http://www.mpdailyfix.com/the-blogger-next-door/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-blogger-next-door Opinions. Commentary. News. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:14:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.mpdailyfix.com/the-blogger-next-door/comment-page-1/#comment-27466 David Reich Mon, 07 May 2007 17:53:05 +0000 http://www.mpdailyfix.com/the-blogger-next-door/#comment-27466 Hi Ann, I had written about this several days ago. (http://reichcomm.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/04/the_bloggiest_n.html) The Outside.in survey didn't simply count hits or # of blogs coming from a neighborhood. They had a strange system for determining blog activity, and they seemed to give more weight to blogs that talked about community development rather than other subjects. Either way, it's an interesting site and their list of the bloggiest neighborhoods made for some fun. Hi Ann, I had written about this several days ago. (http://reichcomm.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/04/the_bloggiest_n.html)
The Outside.in survey didn’t simply count hits or # of blogs coming from a neighborhood. They had a strange system for determining blog activity, and they seemed to give more weight to blogs that talked about community development rather than other subjects.
Either way, it’s an interesting site and their list of the bloggiest neighborhoods made for some fun.

]]> http://www.mpdailyfix.com/the-blogger-next-door/comment-page-1/#comment-27465 Tammy Allen Mon, 07 May 2007 01:07:10 +0000 http://www.mpdailyfix.com/the-blogger-next-door/#comment-27465 These are the people in your neighborhood. Iteresting. These are the people in your neighborhood. Iteresting.

]]> http://www.mpdailyfix.com/the-blogger-next-door/comment-page-1/#comment-27464 Ryan Turner Thu, 03 May 2007 22:15:12 +0000 http://www.mpdailyfix.com/the-blogger-next-door/#comment-27464 As an aggregator site, their concept "hyper local content" is interesting. What I found nettlesome-- especially since I know the Shaw (DC) neighborhood referenced in their Top 10-- is the assumption/emphasis that yuppies (i.e. rich, white, educated) folks are the ones who are/have been driving much of the community content. Blogs are sprouting from email lists that used to circulate within apartment buildings, neighborhood associations, and community groups. With discussions hitting on gentrification, crime, politics, gossip, etc. there's cross-cuts and competition among community demographics in readership. More importantly, however, you're not only going to know who wrote what-- there's even that much more incentive to read and participate. Also Ann: what is this here reefer thing you mentioned? As an aggregator site, their concept “hyper local content” is interesting.
What I found nettlesome– especially since I know the Shaw (DC) neighborhood referenced in their Top 10– is the assumption/emphasis that yuppies (i.e. rich, white, educated) folks are the ones who are/have been driving much of the community content.
Blogs are sprouting from email lists that used to circulate within apartment buildings, neighborhood associations, and community groups. With discussions hitting on gentrification, crime, politics, gossip, etc. there’s cross-cuts and competition among community demographics in readership.
More importantly, however, you’re not only going to know who wrote what– there’s even that much more incentive to read and participate.
Also Ann: what is this here reefer thing you mentioned?

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