Everyblock has launched, and it’s very cool
Cory Bergman January 23rd, 2008
Adrian Holovaty’s much-anticipated hyperlocal site Everyblock just launched for Chicago, New York and San Francisco. At it’s core, it’s a powerful aggregator of news, user-generated content and data — all geotagged and mapped. News stories, blog posts, Flick photos, building permits, crime data, restaurant reviews, Craigslist postings… etc… you can map it all around your house, in your neighborhood. “We’re a geographic filter — a ‘news feed’ for your neighborhood, or, yes, even your block,” explains the Everyblock team. And it looks like just about everything is automated.
I’ve always believed that the hyperlocal nut will be cracked with a technology solution, not a content solution. Why try to convince people to submit content when there’s already a ton of it out there that just needs organizing? I’ll be posting a full review of the site soon, but my first impression is Everyblock has more potential to succeed than any hyperlocal effort before it.
3 Comments Add your own
1. Gorman | January 24th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Agreed, very cool. Though it would be nice to search by term and not just zip or address.
2. netter | January 25th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Is the site blocked now?
First nighgt I got to the site, now i get a contact/sales page instead.
3. theTVguru | January 26th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Here’s yet another pure play internet company invading the turf formerly lorded over by broadcasters and newspaper publishers.
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