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Using Technology to Stay Safe in the Face of Winter Weather
With Winter Storm Juno battering the East Coast, burying cars and homes alike in up to several feet of snow, it can be tempting to stay close to the fire and relax. But winter weather can pose a threat to those who may be caught unprepared.
Happy Holidays!
From all of us at Nextdoor, we hope you have a very merry and bright holiday season. We’re thrilled to have played a small role in helping more than 48,000 neighborhoods connect and communicate this year, and look forward to many more in 2015 and beyond!
Happy holidays,
The Nextdoor Team
Looking for Reindeer? Look No Further than Nextdoor’s Holiday Cheer Map
Not every community can say that they have a friendly neighborhood reindeer, but Nextdoor South Addition in Anchorage, Alaska isn’t just any neighborhood.
Discover the Best Holiday Spots with Nextdoor’s New Holiday Cheer Map
The holiday season is officially upon us: light displays are sparkling, tree lots are popping up, and little ones are anxious to share their wish lists with Santa. Wondering where the best spots are in your city to spread holiday cheer? Look no further than Nextdoor’s new Holiday Cheer Map!
Designed specifically to help neighbors share and discover new, beloved, or popular festivities in their local communities, the Holiday Cheer Map allows Nextdoor members everywhere to pin festive icons on the map to let their neighbors know the cheeriest spots for the holidays.
Members can add details, a photo, and other description of the spot in various categories, including lights and displays, places to give back, activities and events, tree lots, and Santa sightings to share with their neighbors.
And the holidays will certainly be merry and bright this year, since the spots are curated by those who know the area best: your neighbors!
Follow these simple steps to use the Holiday Cheer Map:
- Nextdoor members can sign in to their accounts. If you are not yet a member, you can sign up and verify your address to ensure you don’t miss out on the fun: nextdoor.com/cheer
- Once signed in, visit your neighborhood map and hit “Add new spot.” Search for the address of the location you would like to add on the map and select the category. Members can include a description of the spot and even a photo!
- Share the map on other social media websites and encourage your neighbors and friends to participate so you’ll know exactly where the holiday cheer is in both your neighborhood and city.
No matter how you’re celebrating the holidays this season, Nextdoor’s Holiday Cheer map is the insider’s guide to the most festive spots not only in your area.
From all of us at Nextdoor, we hope you spread the holiday cheer this season!
‘Tis the Season: How Nextdoor Can Help Keep Packages Safe This Holiday Season
As the holiday season approaches, everyone is heading online to do their holiday shopping. During delivery, those cherished gifts may end up on a porch, front steps, or outside an apartment building – in plain sight of thieves.
Giving Thanks for Our Inspiring Members Across the Country
In the spirit of the season, we wanted to share a few of our favorite stories from the Nextdoor community. We are grateful for and inspired by all of the neighbors out there who are creating happier and safer places to call home.
A Tale of Two Coasts: The San Francisco Fire Department and the Norfolk Police Department Join Nextdoor
This morning, the Norfolk Police Department officially turned to neighborhood social networking to help fight crime. At a press conference led by Chief Michael Goldsmith, the Norfolk Police Department announced a partnership with Nextdoor to help neighborhoods across Norfolk connect, communicate, and stay safe.
“Nextdoor is part of our strategy to leverage whatever we can to connect with our residents,” says Chief Goldsmith. “We don’t solve anything without some sort of community input. This is just another avenue for that.”
Already more than 45 neighborhoods, representing 80% of the City of Norfolk, are using Nextdoor to keep their neighborhoods safe. Local Nextdoor Leads and Founding Members Barbara King and Andrew Flynn were in attendance to help celebrate the partnership.
“It’s just the best way to communicate,” says Barbara.
Over on the West Coast, the San Francisco Fire Department officially joined Nextdoor to share preparedness and safety tips from the Department’s key programs and divisions with San Francisco residents.
“We are excited to continue to strengthen our connections in neighborhoods,” said Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. “We want to contribute to an informed community, especially knowing that this will make us stronger after an emergency.”
More than 180 San Francisco neighborhoods – representing more than 95% of the city – have launched Nextdoor websites.
The San Francisco Fire Department joins other San Francisco agencies already on Nextdoor, including the Office of Emergency Management, the Film Commission, and the Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN).
Interested in connecting with your local government on Nextdoor? Contact us here.
Neighbors Across the Country Use Nextdoor to Plan for Halloween Tonight
We released the Nextdoor Treat Map a few weeks ago and the response from neighbors across the country has been incredible!
From neighborhoods in San Francisco to San Diego to Tampa to Minneapolis, neighbors across the U.S. are using the Nextdoor Treat Map today to have a fun, safe, and efficient Halloween.
Every day we’re honored to be helping neighbors connect in new ways, especially for holidays like Halloween.
Happy Halloween!
Find the Hot Spots for Trick-or-Treating in Your City with Nextdoor’s Heat Maps
Neighbors across the country are already using Nextdoor’s Treat Map to find the best streets for trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods, but have you ever wondered what the best trick-or-treating spots are in your city?
We’re excited to announce that we’ve taken the Treat Map one step further and created heat maps for trick-or-treating in select cities across the United States.
The trick-or-treating heat maps are generated based on the aggregate responses from Nextdoor members across 44,000 neighborhoods. To preserve the privacy of the our members, the heat maps do not zoom all the way down to street level. Using a gradient of green to candy-corn orange, the trick-or-treating heat maps quickly show the hot spots for candy in cities across the United States.
A snapshot of the best areas for trick-or-treating in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
A closer look at San Francisco’s neighborhoods.
Now, if you’re particularly adventurous, you can use the Treat Map to make a beeline to the candy in your neighborhood and the heat map to find the other neighborhoods to head to before Halloween night is over.
This is just another way that we’re helping neighbors celebrate old traditions with new technology. We hope you enjoy the candy!
You can find more information on the Nextdoor Treat Map here. Are you a reporter interested in writing about how Nextdoor is helping neighbors across the country celebrate Halloween? Contact us here.
Introducing New Member Profiles
We are very excited to introduce the re-designed Nextdoor member profiles. The new profiles make it easier to get to know neighbors like you – whether they are fellow parents, pet owners, or simply share the same interests. In addition, the new skills section can help you discover a local tutor, a handyman who lives down the street, or a neighbor who is CPR-certified.
We know family members are neighbors, too – which is why you can share a picture of your children and even your pets. In addition, profile pictures are now larger, making it easier for members who have met on Nextdoor to recognize each other.
The new profiles are great way to discover all the things you have in common with your fellow neighbors and build a stronger community.
If you are a Nextdoor member, please update your new profile today. If you are not yet a Nextdoor member, you can join your neighbors by visiting our website or downloading our iPhone or Android apps.
For detailed information on new profiles, please visit our Help Center.
Note: the new member profile will not be available in our iPhone app until next week. It is currently available on our website and in Nextdoor for Android v1.8.
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