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...and impact for the region, rather than hiring people to post community events. Another sign of the trend is msnbc.com's acquisition of EveryBlock. When I asked about that deal, Tillinghast said EveryBlock won't necessarily be integrated into...

In this article: Seattle Times, Patricia Lee Smith, Revenue, Msnbc.com, Microsoft, and Rupert Murdoch

...easily have been scuttled by the Knight Foundation's decision to walk away from Holovaty's site at the end of its two-year grant cycle. EveryBlock could instead have closed down--just like former Windy City community journalism darling Chitown...

In this article: Chicago, Windy Citizen, Revenue, and Msnbc.com

...has created a visualisation tool that lets residents check for drug offences taking place near schools. The local data service EveryBlock, meanwhile, is helping residents track calls to 311, the number used for requests to fix broken...

In this article: San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, JavaScript, Iphone, Twitter, Facebook, George W Bush, and Barack Obama

...and partnerships with local organizations in which information would be shared. Holovaty said he would like to add more features to EveryBlock and expand the site to other cities. EveryBlock has six employees -- four based in Chicago.

In this article: Msnbc.com, Chicago, Joint venture, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Yelp, Flickr, and Craigslist

...as some kind of partnership." For his part, Holovaty said he would like to add more features to EveryBlock and expand the site to other cities. EveryBlock has six employees, four of whom are based in Chicago and will stay. Holovaty...

In this article: Msnbc.com, Chicago, Joint venture, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Yelp, Flickr, and Craigslist

...since buying Seattle's Newsvine in 2007, Msnbc.com today announced that it bought Chicago-based news startup EveryBlock. EveryBlock sifts through local public records and mixes them with geographic information to generate...

In this article: Msnbc.com, Newsvine, Microsoft, Chicago, Joint venture, The Seattle Times Company, and Yahoo

...if it plans to remove the code or keep the site open source. MSNBC said in a statement that EveryBlock will stay an independent brand with its own site. The company also said it plans to use its "resources to turn EveryBlock from a cool,...

In this article: Msnbc, AOL, Joint venture, Consumer privacy, Linux, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and CNET

...of choice. Based in Redmond, WA, msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and NBC Universal (NYSE:GE). About EveryBlock EveryBlock is an innovative local site with a twist: it offers news down to the block level.

In this article: Msnbc.com, Chicago, Microsoft, Washington, Joint venture, Charlotte, and Redmond, WA

...yet, hyperlocal news sites are becoming a hot commodity. In June, AOL bought Patch for $7 million, and today MSNBC acquired EveryBlock. EveryBlock was previously funded by a grant from the Knight Foundation, which ended in June. The five...

In this article: Msnbc, U.S., Outside.in, AOL, Flickr, and Craigslist

...Naperville native and former editor of editorial innovations at WashingtonPost.com, started EveryBlock two years ago. He said EveryBlock plans to hire reporters and expand its coverage. "We get additional resources from MSNBC.com,...

In this article: Msnbc.com, Chicago, Joint venture, WashingtonPost.com, Microsoft Corp., General Electric, and NBC Universal