BackFence closes its gates

BackFence closes its gates

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An online site for small communities, BackFence, appears to have shut its doors.

The company, which offered news, blogs, photos, and forums for a handful of medium-sized towns, had been struggling. In early Janaury, BackFence laid off many of its employees and replaced its co-founder and chief executive, Susan DeFife. We wrote about it back then and speculation grew that its days were numbered.

When reached for comment, co-founder and chief executive Mark Potts said the… Continue Reading