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The New Localism: "Strategies for Sponsorship"
With the unveling of the new Localism BETA version, one of the biggest concerns expressed by our members is how the sponsorship of communities and neighborhoods is going to work.
First, it should be made clear that sponsorship of a particular neighborhood or community won't exclude other members from contributing good, relevant content, photos, videos, listings, market data, etc., to that particular neighborhood/community. Your Localism posts will still show up on the community page. And, if you're a consistent contributor, you can also be displayed as a 'Top Neighbor."
Community sponsorship will afford added visibility to the sponsor. They will be granted a 'static' portion of the community page where they will be asked to author a valued descriptive content on the respective neighborhood/community. Their profile picture and three links will also be provided.
Secondly, the sponsored communities that achieve the greatest amount of success/participation will be the ones where the sponsor champions development and involvement from within the community at large. As I shared in my previous post, "What is Localism?," the whole concept behind Localism is to create micro-social networks where local residents and merchants make meaningful connections and share information relevant to their communities. An effective sponsor would ... more

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