Hyper-local news site EveryBlock bought by MSNBC

pressgazette.co.uk by Conrad Quilty-Harper | Aug. 18, 2009 (News Report)

MSNBC.com has bought the US hyper-local news and information aggregator EveryBlock.

The site allows users in 15 cities across the US to enter their zip codes (postcodes) and get news, public information, photos and local blogs about their neighbourhood displayed across interactive maps.

Everyblock, which has been operating since July 2007, was established by data journalism expert Adrian Holovaty with a $1.1m grant from the Knight ... Full Story »

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