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Websitedehood.com
Twitter@dehood
CategoryCommunications
Phone650-566-5082
Email
Employees10
Founded5/09

Offices

Palo Alto, USA
560 University Ave
#13
Palo Alto, CA, 94301
USA

People

Co-Founder/VP Marketing
Co-Founder/CEO
VP Operations
VP Business Development
Co-Founder/Head of Product Development
Sr. Engineer
Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs and Corporate Development

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DeHood

DeHood is all about bringing people closer together locally to improve the overall experience for everyone in the neighborhood. Whether you want to feel safer, be more aware of all the great things happening around you, shop for a bargain, or simply get to know people near you better, DeHood puts your neighborhood in the palm of your hand, and connects you to who or what you need

Milestones

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    DeHood added Simon Ferragne as Sr. Engineer. (1/1/10)
    Posted 3/1/11 at 9:11pm
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    DeHood added David Nugent as VP Operations.
    Posted 5/28/10 at 7:16pm
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    DeHood added John Eden as Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs and Corporate Development.
    Posted 5/28/10 at 7:16pm
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    DeHood added Eva L. Shepherd as VP Business Development.
    Posted 5/28/10 at 7:15pm
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    DeHood added Michael Mertz as Co-Founder/VP Marketing.
    Posted 5/28/10 at 6:42pm
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    DeHood added David Kierzkowski as Co-Founder/Head of Product Development. (11/11/09)
    Posted 5/28/10 at 6:42pm
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    DeHood added Babak Hedayati as Co-Founder/CEO.
    Posted 5/28/10 at 6:41pm
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    DeHood — When neighbors have a seamless way to connect and share information locally, it can enable community development while leading to stronger local economies. (10/5/10)
    Posted 10/5/10 at 12:30pm via maxgladwell.com
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    DeHood — It's a throwback to the way neighbourhoods used to be before we all started conducting our life online and living in virtual worlds (10/5/10)
    Posted 10/5/10 at 12:30pm via co.uk
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    DeHood — The hyperlocal social networking app DeHood launched in May for iPhone, and it's got some users totally hooked. (9/22/10)
    Posted 10/3/10 at 11:10am via readwriteweb.com
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    DeHood — Hedayati was referring to yesterday’s record-breaking heat in the San Francisco Bay Area, but he could have just as easily been referring to his own company, which he says has seen its user base grow from 100,000 in late July to 250,000 at present. (9/28/10)
    Posted 10/3/10 at 11:08am via pehub.com
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    DeHood — Using DeHood one can check in and interact in real-time with others in your area making it a slick combination of Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp!, and now, MyTown, with added gaming elements, virtual currency, and more. (9/22/10)
    Posted 9/22/10 at 4:32pm via thenextweb.com
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    DeHood — The company is rolling out a revamped website, an iPad app and Facebook integration, taking the neighborhood concept and combining it with what seems to have become the standard in social networks. (7/12/10)
    Posted 7/15/10 at 9:11pm via venturebeat.com
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    DeHood — Think of DeHood as Facebook for the neighborhood, an app for folks on the block or in the apartment complex to share tips on local shopping, gossip and comments. (7/14/10)
    Posted 7/15/10 at 9:11pm via usatoday.com
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    DeHood — Think of DeHood as Facebook for the neighborhood, an app for folks on the block or in the apartment complex to share tips on local shopping, gossip and comments. (7/14/10)
    Posted 7/15/10 at 9:09pm via usatoday.com
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    DeHood — DeHood, a free iPhone app with accompanying website, is more feature-rich, with more potential, than the likes of Foursqaure (very much dislike) and Gowalla (very much like). (5/28/10)
    Posted 5/30/10 at 4:01pm via examiner.com

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Sources

    CEO (walyou.com) [edit]
    DeHood Launches a Foursquare meets Twitter meets Yelp meets Ning for iPhone (mobilecrunch.com) [edit]
    * Main * MobileBeat * GreenBeat * GamesBeat * DealsBeat * DemoBeat * SocialBeat * MediaBeat There goes the neighborhood: DeHood builds hyper-local social networks (venturebeat.com) [edit]
    A Location-Based Social Network for Your Neighborhood (readwriteweb.com) [edit]
    DeHood for iPhone App offers great deals and more (examiner.com) [edit]
    In DeHood, a social network for the neighborhood (content.usatoday.com) [edit]
    In DeHood, a social network for the neighborhood (content.usatoday.com) [edit]
    DeHood rolls out Facebook connectivity, new versions (venturebeat.com) [edit]
    DeHood for iPhone takes on Foursquare, Yelp! and others with massive updates in version 2.0. (thenextweb.com) [edit]
    New LBS-Based Startup DeHood in Market for VC (pehub.com) [edit]
    Why Be Mayor When You Can Be King? FourSquare Competitor DeHood Adds New Features (readwriteweb.com) [edit]
    Disruptive technology? (bbc.co.uk) [edit]
    The Networked Neighborhood with DeHood (maxgladwell.com) [edit]
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