Press
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How websites can help foster better community spirit
A third of people do not know the names of their neighbours, according to a study by the Ordnance Survey. We discuss how the internet can be used to foster a better sense of community spirit across the country.
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Using social media to increase neighbourhood cooperation
Innovations in social media have made a huge difference to local communities, catalysing neighbourhood cooperation and social action.
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Let's get neighbourly!
Remember the good old days when pubs and the local butchers used to be neighbourly meeting points, when you could borrow sugar from next door?
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Our real community action
I got to know my neighbours online – now they’re face-to-face friends...
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Get streetwise to fully enjoy the web
streetlife.com is where you can rediscover your local area and get involved...
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London is royal party capital
Londoners willl celebrate the royal wedding with 2,000 outdoor parties, the Evening Standard has learned...
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Voters 'do not know' their councillors
Most people cannot name any of their local councillors and are dissatisfied with their work, research on attitudes to local authorities has suggested...
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How to get to know your neighbours better
A new website will let you know what's going on in your street – from planning applications to who's just moved in...
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Communities in the Big Society and the rise of the Urban Parish
One of the biggest debates in the coming years regarding the Big Society will be around what kinds of communities will develop...
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Streetlife: the neighbourly social network
Facebook keeps you in touch with your friends, but freshly-launched Streetlife will put you in touch with strangers – those who happen to live in your neighbourhood...
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Neighbourhood Social Net
We all know London can be a pretty unfriendly place. But a new website plans to change all that...
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Streetlife.com aims to strengthen community spirit
David Cameron wants a 'big society', a country where communities look after each other and put in effort to solve their own problems...
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On my radar...
A new UK-wide local social networking website, Streetlife, which launched today...
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Log on to the local network
Online socialising is nothing new, but can it help neighbours click in real life? That's the idea behind Streetlife.com...
