引述 :『網路上的資訊還真的很多，平常沒人看，現在全部都成了EveryBlock的小料資訊來源，就算沒有正式的資料萃取的API，也可以用「硬刮」的去刮下來，然後好心幫你整理出來，直接包成一包，以你最有興趣的這個「張三街與李四路口」，給你看，看一則新聞不會太有趣，看一張照片也還好，但天天都有一堆有的沒的，關於你工作的這個路口的消息，慢慢的這就會變成你每日必閱讀的網站之一了。』

引述 :『The announced closing of Backfence has brought about some refreshing and much-needed discussion on the subject of hyperlocal news and the web. This is an important discussion, because a lot of companies are looking to hyperlocal as the salvation of their business model. But the concept is misunderstood and, as a result, carries a false promise for mainstream media.』