There are a number of new or re-energized hyperlocal efforts out there, trying to crack the code. New efforts are expected shortly from Outside.in and SmallTown.

A busy week for the boss: Carolyn McCall, chief exec Guardian chief Carolyn McCall’s week has taken in celebration and resignation, writes Peter Taylor

Leveraging its ownership of Scarborough Research, Arbitron’s new effort will focus on sending out extensive media usage booklets to consumers on a shared cost basis.

Music futurist Gerd Leonhard has just released an informative video explaining what music 2.0 is and how the music industry should change to adapt to ‘web 2.0′ principles.

You can also get the entire book in an unprotected PDF format by downloading the file from here. No registration is required, and the PDF can (and should be) shared freely on the web.