TownConnect.com - Networking in Your Neighborhood

In case you were looking for another social networking site, but with a local focus, hop on over to TownConnect. This Massachusetts based site has set its eyes on families, neighbors, organizations and just about anyone near you. Townconnect, unlike your Myspaces and Facebooks, keeps things local, acting as an extension of one's daily life. Families, classes, sports teams, and organizations can construct their own private spaces for communicating and stay on top of things. Information can be shared or kept private. Information about your surroundings and your neighbors is provided via mashups if you share address upon registration. TownConnect makes for a more viable way to keep up social contacts, by keeping things close to home.

"Family life can be chaotic. Parents working longer hours, children with multiple scheduled activities per day and less time to manage it all. Technology helps but now families face information overload- cell phone numbers, emails, blackberrys, class lists, team rosters, group directories, and the good old paper calendar in the kitchen.

TownConnect keeps families in the loop. We help members and organizations manage the quantity of life so they can improve the quality of their lives with friends, family and in their community. Our goal is to make it safe, easy and fun for people to communicate and share information online with people they know and know of. TownConnect uses social networking technology to provide a secure, private place online for families and relatives, teachers & classes, coaches & teams and other town groups."

This site works on real life connections. Whereas with other social networks you may have hundreds of virtual friends listed one by one on your profile, Townconnect actually provides you with a way to get to know the people you live with. Even if you spend half your life online, you'll still be able to get to know your neighbors.

The site could integrate images with the maps. Also, how detailed is the town info they have at hand?