Outside.in takes $1.5M more in funding

Outside.in, a local news and blogging site, has taken $1.5 million more in funding, bringing its lifetime total to $2.4 million.

Users of the site can write stories, comments, blog posts or reviews of locations in their neighborhood, as well as building up their own personal “neighbor” profile. The site is working on a “major” overhaul, expected to be complete within a week.

Another so-called “hyperlocal” site, Backfence, shut down earlier this year. We recently reported on… Continue Reading