Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
'Next Door' - not so community after all
after getting an invitation for 'next door' through my letter box, i learned from a neighbour that this is "a multi-million pound venture capital set-up based in california". apparently, their ultimate aim is data mining.
no thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Mavic Starfish on
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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HoL is a much better bet, non-commercial and truly local (though occasionally the tone of replies to posts can be offputting).Even better is our local street Whatsapp group, set up last March before lockdown and still going strong.
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Permalink Reply by Devon Williams on
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Just out of interest, does anyone know what happens to HOL content in the future once the current owner can no longer maintain it?
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Permalink Reply by fenella on
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Hi Maddy, That's great to know about the whatsapp group - can you please tell me how to join?
Many thanks
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Depends which street you live on, Fenella - some streets have them and some don't.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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A lot were set up in response to the first lockdown as away to see who might need help. Mine (Warham) is still going strong and is a great local resource
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Permalink Reply by Dick Harris on
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Personally, I am happy with HoL.
Some information about Nextdoor can be seen at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextdoor
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Thanks. Somehow, I’d never read that! Having done so, I suppose I should change my spiel on the company from describing it as a multi-million dollar venture to a multi- billion dollar one!
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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Many thanks for this useful warning/caution. Especially worrying that in the U.S. 'Next Door' was criticised for racial profilling. Also that one of the founders and owners of 'Next Door' failed to be a particularly good neighbour.
Picking up a point made by Hugh about Facebook, I recently read Shoshana Zuboff's book "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" which argues that we are less the users of services than the product being sold. So I'm now wondering how many "free" or subscription-based online services are NOT mining and selling our data.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshana_Zuboff
Much of what Zuboff sets out in the book can also be found in her YouTube videos. Anyone got any views of her work? Pro- or anti- I'd be interested.
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