Nextdoor, the network for neighbors, grows in age of social distancing

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SAN FRANCISCO: There are offers to pick up groceries or medicine for neighbors, to share supplies, or walk people's dogs - and even intel on where ...

Daily usage of the network - an ad-supported privately held start-up which touts itself as a a local alternative to Facebook - soared 80 per cent in March as people looked to connect more with neighbors.

"I am really touched by the amount of community spiritedness; people helping out, shopping for one another," said Nextdoor user Paulina Borsook. "Happy to do any errands that don't require heavy lifting," one user in the suburbs of the US capital wrote."I'm a fantastic grocery shopper too!" "They aren't super elaborate, but I think it will give us all something beautiful to look at night while walking. Please join me."

"I find it really valuable for hyperlocal news," Borsook said of Nextdoor, adding that neighbours are posting information"I am not getting anywhere else."

 

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