Riverwest

A Web 2.0 Communityby Sara B

Riverwest IRL (in real life)

In downtown Milwaukee, WI

Sometimes absorbed

into the “East Side”

Strong neighborhood

identity

Riverwest IRL (cont.)

Home to young families and singles

Many residents are tech-savvy

Lots of renters Self-identifies as:

“Anti-gentrification”

“Bohemian”

Riverwest IRL (cont.)

Sometimes cited for its reputation for seemingly high crime rates

Many residents believe this reputation is unwarranted

RiverwestNeighborhood.org

News Feed

Twitter Feed

User Contributions

Events

Local Ads

User Contributions

Twitter search: riverwest

Flickr tag:

riverwest

User Contributions (cont.)

Calendar

User Contributions (cont.)

Forum

RiverwestNeighborhood.org

An Effective Neighborhood Information System

(Hwang & Hoffman, 2008)

Sustainable

Daily updates Multiple feeds/areas

Data Diverse/Content Rich

All news is reported Giving a voice to the area

Useful

Empowering citizens to make decisions

The Future: Education

Policy, crime and civics issues

Local events

The Future: Collaboration

working together to make a great community

The Future: Dedication

users help to keep site relevant

The Future: Identification

solidify pride in community

Credits

All photos property of Flickr user riverwest-network under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic License

Music by ccMixter user OldDog under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License