There’s a website called “Nextdoor” which links neighbors and neighborhoods with each other. It’s the modern version of sharing gossip over the fence, except you don’t physically interact with any actual humans.
My wife and I have joined the Nexdoor.com group for our area. They do take local ads (real estate and suchlike) to pay the bills – nothing gaudy or pushy. I’ve seen posts for lost animals, trying to find a service/repair company and so on. It does end up being a bit like an old backyard fence network with no personal gossip. It looks like it covers about 3 square miles in a sub-rural area.
We also have joined NextDoor. It’s great for a lot of things, and if you don’t like a particular line of correspondence you can easily prevent it from appearing on your link. We’ve sold and given away items of no further use to us, have helped find lost dogs, and joined the group of people on the link who are giving treats to the kids at Halloween. It is indeed like having a good conversation with my neighbors as it’s hard for me due to an inconvenient crumby ankle.
aKG1 over 4 years ago
The neighborhood network is free but your HOA dues are going up.
Grumpy Old Guy over 4 years ago
Typically nothing good comes from getting recruited with “free” stuff….
whahoppened over 4 years ago
My head hurts trying to figure that one out.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 4 years ago
I’m starting to get those letters too. No thanks.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 4 years ago
Where? Even here in a rural area like where we are now, there’s wifi (not very good wifi here)
jackianne1020 over 4 years ago
There’s a website called “Nextdoor” which links neighbors and neighborhoods with each other. It’s the modern version of sharing gossip over the fence, except you don’t physically interact with any actual humans.
Shirl Summ Premium Member over 4 years ago
NOTHING is ever free.
1MadHat Premium Member over 4 years ago
My wife and I have joined the Nexdoor.com group for our area. They do take local ads (real estate and suchlike) to pay the bills – nothing gaudy or pushy. I’ve seen posts for lost animals, trying to find a service/repair company and so on. It does end up being a bit like an old backyard fence network with no personal gossip. It looks like it covers about 3 square miles in a sub-rural area.
Ubintold over 4 years ago
I’ll keep my own private online provider.
MartinPerry1 over 4 years ago
There’s nothing new here. This is simply the old time party-line that the gossips have been missing for quite some time now.
theincrediblebulk over 4 years ago
If it’s free it’s not private. If it’s private it isn’t free.
lessa49002 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Just another way for whiners to complain and try to tell you how to live your life
Ginny Premium Member over 4 years ago
We also have joined NextDoor. It’s great for a lot of things, and if you don’t like a particular line of correspondence you can easily prevent it from appearing on your link. We’ve sold and given away items of no further use to us, have helped find lost dogs, and joined the group of people on the link who are giving treats to the kids at Halloween. It is indeed like having a good conversation with my neighbors as it’s hard for me due to an inconvenient crumby ankle.