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Nextdoor.com - social network for neighbors

Posted on 2/12/13 at 9:07 am
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
27830 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 9:07 am
Not sure if I should post this here or on the politalk. Pretty interesting concept that I agree with as it helps neighbors connect and discuss issues. I relate it to how TD.com is fairly regionally centered and information from events in this region quickly gets distributed. This website will allow neighborhood watches and general "looking out" for one another to be more streamlined. I'm a little worried about the busy body with nothing to do but complain and escalate minor events to the police. Hopefully this will allow one another to be more courteous.

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"There is a social network for friends and family -- that's Facebook. There is a social network for business -- that's LinkedIn," Nirav Tolia, the CEO and founder of Nextdoor, told ABC News in an interview. "But a big part of our social identity is where we live, and where we live isn't captured by those other social networks."

Posted by LSUtigerME
Walker, LA
Member since Oct 2012
3806 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 9:14 am to
My neighborhood has a FB group.

I'm not going to sign up for another site, but I'll link an existing account to a group.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18681 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 9:51 am to
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"But a big part of our social identity is where we live, and where we live isn't captured by those other social networks."


In the first few years of Facebook it was heavily community based. One could freely view the profiles of anyone at the same university.

You could post your class schedule, and easily find someone to exchange notes with.

Facebook quickly grew beyond being a small community into a global network. I suppose it could be nice to have a community based option on the web. However, many groups have a page on FB that handles this role.
Posted by wiltznucs
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
8973 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 1:49 pm to
We have a neighborhood site on Nextdoor. I hardly bother with it as its really nothing more than neighbors griping about CDD or HOA issues. Like many websites people throw courtesy out the window when posting on Nextdoor. The difference is that with Nextdoor its fairly likely you'll encounter the person and we've had a few incidents where police had to get involved over disputes which began on the website.

We have learned about break-ins and petty crime which is useful. A lost dog was quickly found when someone posted a picture of it on the site. Some good and some bad with the site for sure.
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