Nextdoor "nearby neighborhoods"

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

Nextdoor is a social networking site that is based around physical neighborhoods. It got discussed a bit here when it was first launched in the area. One of the things that people noticed as a big drawback was that the neighborhoods were small and their boundaries were strange.

Well, that hasn't changed. ;-) But they have implemented a new "nearby neighborhoods" feature which allows you to see posts from the surrounding area if you want (you can decide which of the neighborhoods you're interested in). For instance, as a member of the Powderhouse neighborhood, these are my nearby hoods:



There aren't a huge number of people there (about 80 in my neighborhood) or a lot of traffic, but I think this new feature could be very helpful for an area like ours. Nextdoor will never replace DSLJ, of course! But it could be another good place to post curb alerts, lost pet notices, and so on.

Comments

[ron_newman]

here's your earlier post, in case you want to edit in a link to it.

(Have there been others that we forgot to tag as "internet" ?)

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

Done!

(No, I think these are the only two posts about it.)

[courtney o'keefe (from livejournal.com)]

I belong to one setup for Magoun Square. I like it so far. Plus, it has a corresponding smart phone App that makes it very convenient to use.

[green-felt.livejournal.com]

Oh, for crying out loud. It insists I use my real address and won't let me join the 'Gouners. :( Silly street on the border. Seriously, I don't walk into Medford! I'm glad we have the listserv.

[ron_newman]

What listserv? (I should add it to the DSLJ link list.)

[green-felt.livejournal.com]

I was referring to the one Courtney set up, which she has now merged into the Ward 5 one.

[ron_newman]

What is the URL for that list, so I can link to it?

[green-felt.livejournal.com]

It's already on the list

[ron_newman]

Where? I have only a link to Ward5Online, not to any listserv.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

I'm neighborhoodless!

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

You can start one in your area if you can get enough people to sign up! Or if you're close to one of the existing ones, you can ask the maintainer to expand the boundaries to include you.

[kelkyag]

Likewise.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

I'm appalled at the one that is grievously misspelled. Eeek.

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

I tried it, and after I dragged-and-dropped the pointer onto my house, nothing happened. Is there supposed to be some kind of "continue" link? I'm using Safari.

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

Also just tried it with Chrome, same thing.