Joseph Tartakoff
Aug 3, 2010 6:20 PM
A year after EveryBlock was sold to MSNBC.com, the hyperolocal aggregator is beginning to focus on increasing the distribution of its feeds, which include the latest 911 dispatches, restaurant inspections, and local news pieces—all filtered by location. Founder Adrian Holovaty tells us EveryBlock is launching an “intensely” customizable widget today,…
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Staci D. Kramer
Aug 18, 2009 2:00 PM
When the MSNBC acquisition of EveryBlock popped Monday, just about everyone—paidContent included—quickly added “hyperlocal” as the key description. But it’s a term founder and new MSNBC employee Adrian Holovaty has actively disavowed in the past—and one the MSNBC announcement avoided, opting instead for “innovative local site” that “goes to the…
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Amanda Natividad
Feb 1, 2009 11:41 PM
Over a year and one grant after its inception, EveryBlock has announced plans to open-source its publishing system, enabling users to create their own sites. The local news site, which had been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Knight Foundation’s 2007 Challenge, allows users to aggregate news and info…
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