What is whereIstand.com?

whereIstand.com is a social network where the opinions of members, public figures, and organizations are structured in a searchable and comparable manner. Members express their opinions on any issue, in any topic. As members build their opinion profiles -  by taking stands - whereIstand lets people easily compare where they agree and disagree to friends and contacts on common issues and shared interests.

About the social network

On whereIstand.com, friends and members interract with one another through a variety of social functions. You can add contacts; request and comment on opinions; send private messages; follow other members' activity; and share opinions, issues or comparisons.

About Public Figures and Organizations

Opinions of public figures and organizations aren't submitted as a primary source. Rather, opinions are posted as evidence by other whereIstand members using information that is publicly-available on the internet. Once posted, evidence of an opinon is voted on by other whereIstand members to ensure it is reliable and representative.

About whereIstand.com editors

Anyone who registers for whereIstand can take part in the editorial process, which includes proposing and approving issues, as well as posting and voting on evidence. To learn more about whereIstand.com's community and how this process works please go to our 'About the wIs Community' page.

Who is whereIstand.com?

whereIstand.com, Inc. is a privately owned and funded, New York based company with the mission of reliably presenting the opinions of every public figure, organization and member on every issue where they can be known in a structured and comparable way. The company was founded by President and CEO Nick Oliva and is located in SoHo in New York City.

If you are a member of the media and would like to learn more about the company, please write to us at help@whereIstand.com.
 

 

Featured media coverage for whereIstand.com

The Portal: A guide to new and cool stuff

Baltimore Sun, August 26, 2008
 

Five Innovative Political Sites

PCWorld.com, August 9, 2008

 

Beta Watch - New online services: Webon, Pageonce, whereIstand.

PCWorld.com, July 30, 2008  

 

Holding Baseball Forecasters to Account

WSJ.com, The Numbers Guy, July 15, 2008

 

More than just social, networks grasp for profits

Crain's New York Business, June 3, 2008

 

  

Carving a Social Networking Niche (slide #7 in slideshow)

BusinessWeek, May 19, 2008 

 

 

McCain, Bush, Obama, Kerry: Lined up

The Swamp,  May 8, 2008

 

 

Just in time for election season, virtual debates at whereIstand.

Online Journalism Review, April 22, 2008

 

 

whereIstand Pits You Against the Candidates

Mashable!, April 1, 2008