Comments on: Marchex to pay neighborhood bloggers http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/11/19/marchex-to-pay-neighborhood-bloggers/ ... about community within neighborhoods and Front Porch Forum. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:45:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/11/19/marchex-to-pay-neighborhood-bloggers/#comment-99065 Michael Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:39:46 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/11/19/marchex-to-pay-neighborhood-bloggers/#comment-99065 Thanks for broadening my understanding of your efforts, Justin. Seems like Marchex is building a big head of steam on several local fronts. I'm eager to hear more as your work develops. Cheers. -Michael Thanks for broadening my understanding of your efforts, Justin. Seems like Marchex is building a big head of steam on several local fronts. I’m eager to hear more as your work develops. Cheers. -Michael

]]> By: Justin Carder http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/11/19/marchex-to-pay-neighborhood-bloggers/#comment-98950 Justin Carder Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:42:13 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/11/19/marchex-to-pay-neighborhood-bloggers/#comment-98950 Hey Michael -- First, thanks for talking about the MyZip trial. We're at a very early stage of planning and soaking up feedback. Just want to clarify a couple things: The $50 per month payment is only for the duration of the trial over the next few months -- moving forward, we are looking at a number of different options for rewarding contributors who do the best job informing their area's residents. But I don't want to focus only on the financial incentive -- I think you'd agree that there are lots of ways to approach the building of local community online. Marchex is investigating many ways to deliver relevant local content and this is one of them. I've been an active placeblogger for three years now and have found it to be a great way to learn more about the communities where I've lived and help spread news and information. What you're building with Front Page Forum is fascinating and another way to approach the challenge. In the end, both ideas require citizens to step up, get involved and, most difficult to achieve, stay involved. Thanks again -- looking forward to continuing the conversation. Hey Michael –

First, thanks for talking about the MyZip trial. We’re at a very early stage of planning and soaking up feedback. Just want to clarify a couple things: The $50 per month payment is only for the duration of the trial over the next few months — moving forward, we are looking at a number of different options for rewarding contributors who do the best job informing their area’s residents.

But I don’t want to focus only on the financial incentive — I think you’d agree that there are lots of ways to approach the building of local community online. Marchex is investigating many ways to deliver relevant local content and this is one of them. I’ve been an active placeblogger for three years now and have found it to be a great way to learn more about the communities where I’ve lived and help spread news and information. What you’re building with Front Page Forum is fascinating and another way to approach the challenge. In the end, both ideas require citizens to step up, get involved and, most difficult to achieve, stay involved. Thanks again — looking forward to continuing the conversation.

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