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Episode Synopsis
Today Paul is joined by Graham Colligan, founder of Towns Of: a social media app for local news and events.
They talk about the importance of social media and how Towns Of aims to centralize local news and events for communities. Graham shares insights on the business model and competition in the local news aggregator space, emphasizing the need for innovation and community engagement, and a lot more.
Links:
https://www.townsof.com/
https://www.instagram.com/graham_colligan/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamcolligan/
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They talk about the importance of social media and how Towns Of aims to centralize local news and events for communities. Graham shares insights on the business model and competition in the local news aggregator space, emphasizing the need for innovation and community engagement, and a lot more.
Links:
https://www.townsof.com/
https://www.instagram.com/graham_colligan/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamcolligan/
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This podcast is sponsored by LocalPod.co, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. Learn more at https://localpod.co
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Subscribe to my newsletter: https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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