limited to Spartanburg.

Blognetnews: This is a political blog aggregator, and the results are search limited to Spartanburg.

Google Blog Search: Another good source for local online content, although not as comprehensive as some of the other projects.

Local Sports: This is actually the Spartanburg Herald-Journal’s sports feed. The heating guy who just came to my house asked me if I had a local sports feed on the site, as was rather surprised when I told him it didn’t. I’ll work on trying to create a more comprehensive feed, and suggestions are welcome.

]]> By: Steve Shanafelt http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6471 Steve Shanafelt Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:41:16 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6471 About the Twitter feed: I've set this to pull location-specific feeds from Spartanburg, but they're not required to relate to Spartanburg itself. To the best of my knowledge, there's no standard Spartanburg hash-tag (like #sprtnbrg, for instance), but I could set it to pull tweets that use the word Spartanburg instead. Thoughts? About the Twitter feed: I’ve set this to pull location-specific feeds from Spartanburg, but they’re not required to relate to Spartanburg itself. To the best of my knowledge, there’s no standard Spartanburg hash-tag (like #sprtnbrg, for instance), but I could set it to pull tweets that use the word Spartanburg instead. Thoughts?

]]> By: Steve Shanafelt http://www.spartanburgspark.com/2009/10/21/big-idea-introducing-hubcityheadlines-com/comment-page-1/#comment-6466 Steve Shanafelt Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:14:03 +0000 http://www.spartanburgspark.com/?p=7357#comment-6466 I'd love some help with getting the feed to be more flexible and accessible, and generally getting feedback on the technical side. I'm very much self-taught when it comes to pretty much everything like this, and could definitely use some pointers. You'll be hearing from me. I’d love some help with getting the feed to be more flexible and accessible, and generally getting feedback on the technical side. I’m very much self-taught when it comes to pretty much everything like this, and could definitely use some pointers. You’ll be hearing from me.

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