EveryBlock, Founded By Naperville Native, Shuts Site Down Permanently
The social media forum says they're shutting down for good, citing the news industry is going through a massive change.
By Andy Ambrosius Popular Chicago neighborhood forum and news aggregator EveryBlock announced Thursday morning it's shutting its doors for good. EveryBlock was founded by Naperville native and web developer Adrian Holovaty in 2007 after receiving a grant from the Knight Foundation. It was sold to MSNBC.com in 2009. In its final blog post, titled "Farewell, Neighbors," the EveryBlock team said Thursday will be the company’s last day. EveryBlock is owned by NBC Universal. EveryBlock Chicago sent its last message on its Twitter account Friday, Feb. 1, and the company as a whole sent out its last Tweet at 10:35 a.m. Thursday simply saying, "Farewell, neighbors." Holovaty founded the site after winning a two-year $1.1 million grant in 2007 by …
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