August 28, 2006
Web site chronicles N.Y. conversations
Chronicling the utterances of people on the street talking to one another or on their cell phone, is the mission of Overheard in New York, a Web site that has become an Internet sensation, spawned a book and inspired countless imitators throughout the world. Interational Business Times reports.
"In a city of 8 million people, someone's always saying something strange. And, odds are, someone is around to hear it.
The site traffics in the inane, the insane and just about every -ism out there. It gets 4 million page views a month, mostly from people who don't live in the city. Its irreverent, voyeuristic and often vulgar style, combined with the city's fame and diversity, fuels its popularity, founder and publisher Morgan Friedman said. "It's really a love letter to New York," he said."
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