What is whereIstand.com?

whereIstand.com is a social network of opinions in which people can compare where they stand to anybody else on the site -- public figures, organizations, friends, family, and other members -- on a variety of issues and topics. All opinions, or 'stands', are organized and presented in a way that makes them searchable and comparable for anyone interested in gaining perspective on issues that are important to them.
 

About Public Figures and Organizations

Opinions of public figures and organizations are  submitted by members of the whereIstand community. Members post evidence of public figure/organization opinion using information that is publicly-available on the internet. Opinion evidence remains pending until it its verification is voted on by at least six other whereIstand members.

 

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 please visit 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. Chuck Zegar, one of the four founding partners of Bloomberg LP, is an investor of whereIstand.com, Inc. and currently serves on the company's Board of Directors.

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