Here's another entry in the "steal this idea" series. The Consumerist, for those who don't know it, is a web reinterpretation of the venerable newspaper "consumer action" column and its local news "Seven On Your Side" variant. Except for it runs on a national scale. People have problems with AT&T, and the Consumerist uses its "bully pulpit" to shame the corporation into fixing a problem.
The Consumerist is a fun and sometimes useful read, and can often be more than just a national-scale gripe column. There are tips on credit cards, saving money, short-term deals, and so on. But I do find it curious that they haven't (yet) gone local. Why isn't there a "sfbay.consumerist.com" or an "atlanta.consumerist.com" with local contributors, maybe even volunteers, performing the same service for local consumers? It's fun for all of us to read about Comcast having to finally refund $2.65 to some old lady, but do people in New Jersey really care about lame service at a San Francisco only restaurant?
Go ahead consumerist -- take my free idea and run with it.
The Consumerist is a fun and sometimes useful read, and can often be more than just a national-scale gripe column. There are tips on credit cards, saving money, short-term deals, and so on. But I do find it curious that they haven't (yet) gone local. Why isn't there a "sfbay.consumerist.com" or an "atlanta.consumerist.com" with local contributors, maybe even volunteers, performing the same service for local consumers? It's fun for all of us to read about Comcast having to finally refund $2.65 to some old lady, but do people in New Jersey really care about lame service at a San Francisco only restaurant?
Go ahead consumerist -- take my free idea and run with it.
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