Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by 
Michael • 										
 #VT #cashmob – Can online communication work too well?  Lately we’ve been hearing from Front Porch Forum members with a similar comment.  Neighbor response to postings is so strong that it changes the writers’ perceptions of their community.  As one person put it… “I didn’t know I had this many neighbors!  Now when I drive to work in the morning I see the houses I pass differently.”  And here’s a posting today from Middlesex FPF…
#VT #cashmob – Can online communication work too well?  Lately we’ve been hearing from Front Porch Forum members with a similar comment.  Neighbor response to postings is so strong that it changes the writers’ perceptions of their community.  As one person put it… “I didn’t know I had this many neighbors!  Now when I drive to work in the morning I see the houses I pass differently.”  And here’s a posting today from Middlesex FPF…
I got such a crush of emails in response to the free fridge that I am replying here on FPF to tell you it’s gone… It makes me wonder if there are others with appliances gathering dust.  If you do, there are people looking!
A bit like the Cash Mob concept that visited Vermont this month… but with staying power.
										
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