Comments on: Marchex and MyZip.net get Rolling http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/12/18/marchex-and-myzipnet-gets-rolling/ ... about community within neighborhoods and Front Porch Forum. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:33:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rebecca http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/12/18/marchex-and-myzipnet-gets-rolling/#comment-220700 Rebecca Tue, 06 May 2008 11:47:43 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/12/18/marchex-and-myzipnet-gets-rolling/#comment-220700 Perhaps the issues you bring up explain why MyZip didn't make it past the trial period. My own zip code is a small space, though, one of three zips in a small town, and it seemed like a good idea. Perhaps the issues you bring up explain why MyZip didn’t make it past the trial period. My own zip code is a small space, though, one of three zips in a small town, and it seemed like a good idea.

]]> By: Michael http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/12/18/marchex-and-myzipnet-gets-rolling/#comment-116310 Michael Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:29:54 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/12/18/marchex-and-myzipnet-gets-rolling/#comment-116310 Hi Justin... fair enough. This was clearly the case when I lived in Washington, DC and the Post was dreadful at covering local news and didn't even try to cover neighborhood-level news. Now, in Burlington, VT, the local paper fills a page or two every day of the stuff your bloggers aim to write about. This one newspaper is prominent in about 20 zip codes, if I had to guess. So 20 blogs would likely be an improvement. I'll bet that your service will have some hits and some duds, depending on the local scene, the writers you get, etc. It'll be interesting to see! Best wishes. Hi Justin… fair enough. This was clearly the case when I lived in Washington, DC and the Post was dreadful at covering local news and didn’t even try to cover neighborhood-level news.

Now, in Burlington, VT, the local paper fills a page or two every day of the stuff your bloggers aim to write about. This one newspaper is prominent in about 20 zip codes, if I had to guess. So 20 blogs would likely be an improvement.

I’ll bet that your service will have some hits and some duds, depending on the local scene, the writers you get, etc. It’ll be interesting to see! Best wishes.

]]> By: Justin Carder http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/12/18/marchex-and-myzipnet-gets-rolling/#comment-116304 Justin Carder Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:15:29 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2007/12/18/marchex-and-myzipnet-gets-rolling/#comment-116304 Come on! At least the front page of the local section :) Glad to hear your newspaper is still covering your streets at such a local level. In my experience, the attention has shifted or was never there in the first place. Come on! At least the front page of the local section :) Glad to hear your newspaper is still covering your streets at such a local level. In my experience, the attention has shifted or was never there in the first place.

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