Rottenneighbor.com

RottenNeighbor.com is designed for users to post and find their bad neighbors before you move. Launched in late July 2007 by Brant Walker, RottenNeighbor.com brought lots of controversial attention to itself. The site definitely drew attention to itself- it even made National Television.

Public opinion

Some people said that they felt that RottenNeighbor.com would be a useful site. After all, there aren't any resources on finding out where somebody wouldn't want to live. Many people didn't take it seriously at first, or at all. An author at KillerStartups.com thought it was a joke when he first heard AbOUT it.

Common complaints

The site is pretty primitive. The site allows the user to post a comment, and once it is submitted it cannot be edited. A month and a half after releasing the site, a "beta" tag appeared over the logo, suggesting that there May Be a re-launch with new features available. Profy.com released an article pointing out the illegitimacies of RottenNeighbor.com as-is.

During several of the radio InterViews (such as the KDKA Morning Show interview) with Brant Walker, he was asked about the legal concerns- what if people post their real names? Can the site be sued? Brant said no. When a website allows a third party to add information to their database, the site is not responsible for the content added by the third party.