They've also listed "top towns" in each state, basing their outcome upon the proportion of each county's population who stayed in the same residence for 5-year periods, and other statistics.
The company plans on making money by licensing it findings."Our information is designed for licensed use by companies trying to capture the local market.This information is designed to be 'plugged into' existing sites and wireless services, as a complement to travel information, maps, weather forecasts, Web site directories and other information about place."
Visitors are invited to contribute and correct information for towns with which they are familiar.Given that detailed information about 28,000 small towns is a pretty tall order, this is probably the only way that ePodunk could even hope to add a substantial and significant amount of content.
Out of curiosity, I looked up my hometown of Winchester, MA.I read that it was named after William P.Winchester (which I learned in 4th grade), was on the Aberjona River (also 4th grade), its population (though not what year the data is from) and the average January and July temperatures. All the information is readily available elsewhere.Missing was any mention of the town's Nobel Prize winner, Allan Cormack or famous clarinetist, Richard Stoltzman.
A bigger "town," Chicago, gets a bit more coverage, but nothing earth shattering or unavailable in a decent encyclopedia or almanac.
ePodunk will need to clearly distinguish its offering to pull in potential users of its data.One suggestion: offer an incentive for Podunk natives to contribute content.At this time the site has a ways to go to truly be on the map.
Press release: ePodunk Taps the Power of Place
Company: ePodunk.com
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