May 2010
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Gentrifying the Web
I recently came across an article written by former Knight News Challenge organizer Susan Mernit asking the question, “Can you Gentrify the Local Web?”
After creating the Oakland Local portal/aggregation site, Mernit’s group has quickly gained visibility and as a result has been accused of harming older area-specific sites including the more established Block Report Radio.
In...