{"id":126,"date":"2006-07-24T08:08:03","date_gmt":"2006-07-24T15:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2006-07-24T09:06:55","modified_gmt":"2006-07-24T16:06:55","slug":"phoenix-metroblogging-celebrates-its-first-anniversary-with-30-reasons-to-love-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/126\/phoenix-metroblogging-celebrates-its-first-anniversary-with-30-reasons-to-love-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Metroblogging celebrates its first anniversary with 30 reasons to love Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Republic<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Your first haboob. Light rail in other cities. Where to see good art.<\/p>\n

These topics are regularly hashed out on a collective blog focused solely on the Valley. The site, Phoenix Metroblogging, turned 1 year old Wednesday. And to celebrate, the Weblog has been counting down 30 things to love about Phoenix.<\/p>\n

And yes, haboob is on the list, with loving the transient nature of residents as No. 1.<\/p>\n

Metroblogging is one of several hyperlocal, city-specific Web sites in 49 cities around the world. The site generates a daily feed of headlines from its members, so one could read postings from Dubai to Houston to Tokyo. Content isn’t filtered or edited.<\/p>\n

In Phoenix, the blog draws together different perspectives from throughout the Valley.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Phoenix Metroblogging<\/a> has that Alt-Phx kind of pomo<\/a> vibe that can wear thin the further you get from the Melrose Curve. Indecipherable? Precisely! Even so, enGoogled, “the top 30 things I love about Phoenix”<\/a> is fun reading.
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Technorati Tags: arizona<\/a>, arizona real estate<\/a>, blogging<\/a>, phoenix<\/a>, phoenix real estate<\/a>, real estate<\/a><\/p>\n

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From the Republic: Your first haboob. Light rail in other cities. Where to see good art. These topics are regularly hashed out on a collective blog focused solely on the Valley. The site, Phoenix Metroblogging, turned 1 year old Wednesday. And to celebrate, the Weblog has been counting down 30 things to love about Phoenix. 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