The document discusses how local councils should respond to developments in hyperlocal sites, social media, and civic activism. It recommends that councils join in local online conversations, nurture community skills, champion civic activism internally, and collaborate with other local organizations. The minimum actions suggested are to create shareable online content, make all information permanently linkable, and provide RSS feeds for place-based and topic-based information. The goal is for councils to work with and support locally-driven online communities.