How did Roundabout go from a well-researched idea to an app piloting in communities across the US?
It all starts with @newpublic.org Co-Director @eli.bsky.social sharing how we realized that reliable local info is a real need for many people and communities:
newpublic.substack.com/p/your-towns...
newpublic.substack.com
🏘️ 🌐 Your town’s online group matters more than you think
New_ Public Co-Director, Eli Pariser, on our new Local Lab
![This is a digital platform designed to ultimately bring people together at local in-person events. “Our top priority is that people can find what they need and then take that info out into their community,” Bell said. She noted that corporate-owned social media platforms “are typically trying to keep [users] on there as long as possible, in order to show them as many ads as possible. We do not have that incentive for chicago.com.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tqjpdhcxlnhjpv3byqjpz4l3/bafkreiaeqonanhzyivg6eyt5zzdlh5kcnpwrbjs4vgfjuhu6g47r4ivgiq)
