Thanks to the Vermont Telecom Authority for pointing Vermonters to Front Porch Forum. While it makes sense for local folks to use online tools from the mega corporations — Goolge, Facebook, Craigslist, Yahoo, etc. — it’s reassuring when Vermont-bred dot.com services (iBrattleboro, Seven Days, Vermont Tiger, Green Mountain Daily, FPF, etc.) get a little recognition from our public leaders.
Indeed, while a growing number of people understand and support the idea of buying local, extending the same notion to online habits has yet to get traction. Just as sure as dollars spent in a local coffee shop add up to benefit the local economy more than the same money spent at a Starbucks, clicks on locally owned and operated websites contribute to a vibrant small-scale local alternative to the Wal-Marts of the online world.
Click Local!
How rich are you? That’s the question that the website Global Rich List asks. How do you stack up to the neighbors?
Well, if you consider yourself a global citizen, you may be surprised. Enter your annual income and see for yourself. Compelling.
I’d love to see a Global Neighbor List that would rate folks based on social capital, rather than just financial capital.
Please take a moment to vote for Front Porch Forum‘s proposal to the Knight News Challenge. The Knight Foundation awards about $5 million each year to promising projects in the local news arena.
FPF’s application made it through the first round of judging and is now among about 200 finalists… exciting!
Click here to vote… then click on the right-most star… and leave a comment at the bottom.
Ghost of Midnight is an online journal about fostering community within neighborhoods, with a special focus on Front Porch Forum (FPF). My wife, Valerie, and I founded FPF in 2006... read more