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Report non-emergency issues, receive alerts in your neighborhood - SeeClickFix. Neighbors for Neighbors - Do stuff with and for your neighbors. Nextdoor: Join the free private social network for your neighborhood. The Close Web: Social Networks Are Coming Home.

San Francisco’s Potrero Hill was one of the neighborhoods that tested the new version of Nextdoor.

The Close Web: Social Networks Are Coming Home

Photo: David Spencer/Flickr In its early days, the web helped bring together scientists in Switzerland and California. Later, it united photographers, fanfic authors, foodies, political activists, amateur filmmakers, college alumni, and other groups spread out within cities, countries, and indeed the entire world.

Why You're Not Friends With Your Neighbors. Nextdoor and Topix, two online community networks, hope virtual fences will translate to real businesses.

Why You're Not Friends With Your Neighbors

Photo: Jim at sonicchicken After building neighborhood social networks in more than 3,000 communities across the U.S., Nirav Tolia has learned just how many different things neighbors can accomplish. Using Nextdoor, the site built by Tolia and his team, neighbors get burglars arrested, investigate possible water poisoning, and stop the installation of parking meters. They lend one another ladders and grills, recommend babysitters, and upload videos of locals. TimeBanks USA.