Introduction

On this episode of ReadWriteTalk, we sit down with Chris Tolles the CEO of Topix.  Topix is an interesting hyper-local media company.  The company uses a blend of algorithms and human editors to aggregate and classify news stories into different topics, with the majority of stories being classified into topics about different geographies.  Interestingly, newspaper corporations have responded by supporting Topix both as investors and now some even as customers.  On this episode, we discuss both how Topix works and Chris’ view of the hyper-local industry in general. We also spend a significant amount of time talking about Topix’s current and future business model, because I believe they may be a little further along then some of the hyper-local web startups.

 

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