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August 19, 2004

Brookline i-neighborhood

Thanks to a recommendation by danah boyd, I've created an i-neighborhood for Brookline. The i-neighborhood site is an interesting experiment in adding a virtual layer to existing real world neighborhoods. (There's an interesting discussion of the nature of neighborhoods over at danah's site.)

As of now, I am the only member of the Brookline i-neighborhood, and thus am, at last, lord and sovereign.

Posted by D. Weinberger at August 19, 2004 08:53 AM

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Bah, I am the king of Brookline! I do not recognize your authority.

Posted by: Jeff | August 19, 2004 08:41 PM

I know it could be a good idea, but I keep hearing Harper Valley PTA in my head. Like condos, neighbhorhood blogs have the potential for the fussiest busybody neighbors to insist others live m=by their rules.

It's harder in person to tell somebody you don't like their lawn elf collection, you their grass is too long (so what) or (your nonstandard behavior here).

Posted by: sheila | August 20, 2004 12:22 AM

Thnx, I did one, too, because I've been fighting industrial noise pollution, and this may hulp.
Re: busibodies, etc. True, but bloggers are brighter, and the freedom of it overrides any downside. I have been able to communicate efficiently and effectively with people in the condo assoc. via email lately, whereas I was basically shut out in person. Go figure?

Posted by: bw | August 20, 2004 09:23 AM

I have taken the Washington Sq. Starbucks. Victory is mine!

Come and beg for your non-fat lattes, varlets!

Posted by: David Weinberger | August 20, 2004 10:08 AM

I demand that you release Starbucks. If you do not I will be forced to erect a blockade around Anna's Taqueria.

Posted by: Jeff | August 20, 2004 02:33 PM

Anna's has already fallen, my friend, and its bean burrito mortars are going full blast, if you know what I mean.

Your cause is hopeless. Submit while I'm still feeling magnanimous.

Posted by: David Weinberger | August 20, 2004 03:11 PM

yea, you'll erect something eventually, alright.

Posted by: bw | August 20, 2004 08:49 PM