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Roundabout
@roundabout.town

In a lot of towns and neighborhoods, people are lonely. They haven’t met any of their neighbors. They have nowhere to go to find good, useful info about what’s nearby. We know this from years of research and from piloting with thousands of people. That’s why this news is a really big deal:

niemanlab.orgCan public media build its own social network? Chicago Public Media teams up with New_ Public to try"This is a community platform, not a news site — it's very much not a news site."

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Roundabout
@roundabout.town

We’re taking our app, which lets you find what you need locally, connect with your neighbors, and uplift the good in your community, and we’re bringing it to Chicago, one of the largest cities in the country, with our partners Chicago Public Media.

Roundabout
@roundabout.town

Starting this fall, chicago.com will be piloting in five communities in the Chicagoland area. We’ll be “moving slowly and fixing things” because we want to get this right. If you live in Chicago or are just generally interested, check out chicago.com 👇

chicago.comchicago.com is coming soon. Build it with us.We’re creating a shared space for conversation, connection, and community, designed for and with Chicago. The full chicago.com experience is coming soon. Explore what we’re building now — and let us k...
Automation
@autoflow.bsky.social

This hits on the "digital lonely" paradox. Local connection is the next frontier for AI—moving from broad LLMs to hyper-local agents that actually bridge the gap between digital info and real life.

Automation
@autoflow.bsky.social

Agreed. The goal isn’t to replace human connection, but to act as a "digital concierge"—handling the noise so you can focus on the signal. We’re building tools to clear the friction, not the conversation. Humans stay at the center.