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'''EveryBlock''' was a network of hyperlocal news sites that was originally founded in 2007 with a $1.1 million grant from the [[Knight Foundation]]. The founders included [[Adrian Holovaty]], a well-known programmer.<ref name=":0" /> |
'''EveryBlock''' was a network of hyperlocal news sites that was originally founded in 2007 with a $1.1 million grant from the [[Knight Foundation]]. The founders included [[Adrian Holovaty]], a well-known programmer.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The cite launched in January 2008<ref>{{Cite web |title=RIP EveryBlock {{!}} Holovaty.com |url=http://www.holovaty.com/writing/rip-everyblock/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=www.holovaty.com}}</ref> and was acquired by [[MSNBC]] in 2009.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jeffries |first=Adrianne |date=2012-08-16 |title=EveryBlock's hype 'definitely faded,' says founder Adrian Holovaty, but it's more popular than ever |url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/8/16/3245325/5-minutes-on-the-verge-with-adrian-holovaty-founder-of-everyblock |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref> NBC then acquired MSNBC in 2012 and |
The cite launched in January 2008<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=RIP EveryBlock {{!}} Holovaty.com |url=http://www.holovaty.com/writing/rip-everyblock/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=www.holovaty.com}}</ref> in Chicago and was acquired by [[MSNBC]] in 2009.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jeffries |first=Adrianne |date=2012-08-16 |title=EveryBlock's hype 'definitely faded,' says founder Adrian Holovaty, but it's more popular than ever |url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/8/16/3245325/5-minutes-on-the-verge-with-adrian-holovaty-founder-of-everyblock |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref> NBC then acquired MSNBC in 2012 and eventually shut down EveryBlock in 2013.<ref name=":1" /> |
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EveryBlock maps plotted a mix of commercial, government and nonprofit feeds that were geotagged by location. Users could experience a blend of [[Flickr]] photos, recent crime reports, local news stories and home foreclosures that could be viewed as a map, list or [[RSS]] feed.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Heather |date=2013-02-07 |title=NBC News shuts down hyperlocal site EveryBlock {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/07/tech/innovation/everyblock-closed/index.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
EveryBlock maps plotted a mix of commercial, government and nonprofit feeds that were geotagged by location. Users could experience a blend of [[Flickr]] photos, recent crime reports, local news stories and home foreclosures that could be viewed as a map, list or [[RSS]] feed.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Heather |date=2013-02-07 |title=NBC News shuts down hyperlocal site EveryBlock {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/07/tech/innovation/everyblock-closed/index.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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The site started in Chicago, and eventually grew to provide local news for 19 cities, including San Francisco, Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles.<ref name=":1" /> |
The site started in Chicago, and eventually grew to provide local news for 19 cities, including San Francisco, Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles.<ref name=":1" /> |
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As a condition of the Knight grant, the EveryBlock source code was made [[Open-source software|open-source]]. Holovaty has written that Kevin Systrom, the CEO of [[Instagram]], had emailed him to say that he learned a lot about the [[Django (web framework)|Django]] web framework, also co-created by Holovaty, from reading the EveryBlock source code.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Revision as of 04:31, 24 August 2023
EveryBlock was a network of hyperlocal news sites that was originally founded in 2007 with a $1.1 million grant from the Knight Foundation. The founders included Adrian Holovaty, a well-known programmer.[1]
The cite launched in January 2008[2] in Chicago and was acquired by MSNBC in 2009.[1] NBC then acquired MSNBC in 2012 and eventually shut down EveryBlock in 2013.[3]
EveryBlock maps plotted a mix of commercial, government and nonprofit feeds that were geotagged by location. Users could experience a blend of Flickr photos, recent crime reports, local news stories and home foreclosures that could be viewed as a map, list or RSS feed.[3]
The site started in Chicago, and eventually grew to provide local news for 19 cities, including San Francisco, Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles.[3]
As a condition of the Knight grant, the EveryBlock source code was made open-source. Holovaty has written that Kevin Systrom, the CEO of Instagram, had emailed him to say that he learned a lot about the Django web framework, also co-created by Holovaty, from reading the EveryBlock source code.[2]
References
- ^ a b Jeffries, Adrianne (2012-08-16). "EveryBlock's hype 'definitely faded,' says founder Adrian Holovaty, but it's more popular than ever". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ a b "RIP EveryBlock | Holovaty.com". www.holovaty.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Heather (2013-02-07). "NBC News shuts down hyperlocal site EveryBlock | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-24.