Welcome and thanks for stopping by. This is the first of many posts to the official OurBlock Blog. In the past, the project formerly known as Adam’s Block was something that inspired people, outraged others and turned heads around the world. Mistakes were made and many of the problems arose because things just weren’t handled correctly. Things are going to change and I wanted to set a few things straight by responding to some common questions that have entered my inbox.
1. Why OurBlock and why is AdamsBlock still the primary domain? I have purchased and initiated the transfer of OurBlock.TV from a fan of the site who preemptively bought the domain a few months ago. He was fair in allowing us to simply recover the domain from him but there’s a 60 day period from his old registrar so we’re waiting for that. AdamsBlock will still work throughout the site but our branding, company name and image is “OurBlock.”
2. Are you continuing with Adam’s Vision and making this project a charitable organization that is trying to help communities or is this just another greedy company? OurBlock will not be a not-for-profit company at first but I’m working on that as quickly as possible while still trying to build a product that can actually be profitable. Adam has entrusted me to continue things as he envisioned and I intend to maintain The Adam’s Block mission of reducing crime, strengthening communities and giving a large portion of earnings to local charities. I’m allowing camera operators to make money as well but encouraging them all to donate their money to charity as well and document the money they’ve given so we can have a running meter that shows OurBlock contributions to our local communities.
3. How do I sign up to broadcast my block? I’m only focusing on The San Francisco area at this time but I welcome all interested parties to navigate to our signup page so I can place them on a list. I’m targeting one area at a time and I hope to have 30 cameras live at launch in San Francisco. Once I reach around 100-200 cameras in San Francisco, I’ll move to other cities.
4. Where do you live and what’s your story? I’m just a guy who met Adam when he first moved to San Francisco. I fell in love with his venture and even though I’m as broke as he is, I too enjoy helping people in my community, donating my time and money to helping people and feel that this project can do more good if properly handled. The message will remain positive, I’m not looking to get rich and everyone that is a part of this won’t be getting rich either but we will be making a difference and that’s why I’m doing this.
Thanks for reading this first entry. There will be many more like it and I will be nearly transparent with this project updating everyone along the way. Thanks for reading and now here are some social media presences for OurBlock.
