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| {{Notability|Web|date=May 2024}}{{Short description|Information website and forum on US cities}} | |||
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| name = City-Data | ||
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| url = {{url|www.City-Data.com}} | ||
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| | alexa = 1188<ref>{{cite web | url = http://alexa.com/siteinfo/city-data.com | work = ] | title = Traffic details for city-data.com | accessdate = 2012-05-07}}</ref> | |||
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| ⚫ | | owner = Advameg, Inc. | ||
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| launch_date = 2003 | ||
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| '''City-Data''' is an ]-based ] and information website that presents data and information pertaining to ] cities, and offers public ] for discussion. | |||
| '''City-Data''' is a ] ]-based ] and information website that presents data and information relevant to U.S. cities. City-data.com is owned and operated by Advameg, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advameg.com/|title=Advameg, Inc.|publisher=Advameg.com|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> According to ], which directly measures the traffic to City-data.com, as of May 7, 2012, it is ranked as 72nd largest website in the United States with over 13 million visitors per month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quantcast.com/city-data.com|title=City-data.com Quantcast audience profile|accessdate=2012-05-07}},{{cite web |url=http://www.quantcast.com/top-sites-1|title=Quantcast Top 100 sites|accessdate=2012-05-07}}</ref> The website was created in late 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.faqs.org/websites/city-data.com/|title=Faqs.org: City-data.com website information|accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.city-data.com|title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine: City-data.com|accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref> | |||
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==Data on site== | ||
| US cities, ], ], and neighborhoods are profiled and compared using governmental data about ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The site contains information about home value estimates (including recent home sales), local businesses, ] (including their demographics and test scores), ], ], ], local businesses, restaurant inspection findings, ], bridge conditions, ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| ==Owner== | |||
| Data sources for the website's various indicators are not publicly disclosed. According to the site's 'About' page, " cannot help in licensing or obtaining any of the data used on our site. Some content used on our site is under license from other companies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/contacts.html|title=Contact Us and Advertise|publisher=City-data.com|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> | |||
| City-data.com is owned and operated by Advameg, Inc. of ]. | |||
| ==Sources== | |||
| City-data.com contains local and general ]s with over 23 million posts and 1,300,000 registered members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com|title=City-Data homepage|publisher=City-data.com|accessdate=2012-05-07}}</ref> The forum started in 2005 and unlike the main City-Data site, the forum is based in ].{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} | |||
| The information on the website includes consumer names and ], obtained via ] requests and other ]; City-Data has an opt-out feature<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/delrequest/list.php |title=Requests to disassociate name from street-level assessment address |work=city-data.com |access-date=November 12, 2015 |archive-date=October 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027063836/http://www.city-data.com/delrequest/list.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> to break the web-visible association between names and street addresses, but does not remove the consumer names themselves. | |||
| ==Uses== | |||
| In 2010, because of a post on the |
In 2010, because of a post on the People Search forum, a mother and son reunited 17 years after the son was ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/article287206.ece |title=Mother and son reunited 17 years after kidnap |access-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204101345/https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/article287206.ece |archive-date=February 4, 2010 |date=February 1, 2010 |last=Cohen |first=Lauren |newspaper=] |publisher=] Inc.}}</ref> | ||
| City-Data has been featured in articles and ] as a way for potential newcomers to learn more about particular cities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://lifehacker.com/how-to-learn-all-about-a-new-city-without-leaving-your-511561572 |title=How to Learn All About a New City Without Leaving Your House |work=] |first=Alan |last=Henry |date=June 6, 2013 |access-date=August 15, 2019 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/richest-neighborhoods-in-southern-california-2014-4|title=The 27 Richest Neighborhoods In Southern California |last=Cooperstein|first=Paige|website=Business Insider|access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Controversy== | |||
| == See also == | |||
| Some former City-Data forum members claim City-Data practices unfair and hostile forum moderation. Members have been critical of moderators for not following the terms and conditions while actively making others do so. Several moderators abuse their privilege of banning a member who reports posters or moderators who abuse the terms and conditions. There are various forum sites which have been created by City-Data posters to discuss the unfair and hostile moderation practices found on City-Data.<ref>http://www.topix.com/forum/state/co/TR9CUMNO7HAA1FEE2</ref> <ref>http://www.topix.com/forum/phoenix/TFNINGEBKLSFA699I<ref><ref>http://www.topix.com/forum/state/co/T9SAT72F217RVP68C<ref>http://www.topix.com/forum/city/las-vegas-nv/T4M2D7FK7UM7B5G9J</ref></ref>http://reesarch.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/my-thoughts-on-the-city-data-forum/</ref> | |||
| * ] | |||
| The founder of City-Data is Lech Mazur, who founded Advameg,<ref>http://www.advameg.com/</ref> as well as another company known as Global Information Network<ref>https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com/</ref> | |||
| City-Data touts that it has 1,300,000 registered members, however this number is likely not accurate. City-Data does not allow members to close their accounts once they create them. In addition to this City-Data does not close the accounts of banned or deceased members therefore falsely representing the number of registered members. <ref>http://www.city-data.com/forum/about-forum/2163935-how-do-i-close-my-account.html<ref> | |||
| The BBB has given City-Data, Advameg and Global Information Network F ratings. <ref>http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/statistical-service/city-datacom-in-hinsdale-il-88434748</ref><ref>http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/internet-web-hosting/advameg-in-mount-prospect-il-88277025</ref>http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/pyramid-companies/global-information-network-in-hinsdale-il-88379621</ref> | |||
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| Type of site | Social networking / information site |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Advameg, Inc. |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 2003 |
| Current status | Active |
City-Data is an Illinois-based social networking and information website that presents data and information pertaining to United States cities, and offers public online forums for discussion.
Data on site
US cities, counties, zip codes, and neighborhoods are profiled and compared using governmental data about race, income, education, crime, weather, housing, maps, air pollution, and religions. The site contains information about home value estimates (including recent home sales), local businesses, schools (including their demographics and test scores), hospitals, libraries, tourist attractions, local businesses, restaurant inspection findings, building permits, bridge conditions, hotels, water systems, airports, cell phone towers, property tax assessments, and car accidents.
Owner
City-data.com is owned and operated by Advameg, Inc. of Hinsdale, Illinois.
Sources
The information on the website includes consumer names and street addresses, obtained via FOIA requests and other public records; City-Data has an opt-out feature to break the web-visible association between names and street addresses, but does not remove the consumer names themselves.
Uses
In 2010, because of a post on the People Search forum, a mother and son reunited 17 years after the son was kidnapped.
City-Data has been featured in articles and listicles as a way for potential newcomers to learn more about particular cities.
See also
References
- "Requests to disassociate name from street-level assessment address". city-data.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- Cohen, Lauren (February 1, 2010). "Mother and son reunited 17 years after kidnap". The Times. Avusa Inc. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- Henry, Alan (June 6, 2013). "How to Learn All About a New City Without Leaving Your House". Lifehacker. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- Cooperstein, Paige. "The 27 Richest Neighborhoods In Southern California". Business Insider. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- City-Data at the Wayback Machine (archived September 23, 2003)