whereIstand.com is a Web 2.0, social networking community that lets members define who they are by their opinions. Members can take a stand on issues important to them, compare themselves with people in their network, or with people they are considering adding to their network. They can see and comment on the latest opinions of their contacts - as other networks let them comment on the latest pictures.
whereIstand.com's mission is to present everyone's opinion on any issue and in any language from user-generated and verified content.
Anyone interested in finding the opinions of anyone else, expressing his own opinions, comparing his opinions to friends or public figures, or searching the Internet by opinion - regardless of demographics or interests, and across language barriers - is a candidate to use whereIstand.com.
Based in New York City, whereIstand.com recently launched in beta. Today on whereIstand.com, there are over 54,000 opinions of members and public figures posted on 1,100 issues, which are currently available in Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Hebrew.
Recent press for whereIstand
June 03 - crain's new york business: More than just social, networks grasp for profits
May 19 - BusinessWeek: Carving a Social Networking Niche (slide #7 in slideshow)
May 8 - The Swamp (Tribune's Washington Bureau): McCain, Bush, Obama, Kerry: Lined up
April 22 - Online Journalism Review: Just in time for election season, virtual debates at whereIstand.
April 1 - Mashable: whereIstand Pits You Against the Candidates