by officemonkey on 1/23/2014, 4:10:59 PM
by minimax on 1/23/2014, 5:00:23 PM
Some of the people at Comcast involved with relaunching Everyblock are speaking at the OpenGovChicago meetup tonight. I think there will be a live stream for anyone who is interested but can't go to the meetup.
by simonw on 1/23/2014, 3:53:58 PM
Anyone know the background story on how they came back after being shut down by their parent company?
by tyoma on 1/23/2014, 5:00:32 PM
During the previous incarnation of EveryBlock, there were persistent rumors that posts embarrassing to the City of Chicago government (like about crime in high tourist areas) would mysteriously disappear. I'm curious how transparent the new incarnation will be.
by normloman on 1/23/2014, 4:22:44 PM
Pet peeve: Intro videos with cutesy music, animations, and screenshots on a macbook.
by johnhok on 1/23/2014, 3:46:41 PM
That intro video was pretty good although seemed a bit long. Cool idea but I'd imagine these type of sites have a big chicken and egg problem.
by flavor8 on 1/23/2014, 3:34:07 PM
If you're looking for a site like this, I'd recommend nextdoor.com. Bonus: not owned by Comcast.
by izzydata on 1/23/2014, 4:28:27 PM
"Sorry, we don't cover your zip"
Well... ok. I was even going to advertise it a little, but I guess I'm not cool enough.
by m0x2 on 1/23/2014, 4:40:12 PM
Honestly, who cares and why is this worthy of the HN frontpage?
The hard part about a site like this is getting me to keep logging in.
Turns out my block club in Chicago has a very active Facebook group, so very local news gets integrated into my feed already.
My other source of "extremely local news" is a blog called Uptown Update [1]. If these sites had a way to attract and fund local bloggers, they would have more staying power.
[1] http://www.uptownupdate.com/