I-Neighbors, Not just another social network

neoatbay writes "Globeandmail has a story on I-Neighbors.org, a social networking site based on geography, rather than affinity. Unlike other websites that allow global, national, or city-wide communication, I-Neighbors links members of a single neighborhood, defined by the people that create them. It is created by a team led by Pro. Keith Hampton at MIT. Anyone in this neighborhood, and play badminton?"

Comments

Stooooopid

[Anonymous Coward]

This is a stupid idea. I lived in the same neighborhood my first 20 years of life and only knew one neighbor - barely. Then the rest of my life since then, I've lived in the same apartment complex and I've never known anyone. I have seen the people who live next door and downstairs once or twice in the last five years, but I don't know anything about them. Or maybe they don't even live there and they're just visiting the people who do.

Anyway, the point is - I don't know (nor do I want to) the people that live six inches away from me on the other side of the wall. Why the FUCK would I want to know any other people in the "neighborhood"?

This sounds like just an excuse for local people to hookup and fuck behind their significant others' back.

Re:Stooooopid

[Anonymous Coward]

Not to mention, prefacing everything with an "I" is so 1998. God damn. That alone is reason enough to AVOID that gay ass site.

Re:Stooooopid

[xkenny13]

This is a stupid idea. I lived in the same neighborhood my first 20 years of life and only knew one neighbor - barely.

Maybe you'd know more people if you left the house every once in a while. Give the service a chance, maybe they can help you.

Re:Stooooopid

[Anonymous Coward]

There might be a few fuckable chicks of legal age

Right, it's like I always say, "Men are from Mars, Women are for sucking my penis."

Re:Stooooopid

[barzok]

From the sounds I've heard through the walls in my various apartments, I don't want to know the people I've lived around.

Re:Stooooopid

[Anonymous Coward]

I appreciate the defense, but... actually... I *don't* ever leave the house. The other poster was clearly quite perceptive. :)

Re:Stooooopid

[JVert]

He said if you dont have skill A it will be hard to have skill B. He justified that statement by saying he is good at skill A and is having a hard time with skill B. Not to imply he is a whore, just because he is facing difficulty doesn't mean he isn't making accomplishments. But there are plenty of people who have a hard time with skill A but do great with skill B once they are forcefully introduced. The point I want to make is that if you are having trouble with skill B dont try and fix it by further improving skill A. Otherwise you might get deh AIDS.

great

[terrymaster69]

So instead of actually going OUT and meeting people in your neighborhood, you can all get together and chat online. Just what the world needs, more isolationism. (he says posting on slashdot)

I can see it now, instead of the "Welcome to the Neighborhood!" cake, you get a "Welcome to the Neighborhood" email.

Dear MIT

[Letter]

Dear MIT,

All I need to get to know my neighbors is my telescope and digital camera.

-Letter

Actually, it's...

[commodoresloat]

"I, for one, welcome our new neighborhood overlords!"

ouch...

[kvn]

can you say "I-slashdotted"?

What happened to the E-everything?

[beaviz]

iThink i have Inough Idiocity from my I-neighbor with my iMac and iPod downloading from my I-neighbor's Insecure iPass AP.

Re:alpha software - don't waste your time

[That's Unpossible!]

This level of unprofessionalism is unacceptable.

I agree.

But then again I'm referring to your comment on slashdot.

AKA

[_ph1ux_]

Otherwise known as the "National Sex Offenders Registry"