Where I’ve Been, a popular travel application for Facebook and other social networks, is expected to unveil a major makeover this morning. A new site will offers the ability to research and plan travel, share videos, photos, stories, as well as receive and post reviews and travel advice, all within the context of your preferred networks.
It comes in advance of Facebook’s expected announcement today to open its stream to third-party developers. Basically, this means you don’t have to visit Facebook to get the functionality of an application like Where I’ve Been. As long as you’re logged into Facebook, you can access the information from the application on the Where I’ve Been site.
According to the company, the new site’s new features include:
• A shift from “countries and cities” to local points of interest.
• Ability to search, review and get information on more than 30 million global data points including destinations, hotels, restaurants and bars.
• Aggregated videos, reviews, and other content from members and leading travel sites such as Citysearch, Kayak and hotelvideoreviews.com.
• Third party integration tools such as the online travel itinerary and trip planning service Tripit.
• Travel Bucks Virtual Currency. 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.
• “News-feed style” updates from friends, other users and trusted resources that are weighted and filtered for relevancy to each member.
• “Ask an Expert” allows members to get intimate knowledge from the community and reputable travel professionals.
• A continuously growing community on Twitter with traveltuesday.org and #traveltuesday.
“We believe that Where I’ve Been will now be the most efficient and robust single source for comprehensive travel-planning information,” said Michael Dalesandro, the company’s chief executive. “By using relevancy metrics derived from user profile content and proprietary filtering engines, our newest offering can suggest everything from local bars and restaurants, to far-away countries you may enjoy. With our new technology, Where I’ve Been is poised to dramatically expand its user base and add to a powerful revenue model necessary to become the world’s premier social travel platform.”
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