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Neighbourly by Google - Your neighbourhood questions, answered

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Neighbourly by Google is a Q&A app for your neighborhood, currently in beta in India.

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Don't sweat it Nextdoor, this is likely to be abandoned sometime in the next year. Really wishing Google would partner with companies that have a vision and already have a product out and provide the best of tech + data instead of providing a service without a vision and just only relying on data.
so true! Most of these bigwigs are reinventing the wheel. Wish they would partner/support ideas instead.
Oh boy this feels like Google plus, late to the game. Nextdoor is killing it. However I don't think Nextdoor is huge internationally so seems like Google is trying to land grab elsewhere.
Nextdoor what? I want something like it, here in Canada. Come on, do it before I have to make one myself.
Hunter
Another messaging / community app from Google, this time launching first in India. 👏
Awesome hunt man! I'm from India, would definetely give it a try 😋
Your comment made me check out Tidily, looks tidy indeed!
ha ha...that's awesome ! hope you'll enjoy it 😊
I think I will! Been looking for an easy task/reminder app without too many features. Will there by an Android app?
That's exactly the goal, keeping it simple with essential features rather than having a lot of "nice to have" features... Android and IOS app + offline first is in our roadmap but it may take a bit time as we will have to expand our team to do that and for that we will have to launch our paid plans first, but it is one of our top priorities. And don't worry the paid plan won't effect current users. Also a newer version with some new useful elements is coming soon..maybe in 3-4 weeks at most..so stay tuned!
Isn't this like what Google maps already does with questions and answers? Its nice i like it just wondering what will be different
My thoughts as well. I could see a location based hub area within Google Maps. That would be sweet! Yelp and Nextdoor should be really scared when Google controls maps.
Thrilled that Mumbai (where I live) is the beta testing ground for this app. Been playing around with it all night and I find it interesting. Neighbourly is a way to tap into your hyper local community to ask questions and get answers. For instance, if you wish to know where you can find a dry cleaner or who sells a particular brand of imported cookie, you can simply ask in the app. Questions are tagged by location and so, people can reply with answers specific to that zone. There are badges that you win based on your interaction with the community. These are similar in spirit to the ones used in Google Local guides. Pros: love the hyper localised questions and answers. Helps create a great recommendation network Cons: there is a word limit in the answer box. This prevents me from explaining why I am choosing a particular place/service as the best option. So, I have to break it into multiple answers. That feels a bit tedious and spammy.
Nice! Would love for something like this to come to NYC. I've been using localize.city but would love to learn more about my neighborhood / potential neighborhoods to move to.
Hunter
Try out ! 🤗
Ah will check that out, thanks!!
I need to try this too! So, I can compare. 🤔
Getting useful answers to questions for local services is great. As a two-way platform (people asking and people answering), it's important to have sufficient volumes so that questions don't go unanswered. How will people in neighbourhoods find this service? If it's a new app, then this will be a time-consuming and costly way to drive adoption. If it's via Google Maps, how will this impact existing comments? Wondering how this will be properly gated to ensure that only people in local neighbourhoods can join, rather than randos or spammers from elsewhere? Finally, moderation can be tricky - who's going to police content? And how will disputes be handled?
great questions! I agree with you that this would have been a useful offering teamed with Google Maps. There are a lot of similarities. Let's hope they fuse the two! Regarding moderation, you are asked to 'accept the terms' that you will flag inappropriate content when you sign up. So, I am guessing they are looking at a community driven moderation.
Great job, Will check it out
Peertal is also a cool alternative, you can even go as far as paying & rating your Neighbours. Here's what the map view looks like: Here's the video pitch:
Android App ... iTunes App Disclaimer, I'm the founder so feel free to ask me any questions or give us feedback. We're still learning the ropes..
Devia ser aplicativo. Universal,usado em todos os países com prioridade para West África....
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