Okay, its not like the place is hugely popular (though very active in its own right), but www.city-data.com is a great place to go to get a wealth of information on many cities in the world. If the mountains of analytical data are not quite what you are looking for, city-data also has a robust forum where you can post questions on individual city forums and locals, hopefully, respond. It is a great set up and I've used it to get information on places I was moving to or visiting. I'm also an occasional contributor on the Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago forums.
Drumo is the forum part of city-data but much better. A pretty UI and game mechanics keeps users engaged and entertained. Additionally, local businesses can reward users for their advice and support with deals and special promotions. Unfortunately, it is limited to a few cities that are nowhere near the United States. Though, if it is successful, and I think it will be, I'd expect to see this spread fairly quickly.
Check it out:
Drumo from Drumo on Vimeo.
Read/See More: http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/10/drumo-is-quora-for-cities/
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