Whereivebeen.com Launches New Travel Platform

Where I’ve Been (WIB) has launched a social travel platform combining social networking tools with location-based information services. Where I’ve Been currently has more than eight million users, approximately 1/2 billion travel intents and over 2 million “User Reviews,” with integration spanning the world’s top social networks including Facebook, Bebo, MySpace, hi5, Friendster and its own homepage.

The new site launch offers the ability to research and plan travel, share videos, photos, stories, as well as post and receives reviews and travel advice, all within the context of each member’s preferred networks. It has shifted from “countries and cities” to local points of interest.

It has the ability to search, review and get information on more than 30 million global data points including destinations, hotels, restaurants and bars. It holds aggregated videos, reviews, and other content from members and leading travel sites such as Citysearch, Kayak and hotelvideoreviews.com.

It has third-party integration tools such as the online travel itinerary and trip planning service Tripit (http://www.tripit.com/). It has Travel Bucks Virtual Currency, which means users can earn Travel Bucks to save the rainforest or feed a child in Mali or other philanthropic projects. The more actions you perform on the site, the more Travel Bucks you earn

It has “news-feed style” updates from friends, other users and trusted resources that are weighted and filtered for relevancy to each member. It has an “Ask an Expert” section that allows members to get intimate knowledge from the community and reputable travel professionals.