Dishonest Nextdoor Marketing - Harringay online2024-03-29T12:53:48Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/dishonest-nextdoor-marketing?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1163429&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe "invitation postcards pon…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-05-03:844301:Comment:11643152019-05-03T10:34:35.146ZMavic Starfishhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/WestGreen
<p>The "invitation postcards ponzi scheme" explains why I received a letter from someone in the area..................................I binned it after a bit of research on internet </p>
<p><a href="https://touchsuite.com/the-latest-scam-on-popular-neighborhood-app-nextdoor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://touchsuite.com/the-latest-scam-on-popular-neighborhood-app-nextdoor/…</a></p>
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<p>The "invitation postcards ponzi scheme" explains why I received a letter from someone in the area..................................I binned it after a bit of research on internet </p>
<p><a href="https://touchsuite.com/the-latest-scam-on-popular-neighborhood-app-nextdoor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://touchsuite.com/the-latest-scam-on-popular-neighborhood-app-nextdoor/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/nextdoor.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/nextdoor.co.uk</a></p> A quick look on the website s…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-05-03:844301:Comment:11645592019-05-03T08:35:59.327ZPeter Mhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/PeterMartin
<p>A quick look on the website suggests they encourage you to send invitation 'postcards' of which you can earn more. I signed up some time ago and have received the odd email with stuff not relevant to me. I have just requested a deletion of my account. I would prefer to support and participate in more genuine neighbour hood activities.</p>
<p>A quick look on the website suggests they encourage you to send invitation 'postcards' of which you can earn more. I signed up some time ago and have received the odd email with stuff not relevant to me. I have just requested a deletion of my account. I would prefer to support and participate in more genuine neighbour hood activities.</p> Yup, I can see that if you li…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-05-01:844301:Comment:11639912019-05-01T15:56:16.502ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Yup, I can see that if you live in the West Green or South Tottenham parts of St Ann's ward, as you do, an online set-up centred more on that would feel more local. For those areas it's more relevant as, like many areas of the country, there's nothing else focussed on that area. I imagine you can only take so much of me and others banging in about Harringay!</p>
<p>Yup, I can see that if you live in the West Green or South Tottenham parts of St Ann's ward, as you do, an online set-up centred more on that would feel more local. For those areas it's more relevant as, like many areas of the country, there's nothing else focussed on that area. I imagine you can only take so much of me and others banging in about Harringay!</p> There's a check box. I opted…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-05-01:844301:Comment:11641992019-05-01T15:20:27.279ZSarahhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/SarahMoore195
<p>There's a check box. I opted not to check it before first using the site (and I still haven't). But I like the site. I live in St Ann's too so it is more local to me than HOL. I'll continue to use both.</p>
<p>There's a check box. I opted not to check it before first using the site (and I still haven't). But I like the site. I live in St Ann's too so it is more local to me than HOL. I'll continue to use both.</p> What usually happens with Nex…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-04-29:844301:Comment:11631422019-04-29T12:07:56.928ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>What usually happens with NextDoor is that one person is given the lead role in a neighbourhood. They then have a vested interest in helping the thing take off. So usually it is them who generate these letters. It's pretty odd if a neighbour's name has been used without their consent. I don't think NextDoor would condone this. As far as I remember you have to prove your identity as part of the sign-up process. So it does seem pretty odd. </p>
<p>My sense is that there is probably a rational…</p>
<p>What usually happens with NextDoor is that one person is given the lead role in a neighbourhood. They then have a vested interest in helping the thing take off. So usually it is them who generate these letters. It's pretty odd if a neighbour's name has been used without their consent. I don't think NextDoor would condone this. As far as I remember you have to prove your identity as part of the sign-up process. So it does seem pretty odd. </p>
<p>My sense is that there is probably a rational explanation for where the letters came from. I'm not immediately concerned about that (though it warrants bottoming out). My real objection to NextDoor is their over-riding mission and the long-term use that will be made of unwittingly gathered data.</p> Take a look at my two comment…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-04-29:844301:Comment:11634332019-04-29T11:43:02.173ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Take a look at my two comments above, Konrad. They are a US outfit with a large amount of venture capital backing.....and whist it may or may not be run by good folk, their mission is most certainly not the health of the communities in which they work.</p>
<p>Take a look at my two comments above, Konrad. They are a US outfit with a large amount of venture capital backing.....and whist it may or may not be run by good folk, their mission is most certainly not the health of the communities in which they work.</p> Yes and I hate the spurious '…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-04-29:844301:Comment:11633362019-04-29T10:12:00.964ZMaddyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/SleepingBeauty
<p>Yes and I hate the spurious 'friendly local' feel of the name, Next Door, when it is in fact a giant American corporation that's behind it.</p>
<p>Yes and I hate the spurious 'friendly local' feel of the name, Next Door, when it is in fact a giant American corporation that's behind it.</p> But if I'm reading the post c…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-04-29:844301:Comment:11632272019-04-29T10:10:07.462ZMaddyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/SleepingBeauty
<p>But if I'm reading the post correctly, said neighbour had not authorised it or heard about it,</p>
<p>But if I'm reading the post correctly, said neighbour had not authorised it or heard about it,</p> I am also very sceptical abou…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-04-29:844301:Comment:11634292019-04-29T10:08:12.293ZKonrad Bhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/KonradBorowski
<p>I am also very sceptical about this. I received one of their letters last week, almost identical e.g. "There are already over 800 posts on Nextdoor Stroud Green..." Just like your 800 posts in St Ann's. </p>
<p>The letter gives the impression that it comes from a neighbour but why would a neighbour post the letter (2nd class stamp), a real neighbour would just hand deliver to save the postage. So if these letters are being send to all of the houses in the neighbourhood then it means that…</p>
<p>I am also very sceptical about this. I received one of their letters last week, almost identical e.g. "There are already over 800 posts on Nextdoor Stroud Green..." Just like your 800 posts in St Ann's. </p>
<p>The letter gives the impression that it comes from a neighbour but why would a neighbour post the letter (2nd class stamp), a real neighbour would just hand deliver to save the postage. So if these letters are being send to all of the houses in the neighbourhood then it means that some organisation has a lot of money to spend. And doing a search one finds that Nextdoor is a US organisation and that it gets some poor reviews on Trustpilot and Sitejabber.</p> That's useful info about the…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-04-29:844301:Comment:11631402019-04-29T09:59:11.999ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>That's useful info about the permanent deletion. Thanks.</p>
<p>That's useful info about the permanent deletion. Thanks.</p>