'Nextdoor' Launches Android App to Connect Neighborhoods

Nextdoor, the social network designed specifically for neighborhoods, rolled out its Android app on Wednesday

Nextdoor users already generate more than 20% of the site's content using its iPhone app, which launched in May, and CEO Nirav Tolia believes that it won't be long before the majority of users access Nextdoor on mobile

Nextdoor has built up social networks to serve individual neighborhoods since 2011. Users must show proof of residency within a certain neighborhood to be admitted, and the hope is to create an environment where "it feels as safe to share online what you would share offline," according to Tolia. It's not uncommon for users to post phone numbers, addresses or even names of their children on the site, knowing that they are amongst a closed, local community Read more...