This morning I discovered via a recent Twitter follower (@ChicagoStartups) that Where I’ve Been, a friend and client of Blueye from day one, is #12 in a July listing of the Top 100 start-up companies in the Chicago area!

Recently, Where I’ve Been (whereivebeen.com) launched a revised version of their already successful travel-based social media platform and has been steadily gaining users and followers alike through use of their Twitter trending topic: #TravelTuesday. Currently, @whereivebeen has nearly 17,000 followers on Twitter and 25,000 fans on Facebook, proving once again that people love to travel and they also love to share their travel experiences with others.

Over the past several months, Blueye has been working closely with Where I’ve Been on several projects. The latest project, Stadium Stops, is a new Facebook application for those hard core fans of college football. The application allows users to create their own map to show others what stadiums they have visited and ones that they plan to visit. In addition, users can choose specific college teams to support and taunt friends supporting rival teams. The taunting doesn’t end at the stadium, parking lot, or the bar anymore!

This list of Chicago area start-ups places Where I’ve Been in some elite company, right alongside some large names in the technology field, including The Onion, 37Signals, Sittercity, crowdSPRING, and Acquity Group just to name a few. Their growth and success would be enough to make even Casey Kasem proud. Congrats to the team at Where I’ve Been and remember to “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.”

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