Local Search —
Andrew Shotland takes on Twitter and local in his recent post…
There has been a lot of digital ink spilled over Twitter’s local search implications. Over the past few months several Twitter services have launched with a local angle. I thought it would be interesting to get them all in one place and provide some details…
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 [...]
Not a day goes by when we don’t hear a story of some little neighbor-to-neighbor success facilitated through Front Porch Forum. Here are two from this week. First, Joel wrote to his nearby neighbors, titled “Unlikely Yarn”…
Folks – about a week ago, a wind must have blown someone’s knitting project into my driveway – some [...]
Mike Boland posted today about a conversation with Center’d’s CEO who…
positions the company as a deeper dive into events, which breaths more functionality into all of the nuances of planning local outings. With the tag line, people, places, plans, it also brings in some social features and local search functionality.
The value proposition lies in the [...]
Alicia wrote today from Burlington, VT…
My daughters and I had Welsh Corgi puppy fever and decided to wait until fall to find one. Imagine my delight and surprise when a Corgi puppy showed up on our neighborhood Front Porch Forum the weekend before school started. If we had designed our own a wanted poster he [...]
Sometimes it’s the little stories that catch my attention on Front Porch Forum. Like Shelly’s posting on her FPF neighborhood fourm three days ago…
Hello, Neighbors! My preschooler got off the schoolbus today missing a blue CROC shoe. He was sitting in the front seat and the driver thinks he kicked it off and it fell [...]
Just stumbled across this exchange posted on AllExperts.com… (thanks David!)…
Expert: David Beckett
Date: 8/27/2008
Subject: Temporary Housing
Question
Hi David – I read your answers about Burlington and my husband & I decided to move here from Los Angeles a few months ago… We love it here. I am French and we need to go back to France for [...]
A Front Porch Forum subscriber to the Charlotte Shore Neighborhood Forum just posted this…
Do you have a recliner in your house that you are no longer using? I have a dear 77 year old friend in Burlington who has had serious circulation problems in her legs and is looking for relief by resting in [...]
Bonnie posted the following note of appreciation to her town neighbors on Front Porch Forum today…
Dearest Neighbors, Thank you so much John for offering your Subaru. Your generosity is amazing.
Thank you all so much. I’m humbled to think about how many people living in our community, were willing to help me out. Many many thanks!
I’ve [...]
Local reporters for traditional media outlets use Front Porch Forum frequently to find leads for news stories… makes sense… neighbors connect with neighbors about all sorts of goings on on their FPF neighborhood forum as a first step. Items often show up there first.
Here are a few recent examples…
Sustainable living in the suburbs, June 21, [...]