Rotten Neighbor – Web 2.0

Yeah, you know the guy... the one who lets his little cute doggie poopie on your lawn. How about the dude next door who is blasting the death metal at 2 a.m. What about the two geniuses across the street that just painted the exterior of their house hot pink? Not exactly what I would call model neighbors and now is your chance to sound your opinion.

Rotten Neighbor can be characterized as a modern (Web 2.0) neighborhood watch. It provides a platform to post information on your neighborhood both good and bad.  The platform also maps local foreclosures with a really simple interface that includes a map, satellite and hybrid views. One of the nicer features is for users to post images and video of the local sites like parks and holiday displays. While I think the strongest feature of the website is that it provides information on homes with sex offenders. This is information that I would want to know and Rotten Neighbor makes it easy.

Generally speaking I think the idea has potential. I would like to see the platform further developed to focus on more than just a bad neighbor. How about a rotten restaurant or better yet how about a good one. I think I would also include local entertainment and history. While a rotten neighbor is a catchy title I think you need to provide a little more value to generate continuous traffic. Although a little dirt on your neighbors can be entertaining.

Take a look at Rotten Neighbor yourself and let us know what you think. I look forward to hearing from you.