- Whrrl
Infobox Website
name = Whrrl
url = [http://www.whrrl.com www.whrrl.com]
type =social networking
language = English
owner =Pelago Inc
author =Pelago Inc
launch date = October 2007
current status = activeWhrrl is a geosocial discovery service developed by the
Seattle based company [http://www.pelago.com Pelago] . [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/336470_pelago23.html Whrrl plots your every move...] . URL accessed20 December 2007 .]ite Overview
The service was launched in October 2007 as a
geosocial networking and discovery site that allows both web and mobile users to find, explore, share, meet up at, and rate points-of-interest in their cities. [ [http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/60420.html?welcome=1198013793&welcome=1198190866 Online Recommendations] . URL accessed20 December 2007 .]In July 2008, Whrrl was released as a free application for the iPhone. [ [http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/710266.html Whrrl Available on Apple App Store] . URL accessed
10 August 2008 .]In September 2008, Whrrl launched a partnership with HBO enabling users to follow the characters from the popular television series of Entourage on their website. [ [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080904005371&newsLang=en] . URL accessed
07 September 2008 .]Geographic Coverage
According to the company's webpage, Whrrl is currently available across the United States with detailed content in 17 metro areas:
*Atlanta
*Austin
*Boston
*Chicago
*Columbus
*Denver
*Kansas City
*Los Angeles
*Miami
*New York
*Philadelphia
*Phoenix
*Portland
*San Diego
*San Francisco
*Seattle
*Washington, D.C. Pelago has also announced it will be expending into Europe and Asia. [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/364663_pelago27.html] . URL accessed
04 June 2008 .]Pelago Inc
The company was founded by
Amazon.com veterans Jeff Holden and Darren Vengroff.In November 2006, Pelago, Inc completed Series A financing backed by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers; Trilogy Equity Partners; and Bezos Expeditions. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2007-11-11-pelago_N.htm Giving it a Whrrl] . URL accessed20 December 2007 .] It is also the first product to be financially backed by theiFund .In May 2008, Pelago announced a second round of funding totaling $15 million led by
Deutsche Telekom , followed by India-based Reliance and DAG Ventures. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/27/AR2008052701326.html] . URL accessed04 June 2008 .]See also
*
Location-based service References
External links
* [http://www.whrrl.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.pelago.com/blog Our Whrrld - The Official Whrrl Blog]
*cite news | url=http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/14584/whrrl_winds_the_social_with_the_mobile | title=Whrrl Winds the Social with the Mobile | publisher=Digital Trends | author=Geoff Duncan | date=23 October 2007 | accessdate=2007-12-20
*cite news | url=http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9803584-7.html | title=Rummble, Whrrl
publisher=News.com | author=Jessica Dolcourt | date=24 October 2007 | accessdate=2007-12-20
*cite news | url=http://mashable.com/2007/10/23/whrrl/ | title=Whrrl is Yelp Plus Twitter | publisher=Mashable - Social Networking News | date=23 October 2007 | accessdate=2006-12-20
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