MyCity.com – Facebook, meet Meatspace
I’m interested to see how Bob Friedenthal’s MyCity www.mycity.com fares, as a more regional alternative to the global super powers Facebook and MySpace etc. A similiar product with the usual stuff… walls (grafitti boards in MyCity), chat, events etc. I started out in Los Angeles and looks good to me because of that local focus, can’t help but bump into local people and business there. Not sure how the localization will pan out as it grows but I imagine that Bob has that covered. A big plus are the mixers, arranged so you can network with local like-minded businesses and actually meet people for a change without the committment of chambers or more traditional networking groups. The site does a lot of reviewing of local places/events and has the edge on those sites that specialize in reviews – CitySearch, Dine etc in that you’ve a broader view of the person doing the review and are actually more likely to ‘know’ the person. That also cuts down on spam reviews. Nuf4now, will keep posting… 
Great post! I love it very much!