Archives for November 2008
On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, Hilary just posted the following to Front Porch Forum in Burlington’s Old North End…
Community More Powerful Than Locks!
Hi folks – With all this talk about bike theft, thought it would be a good time to share with you that my bike, which I reported stolen about a month [...]
From a Knight Foundation blog today…
Soul of the Community (SOTC) is a three-year study conducted by Gallup of the 26 Knight Foundation communities across the United States focusing on the emotional side of the connection between residents and their communities.
In its first year, the study compared residents’ engagement level to the GDP growth in the [...]
AOL made some changes in the second half of 2008 to the way its customers’ outgoing email is sent when using AOL’s webmail option. One result of these otherwise invisible changes is that messages sent by an AOL-using Front Porch Forum subscriber to any FrontPorchForum.com address do not arrive successfully. So, regrettably, FPF will not [...]
Jess posted the following today to her 400-household neighborhood via Front Porch Forum…
ROOM AT OUR TABLE
Hi Neighbors – Did you forget to make plans for Thanksgiving? Plans fall through? Looking at a boring/lonely turkey sandwich? Have a friend in such a situation? Please consider joining us. We have a few (1-3) extra seats at our [...]
CitySquares in Boston and beyond says business is good with advertisers’ coupons being hot.
Citysearch rebuilt its site. “Elements of the revamp include a more intuitive interface, an embrace of social media, a major focus on video, some new twists in mobile, and the development of a full-fledged local ad and content network that offers an [...]
John Wonderlich at Sunlight Foundation quotes Steven Clift today…
When I was a child and my father had cancer, I remember neighbors coming to our assistance in our time of need. Today, with modern life keeping neighbors as strangers, we must use these new tools to break down barriers to community. You deserve the right to [...]
Matt, on the LocalMouth blog, writes recently…
Personally, I think there’s great potential for simple online tools to bring local communities more closely together. It may be a struggle at the start to get together a critical mass of neighbours, and it may need a liberal dash of coaxing, but once you’ve got the ball rolling, [...]
I’m frequently approached by folks interested in Front Porch Forum for their neighborhood. If they live in our pilot service area (Chittenden County, VT), they are welcome to join. If not, then they can add their community to our waiting list.
But often people ask what steps they can take now and I offer some simple [...]
Our software hiccuped today and left a single tiny posting sitting on our doorstep with no identifying label. Do you recognize this little baby? Yours?
ANOTHER NEIGHBOR JOINS FORUM – I am excited to be a member of Front Porch Forum, and I’ve heard nothing but great things about this network!
Well, welcome mystery member! And you’ll [...]
I, for one, am looking forward to November 5… that’s right, the day AFTER the big election. Front Porch Forum has been swamped with postings from citizens and elected officials alike… advocating for and against candidates and ballot measures. The State Rep. race in Chittenden 3-04, the police station building site in South Burlington and [...]