Sean

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Me

Been desperately trying to think of something clever and witty to say here...this is all I have so far: I'm part of the Povo team. I was most recently the intra-preneur and COO of 118118//Media in Windsor, UK (the advertising bit of 118 118, the UK's leading directory assistance company). Before that, I started and ran 118 218 Le Numéro France in Paris, the leading directory assistance business in France and winner of numerous awards for its innovative and viral marketing campaigns. A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I was a Partner with a several management consulting firms. I have a BA in Classics from Brown University and an MBA from Kellogg (Northwestern University).

My Lists (Faves and Raves)

I've created a few lists: Hidden gems...My favorites...My kid's favorite Boston things. I've also started to make a list of places I've been to.

5 Really Cool Things About Povo

1. By the People, for the People Povo is completely user-created. Built by users, edited by users. We put our trust in the community and know that harnessing your collective knowledge will make Povo better for us all. That's why we are wiki-based and Creative Commons licensed. More here...

2. Free Websites Povo is unique in that every shop, museum, park, street, neighborhood, bar, group, restaurant, non-profit can have a free listing with any type of information you'd like: description, hours, credit cards, pictures, videos, links to nearby places of interest...it's a free website really. More here...

3. Meta-Search That's a fancy word for really specific searches on details of a business or business type. You can search by detailed things you care about on Povo (pizza+delivery+on-line ordering+Husky Card). More here...

4. Comprehensive and Geographically Aware Many sites do a good job with one thing, say restaurants. Some maybe with bars. Some with Tourist stuff. I don't know about you...but that's not how the real world works. If we go 'there' we need to park, get a bite to eat, go to the park/museum/whatever, maybe grab a drink afterward. With Povo, you can do all that. More here...

5. Heat Maps This is simply an amazing way to visualize information. More here...