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Whrrl was a social location-based service developed by the Seattle -based company Pelago, Inc.[1] recommendation engine that uses algorithms and users' votes to surface relevant recommendations.[2]
On June 30, 2010, Whrrl launched its Society Rewards Program, designed to close the gap between a brand's online social media and real-world presence with its first partner, Murphy USA Oil.[3]
Groupon announced that it had purchased Whrrl on April 18, 2011.[4]
Site overview
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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.[5]
Pelago's first product, Whrrl, was launched on July 10, 2008. Whrrl v1.0 was a location-based social networking and discovery application for the iPhone, Blackberry and numerous other mobile phones.
Pelago launched Whrrl 2.0, an 'on-the-go' storytelling application for the iPhone and web on March 16 at South by Southwest .[6] [1 ] Archived August 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine .
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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 .[7] iFund .
In May 2008, Pelago announced a second round of funding totaling US$15 million led by Deutsche Telekom , followed by India-based Reliance Technology Ventures and DAG Ventures .[8]
In April 2011, Pelago was acquired by Groupon and the Whrrl service was discontinued.
References
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^ Waters, J.K.; Lester, J. (2010). The Everything Guide to Social Media: All you need to know about participating in today's most popular online communities ISBN 978-1-4405-0632-1 . Retrieved December 5, 2017 .
^ Check In With Whrrl, Win Free Gas TechFlash
^ andrew. "Groupon Acquires Pelago « Groublogpon – The Serious Blog of Groupon" . Groupon.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012 .
^ Online Recommendations [permanent dead link
^ Whrrl revamps its iPhone app just in time for SXSW... VentureBeat
^ Giving it a Whrrl . USA Today
^ Pelago Secures $15 Million In Funding For Mobile Social Network On A Map The Washington Post
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
