These aren't really that hard to answer: * What is the bar within 30 minutes journey from me with a decent IPA, a good atmosphere and free parking?
Doesn't Yelp attempt to provide this information? Excepting the problems of defining "decent IPA" and "good atmosphere", I can parse the rest from Yelp. * Which of my neighbors will lend me their circular saw for $10 so I don't have to buy one for $300? Here's one answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tool-lending_libraries Here's another: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/2004-04-01/Share-Tools.aspx Here are the startups: http://www.rentmyitems.com/ http://www.rentalic.com/first-visit http://www.sharesomesugar.com/ http://www.sharing-authority.com/ http://us.zilok.com/ http://neighborgoods.net/ Ultimately, I know while neighbors will lend me their circular saw because we see each other when we are outside doing things like using circular saws. The transaction implies a significant level of trust. Trust that you won't steal my saw and trust that you won't cut your thumb off. That trust is built as part of being in the neighborhood and not well suited to just a database entry. * Where should I live so that my kids have a decent school, the taxes are good, the commute isn't too bad and the crime rates are low? You can do this with sites like Zillow and Walkscore. But largely, you'd do this with the help of a realtor because there is a significant financial transaction implicit in "where should I live". However, all of these things would be facilitated with better data interoperability. -Eric
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