ePodunk was a website that profiled communities in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and the UK. It provided geocoded information that includes local museums, attractions, parks, colleges, libraries, cemeteries and other features, as well as local history and trivia. The site contained vintage postcards that its users could send online.[1] The site became defunct as of December 2019 and its URL address re-directs to Real Estate ABC'S websites.
The site was founded in 2001 by a team of former journalists who had worked for publications including The New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Ithaca Times, and American Demographics magazine. Initial target audiences for the site were travelers and people in the process of relocating.[2][3][4]
Upon inception, the site listed profiles for 28,000 residential communities and focused mostly on small communities.[5] The site has grown to cover communities of all sizes and currently lists profiles for more than 46,000 communities, including over 20,000 in the US.[6] ePodunk was acquired by Internet Brands in 2007.[7]
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The site lists detailed information about residential communities on individual "Community Profile" pages. This includes items commonly found in almanacs and encyclopedias, such as resident demographics and information about parks, museums, historic sites, colleges, and schools.[8] Information was sourced from the United States Census and other government agencies, local historical societies, publications, and non-profit and commercial organizations.[9]
The United States version included maps and rankings of American municipalities based on the population of these communities based on ancestry and ethnicity. Maps and tables were provided for ancestry groups tracked by the United States Census Bureau, showing communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group on the 2000 United States Census.
The site was supported by licensing content to third parties and by running advertisements.[10]
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epodunk, website, that, profiled, communities, united, states, canada, ireland, provided, geocoded, information, that, includes, local, museums, attractions, parks, colleges, libraries, cemeteries, other, features, well, local, history, trivia, site, contained. ePodunk was a website that profiled communities in the United States Canada Ireland and the UK It provided geocoded information that includes local museums attractions parks colleges libraries cemeteries and other features as well as local history and trivia The site contained vintage postcards that its users could send online 1 The site became defunct as of December 2019 and its URL address re directs to Real Estate ABC S websites ePodunkType of sitemedia ContentHeadquartersEl Segundo CaliforniaParentInternet BrandsURLhttp www ePodunk com Contents 1 History 2 Content 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe site was founded in 2001 by a team of former journalists who had worked for publications including The New York Times Detroit Free Press Ithaca Times and American Demographics magazine Initial target audiences for the site were travelers and people in the process of relocating 2 3 4 Upon inception the site listed profiles for 28 000 residential communities and focused mostly on small communities 5 The site has grown to cover communities of all sizes and currently lists profiles for more than 46 000 communities including over 20 000 in the US 6 ePodunk was acquired by Internet Brands in 2007 7 Content editThe site lists detailed information about residential communities on individual Community Profile pages This includes items commonly found in almanacs and encyclopedias such as resident demographics and information about parks museums historic sites colleges and schools 8 Information was sourced from the United States Census and other government agencies local historical societies publications and non profit and commercial organizations 9 The United States version included maps and rankings of American municipalities based on the population of these communities based on ancestry and ethnicity Maps and tables were provided for ancestry groups tracked by the United States Census Bureau showing communities in which 1 000 or more people listed an ancestry group on the 2000 United States Census The site was supported by licensing content to third parties and by running advertisements 10 References edit Take a drive through ePodunk dead link Indianapolis Star August 28 2006 Ithaca Times Small Town Romance Archived from the original on 2010 07 25 Retrieved 2010 04 24 Cosgrove Mather Bootie July 9 2004 Empty Nesters Flock To Cities CBS News Franken Stephanie February 21 2001 Pittsburgh makes list of great home towns Retrieved 2018 11 16 New York Times July 12 2001 Small Towns Renowned For Small Pleasures The New York Times ePodunk About ePodunk Archived from the original on 2019 11 21 SocalTech Internet Brands Buys ePodunk com FOX Indianapolis Web Site Offers Detailed Info About Your Town Archived from the original on 2012 02 23 Retrieved 2010 04 24 Ithaca Times Small Town Romance Directions Magazine Podunk Towns Hit the Web Archived from the original on 2006 06 14 Retrieved 2010 04 24 External links editePodunk US archived ePodunk Canada archived ePodunk Ireland archived ePodunk UK archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title EPodunk amp oldid 1126134460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
