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There has been so much focus on how the internet is making the world “flat” and connecting us to eachother no matter the distance but in reality I think that the most impact the internet has and will start to have even more in our lives is locally.

If are lucky enough to be one of the 15,000 people who live in Bourne England you are sure to know about the site that Rex Needle put together simply called Bourne. Not only does it give a detailed account on the daily coming and goings in the town it has a little about hundreds of residents. Sites like this are evolving and in my opinion will soon play a much more major role in the way a town works. Just like a newspaper kept us all in the loop for the last 100 years a website has the ability to connect us but on a much more real level. When information flows both directions we have a real chance to get stuff done.

If you happen to work in a few blocks in Downtown Seattle you have most likely heard of MSG150 a site run by a few guys who work in the area that started reviewing each and every restaurant in a 6 block radius of their job. Soon the group grew and each review has an opinion of every item on the menu of every restaurant they visit. The site is just one more step in the evolution of a hyper-local Internet. Just imagine what it will be like in the next 10 years.