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I will look into it, but I would bet that zero of the local bands I regularly go see are putting their gigs on Nextdoor. I wonder if they scrape events from fac

by slouch 9y ago

I will look into it, but I would bet that zero of the local bands I regularly go see are putting their gigs on Nextdoor. I wonder if they scrape events from facebook or elsewhere.

stevenwoo 9y ago
It's probably no good for your use case, I live in a boring suburban neighborhood and most of the news is about stuff happening on my block and across the street where downtown is in my small town. Where do the bands otherwise advertise? It seems like this is a missed (but small market) opportunity.
- slouch 9y ago
  bandsintown & songkick, but they're a bit of an echo chamber because mostly other musicians use them edit: forgot reverbnation
- kobeya 9y ago
  The problem (and advantage of) Nextdoor is that it is hyper-local. It's great for anyone in an HOA or apartment complex or whatever. It really fills a niche there. However I wish there was more to fill the spectrum between Nextdoor, which is really just a communication tool for people that live within shouting distance of each other (there's a standup routine in there somewhere..) and Facebook, which trends too far towards the national and global. I wish I could close my facebook account, but it's essential for asynchronously keeping in contact with friends living around the globe now (I grew up in Silicon Valley, so my friend set in particular is rather global since everyone not in tech or other high paying professional jobs have been forced out of the housing market and moved elsewhere). What about at the level of my city, county, state & region? I really wish there were more local options. I also wish there were better tools for building social networks around specific hobbies, industries, or interests. Where are the clubs of social networks? This requires more than just a "page" with a wall and like button. The anonymous and cancerous Reddit certainly isn't the answer either.

by slouch 9y ago

I will look into it, but I would bet that zero of the local bands I regularly go see are putting their gigs on Nextdoor. I wonder if they scrape events from facebook or elsewhere.

stevenwoo 9y ago

It's probably no good for your use case, I live in a boring suburban neighborhood and most of the news is about stuff happening on my block and across the street where downtown is in my small town. Where do the bands otherwise advertise? It seems like this is a missed (but small market) opportunity.

slouch 9y ago
bandsintown & songkick, but they're a bit of an echo chamber because mostly other musicians use them edit: forgot reverbnation
kobeya 9y ago
The problem (and advantage of) Nextdoor is that it is hyper-local. It's great for anyone in an HOA or apartment complex or whatever. It really fills a niche there. However I wish there was more to fill the spectrum between Nextdoor, which is really just a communication tool for people that live within shouting distance of each other (there's a standup routine in there somewhere..) and Facebook, which trends too far towards the national and global. I wish I could close my facebook account, but it's essential for asynchronously keeping in contact with friends living around the globe now (I grew up in Silicon Valley, so my friend set in particular is rather global since everyone not in tech or other high paying professional jobs have been forced out of the housing market and moved elsewhere). What about at the level of my city, county, state & region? I really wish there were more local options. I also wish there were better tools for building social networks around specific hobbies, industries, or interests. Where are the clubs of social networks? This requires more than just a "page" with a wall and like button. The anonymous and cancerous Reddit certainly isn't the answer either.