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Foodadelphia web community goes live
Foodadelphia web community goes live
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Ever since the odd blackout at Phillyblog, there's been a void where that discussion forum's food and drink-specific section used to be. Sure, eGullet and CHOW are out there, but they're statewide in scope; there are several smaller neighborhood forums, but those are too border-specific. Why can't Philly � the city � have its very own rant and rave space?
Enter Foodadelphia, a new web community for local food fiends, that launched less than a week back.
Who's behind it? Matthew Scobell, a foodie and tech professional who lives in Rittenhouse. One thing you may notice about the site is that it's very clean and no-frills. This was on purpose. "I wanted to create a community where the software doesn't get in the way," says Scobell, who built the site with bbPress. "I appreciate minimalistic design and usability, so Foodadelphia doesn't have all the bells and whistles and sinks and it's non-invasive."�
Scobell's also pushing for the community to be egalitarian. There's no rating system, and no pithy titles based on how many posts you've completed or how many threads you've started.
Of course, Foodadelphia's got its own Twitter and Facebook.
Thanks for the props, Drew!
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- Booze
- Brew Revue
- Chef Salad
- Closings
- Coffee
- Contests
- Dealage
- Dirty Dishes
- Don't Front
- Eat This Immediately
- Field Trip
- Food and Art
- Food and Holidays
- Food and Movies
- Food and Music
- Food and Politics
- Food and Sports
- Food and Web
- Food Blogs
- Food Books
- Food Events
- Food News
- Food TV
- Gifted
- Happy Hour Hopper
- How-To
- In Print
- Interview
- Meal Ticket
- Menu Time
- Not So Quickfire
- Notes from the Weekend
- On Wheels
- Openings
- Patio Drinking
- Philly Beer Week 2010
- Photos
- Private Chef POV
- Product Placement
- Recipes
- Snack Time
- Stiff Drank
- SUPPER
- Tea
- Testing
- Ticket Stubs
- Top Chef
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Video
- Weekly Candy
- Weird Regional Foods
- We're Here to Help
- Where'd We Eat?
- Drew Lazor's Ill-Advised Rant Factory
- Pregame
- Ill-Advised Ranting
- The Week Without Meat
- Philly Beer Week 2009
- Real Big
- Where'd I Eat Last Night?
- Top Chef Masters
- The Good Word
- Next Iron Chef
- Arterial Terrorism
- Food and Radio
