Culture
The United States of Craigslist
What if we drew our regions based on Craigslist's influence?
There are many different ways to define geographic regions: some political and cultural, others purely economic. And of course, there are many different geographic scales - from municipalities and independent cities and counties to metropolitan areas, even mega-regions. The best indicators take us beyond political boundaries and to enable us see locations as more natural economic units.
What if we looked to Craigslist to draw our regional boundaries? Here's how it would look, courtesy of IDV User Experience.