Where I've Been was a
social networking
A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for an ...
application that marked its users' travel history on a color-coded map. The site collected
user-generated content
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such as photos, videos and reviews.
History
The Where I've Been map was created as a
Facebook
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application by freelance developer
Craig Ulliott in 2007.
[
] By June of that year his map had over 400,000 users.
[
] In August, it was rumored that the application had been purchased by travel review site
TripAdvisor for $3 million, which proved untrue.
[
] The application expanded to
MySpace that September.
[
]
In April 2009, operating with more than 800,000 active monthly users, Where I've Been re-launched with a live site, new functionality focusing on local search, user-generated content, social networking and travel booking,
[
] as well as a new map using the
Flash
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
platform.
[
]
In July 2011,
TripAdvisor announced its acquisition of Where I've Been for an undisclosed sum.
In December 2013, the website announced it was closed and redirected users to TripAdvisor.
References
Tripadvisor
American social networking websites
American travel websites
Defunct social networking services
Internet properties established in 2007
Internet properties disestablished in 2013
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