It's a fascinating time for the Britain's hyperlocal scene -- as ever similar to America but not quite the same, less commercial, more community driven. As traditional media nose-dives, Britain's grass roots hyperlocal web publishers come together for their first large gathering next week in Stoke-on-Trent on October 3. We've...

The internet opens up parts of our democracies other media cannot reach. The Obama team is merrily using internet as a can opener for information too dense to be penetrated by the ADD-afflicted traditional media.

The Obama approach is similar to the UK Power of Information...