Howl is a community safety app connecting neighbors through localized channels and content to make them safer, stronger, more engaged, better informed, and more productive in their communities. While other online communities are overrun with spam, trolling, negativity, fake accounts, political rants, and other distractions that aren’t constructive for the local community, Howl cuts through the digital noise of other social channels to connect users with local, relevant, and urgent information. LOCAL: On Howl’s interactive map-based platform, neighbors share and engage with localized content in close proximity to them or their home. Local topics tend to get lost in excessively large “neighborhood” forums. For that reason, Howl connects its users exclusively with neighbors living on the same street via their “Street Channel.” Users have the option to include an exact location in their group posts, and will appear on group members’ maps better than any neighborhood watch. RELEVANT: For those that want to engage with their community beyond their Street, Howl also connects users to their Street and Town channels. As seen on other platforms, these much larger groups have the potential to foray into polarizing topics that have nothing to do with community. Instead of allowing algorithms to dictate what is important to a community, Howl gives its users the power to vote. URGENT: Not all relevant content is created equal. Some messages are extremely time sensitive and carry more weight than others, and for that reason, Howl enables its users to create and share real-time “Urgent” posts. Aside from this, The Howl Voice Alert integrates with Alexa, Siri, and Google Home, to instantaneously connect users to their Pack (family, friends, trusted neighbors) in the event of an emergency.
