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EveryBlock tells you what's happening everywhere (in 3 cities)

EveryBlock
If you live in New York, Chicago, or San Fancisco, you have to check out EveryBlock. No really, you have no choice. It's too cool to pass up. While there are plenty of services out there that aim to give you all the latest news, restaurant reviews, and other information about your community, EveryBlock does an awesome job of pulling together information from disparate sources to give you an overview of what's happening in your neighborhood.

Type in your address, zip code, or neighborhood and EveryBlock will let you read business reviews, news articles, lost and found listings, crime reports, and Flickr images from your community. You can even find graffiti reports, building code violations, and restaurant inspection reports. Actually, come to think of it, EveryBlock might almost provide a bit too much information. The last thing we want is to find an excellent review of a local restaurant only to read on the next page that roaches were found in the kitchen. But if you're not the ignorance is bliss sort, you should definitely take EveryBlock for a spin.

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Filed under: Internet, Web services, Social Software, web 2.0

Who are the people in your eBay Neighborhood

eBay Neighborhoods
If you're the sort of person who defines yourself by the stuff you buy, has eBay got a new social network for you. The auction site has launched eBay Neighborhoods, which are basically little communities organized around specific items or classes of items. For example, the most popular neighborhood right now is Coffee Lovers, but there are about 600 neighborhoods covering everything from Stephen King to Mountain Biking.

Each neighborhood features an interactive display of content related to that community. Scroll your mouse over the pictures of iPods, bikes, or what have you and prices and other information will pop up. There's also a section where users can post comments about items or the community at large.

Previously eBay users who were craving a greater sense of interaction than "A+++ would buy again!" had to resort to eBay's old fashioned message boards. While eBay Neighborhoods serve a similar function, they're a lot prettier to look at. And more importantly, there are more product pictures on every page, which eBay is hoping will convince you to buy more stuff.

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