Streetlife (website)
Streetlife is a British social networking website that links users together based on the neighbourhood where they live.
Background[edit]
Streetlife was developed by IT expert Matt Boyes, after his sister's new London home had been burgled in 2008 and she had found it awkward to get in contact with her neighbours.[1] Originally called "Streetbook", it was trialed in the London Borough of Wandsworth.[2] Streetlife.com was launched to the rest of the UK on 21 March 2011.[3]
Streetlife received financial investment from newspaper and magazine company, Archant, Caffè Nero co-founder Paul Ettinger and Friends Reunited founder Steve Pankhurst amongst others. By 2013 they had raised £1.4 million investment and Archant's media connections were used to re-market the website.[4]
By 2015 Streetlife claimed to have 1 million members[5] (doubling in size over the first six months of the year) and covering 4,000 communities in the UK.[6]
In February 2017, Streetlife was taken over by US firm Nextdoor.[7] However Nextdoor's different privacy policy has provoked fierce anger amongst former Streetlife users.[8][9]
Some former Streetlife users have started to move to alternatives to Nextdoor such as Kahuti.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ John-Paul Flintoff (20 March 2011). "Log on to the local network". The Sunday Times.
- ^ Rosie Niven (15 December 2011). "Case studies: Using social media to increase neighbourhood co-operation". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Society Daily 21.03.11". theguardian.com. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Steve O'Hear (30 July 2013). "Streetlife, The U.K. Local Social Network, Raises Further £600K From Archant Digital Ventures, Shohet & Cie". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Streetlife: Community Spirit is Alive and Well! - Business Wire". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Streetlife: Community Spirit is Alive and Well" (press release). Reuters. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ "US neighbours' network Nextdoor buys UK's Streetlife". BBC News. 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Streetlife users in Nextdoor privacy row". BBC News. 9 February 2017.
- ^ Streetlife users urged to consider privacy & safety Get Safe Online 17 Feb 2017
- ^ "Slough residents in quandary following Streetlife 'sellout'". Colnbrook Views. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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