{"id":508,"date":"2014-03-04T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T18:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bubblemedia4.wpengine.com\/?page_id=508"},"modified":"2017-05-18T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T19:00:52","slug":"local-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bubblelife.advicelocal.com\/?page_id=508","title":{"rendered":"BubbleLife Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\ntable thead th, table tbody td { padding: 0px; border: none; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; }<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<h1>BubbleLife Local News<\/h1>\n<p>As traditional media pulled back from local coverage, local news didn&#8217;t go away \u2014 it just spread out among hundreds of websites, blogs and Facebook pages, or got lost in big city coverage. BubbleLife is putting these pieces back together to give local communities their own distinct identity and coverage. But, not quite the same way it was&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There are too many great local stories for one publication to cover. BubbleLife leverages technology to bring all the various news sources together. Then, BubbleLife provides unique tools for readers, local organizations and businesses that make it easy to contribute. Finally, BubbleLife community editors work to promote local stories and help contributors use best practices so their content is useful, relevant and, most importantly, read.<\/p>\n<div class=\"frontpagecallout\">All the Local News in One Place<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; padding: 0px 20px 20px 20px; line-height: 20pt; text-align: center; color: #555;\">BubbleLife brings all the local news together in one place &#8211; <span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: black;\">3 ways!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\" style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<div class=\"column one-third\" style=\"margin-left: 0 !important;\">\n<table style=\"border: none !important; width: 100%; margin: 0;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 65px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/frontpage1.gif\" \/><\/td>\n<td>First, our innovative news search engine rounds up all the best local articles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\">\n<table style=\"border: none !important; width: 100%; margin: 0;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 65px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/frontpage2.gif\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Next, local contributors provide the latest discussions and information.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\" style=\"margin-right: 0 !important;\">\n<table style=\"border: none !important; width: 100%; margin: 0;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 65px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/frontpage3.gif\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Then, local merchants and organizations contribute their news and events.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"frontpagecallout\">Why Sign Up?<\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\" style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"column one-fourth\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; background: whitesmoke; border: solid 1px #aaa;\">\n<h4>Stay Informed<\/h4>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out on what&#8217;s going on in your community. Follow by web, email and social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-fourth\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; background: whitesmoke; border: solid 1px #aaa;\">\n<h4>Get the Word Out<\/h4>\n<p>Want to tell the community about your upcoming event or news? BubbleLife makes it easy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-fourth\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; background: whitesmoke; border: solid 1px #aaa;\">\n<h4>Discover<\/h4>\n<p>Find out about new local organizations and businesses and activities for you and your family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-fourth\" style=\"margin-right: 0 !important;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; background: whitesmoke; border: solid 1px #aaa;\">\n<h4>Sound Off<\/h4>\n<p>Participate in surveys and discussions to find out what others think and influence conversations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"frontpagecallout\">Who Reads BubbleLife?<\/div>\n<p>BubbleLife readership is as diverse as your community. Parents, teachers, business owners, realtors, professionals, city officials are more all have become avid BubbleLife readers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"columns\" style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<div class=\"column one-third\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/meet.gif\" \/> Anna Wassom<br \/>\nAllen Resident<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI love BubbleLife! Your stories had a huge hand in helping my family settle into Allen and know what is going on in our community.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/meet.gif\" \/> Allison Vanderwoude<br \/>\nPark Cities Resident<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI love BubbleLife so much personally, and I know the school where I work also posts to the site. I always look forward to your daily emails.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/meet.gif\" \/> Judy Porter<br \/>\nOak Cliff Resident<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI almost always learn something new in BubbleLife, and then read or hear about it a few days (or weeks) later in other media.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"frontpagecallout\">Who Contributes to BubbleLife?<\/div>\n<p>In addition to our automated news search engine and our editorial staff, a large amount\u00a0of BubbleLife&#8217;s content comes from community contributors including local:<\/p>\n<div class=\"columns\">\n<div class=\"column one-third\">\n<ul>\n<li>Neighbors<\/li>\n<li>Business owners<\/li>\n<li>Teachers and school staff<\/li>\n<li>City officials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\">\n<ul>\n<li>Nonprofit staff<\/li>\n<li>Subject experts<\/li>\n<li>Realtors<\/li>\n<li>Sports boosters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\">\n<ul>\n<li>Community volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Doctors and medical staff<\/li>\n<li>High school and college interns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\" style=\"margin: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; padding-top: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"column one-third\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/meet.gif\" \/> Teffy Jacobs<br \/>\nAllie Beth Allman &amp; Associates<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe held our house open from 3-5 and we received 7 groups of people &#8211; all from BubbleLife. So, I definitely think that was great! Yea!\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/meet.gif\" \/> Margaret Watson<br \/>\nHighland Belles PR Chair<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBubbleLife is effective in so many ways. It&#8217;s easy to use, reaches a lot of our community members at no expense and provides a link we can post on social media platforms to further push out our messages.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/meet.gif\" \/> Justin Rubenstein<br \/>\nStudent<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWorking as an intern with BubbleLife has been an awesome experience. Over the course of the eight-week program, I greatly improved my writing and found my voice.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 60px; text-align: center; color: gray;\">\n<a title=\"Sign up\" href=\"\/signup\/\" style=\"font-size: 36px; text-decoration: underline; color: #007aff; line-height: 40px; font-family: Oswald, Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-weight: 300;\">Sign up for Local News!<\/a><br \/>Read, share and contribute for free.\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BubbleLife Local News As traditional media pulled back from local coverage, local news didn&#8217;t go away \u2014 it just spread out among hundreds of websites, blogs and Facebook pages, or got lost in big city coverage. BubbleLife is putting these pieces back together to give local communities their own distinct identity and coverage. 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