Press and News
| The editors of PC Magazine selected WereYouThere.com as a "Cool Web Site." |
| "Even the smallest events in history are more than headlines and paragraphs in history books. The personal experiences of the people who witnessed or participated in the events are the real history, and are often overlooked. WereYouThere is a service designed to help people share those experiences and help others read and learn what it was like to be a part of history." |
| http://www.appscout.com/2007/12/wereyouthere_social_networking.php |
| The San Francisco Chronicle wrote: |
| "Instead of terrorizing your family with the same stories they've heard millions of times, you can now share them with the rest of the world on a new social network called wereyouthere.com." |
| http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=28485 (Online version) |
| The Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote: |
| "Were you a witness to a historic event? Want to share a memory from the past? Do it here, at WereYouThere, a fascinating take on history." |
| http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/346716_stayonline11.html?source=rss |
| Killerstartups.com wrote: |
| "The beauty of this site is its reach and flexibility. The old and the young alike will be drawn to it. It’s a fascinating look at different social epochs, history, customs and social memory and it’s easy to be mesmerized by all the stories. What’s more WereYouThere isn’t cluttered or overwhelming—the design is clean and utterly navigable." |
| http://killerstartups.com/Social-Networking/WereYouTherecom---Social-Memories-and-Nostalgia/ |
| Profy.com wrote: |
| "It's easy to get lost on Were You There, trolling the memories of others for common ground. I found it fascinating how many different types of people had found the site. From survivors of Pearl Harbor to teens posting about their first kiss . . . It's a blast getting 'lost' browsing what amounts to snippets of the collective conscious." |
| http://www.profy.com/2007/12/16/wereyouthere/ |
| The Inquisitr wrote: |
| "Members have already posted firsthand accounts of topics ranging from the attack on Pearl Harbor to Pink Floyd to 911." |
| http://www.inquisitr.com/1948/were-you-there/ |
| SociableBlog wrote: |
| "I was expecting something unusual . . . from WereYouThere Founder Jonathan Hull, former TIME magazine bureau chief and bestselling author. And what I found after visiting the site? It's really exceptional . . . [an] altogether different social networking experience." |
| http://www.sociableblog.com/2008/01/11/wereyouthere-place-moments-and-time-for-mesmerizing/ |
| "Best of the Web." Regina Lewis, national TV and radio and internet trend expert. |
| "A new social-networking site is stirring up a big of nostalgia in cyberspace. WereYouThere gives you a place to share memories of common experiences -- from major events in history like Man Landing on the Moon, 9/11 or the assassination of JFK ... to lighter times like "Beatlemania", or Fashion Fads of the 70's. You can liven up your memories with photos and videos and share them with friends and generations to come. . . .ENJOY." |
| http://www.reginalewis.com/2008/01/22/were-you-there |
| Recommended for educators by Free Technology for Teachers |
| "Were You There is a new website designed to record and share personal experiences related to significant events of roughly the last 75 years. The best way to describe Were You There is to call it a wiki of personal experiences built around recent history." |
| http://freetech4teachers.blogspot.com/2008/09/history-resources-recent-through.html |
| "Highest Rating." GoGuides.org |
| http://www.goguides.org/topic/178.html |
| "Best in category." Skaffe.com |
| http://www skaffe.com/viewCat/157 |
| "Five Stars." Galaxy.com |
| http://www.galaxy.com/directory/34479/History.htm |
| See what StumbleUpon members are saying: |
| http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.wereyouthere.com/ |
| Step into history. Select a member story below and feel the memories come alive. |
| Elvis in Concert, 1954 |
| Eyewitness Account of the Attack on Pearl Harbor |
| Carnegie Hall, April 4, 1968 |
| Surviving the Holocaust |
| Max Yasgur's Farm, 1969 |
| Remembering Columbine |
| A Long Night on Hill 882 in Vietnam, 1967 |
| Meeting Jack Benny |
| Torpedoed by a German Submarine |
| An Air traffic Controller Recalls the Crash of PSA Flight 182 in Downtown San Diego |
| For more information on founder Jonathan Hull, visit: |
| http://www.jonathanhull.com |
| Press Releases |
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| February 16, 2010 Every Picture Tells a Story; WereYouThere's Most Transporting Photo Contest |
| Hull Media, Inc. announces the Most Transporting Photo Contest, a promotion that encourages members to share their most compelling travel photos on WereYouThere. |
| Download PDF. Download Word document. |
| July 23, 2008 Hull Media Launches WereYouThere, a Social Archive of the Moments in Life and History that Mattered |
| Download PDF. Download Word document. |
| An Interview with CEO and Founder Jonathan Hull |
| Download PDF. Download Word document. |
| For more information on founder Jonathan Hull, visit: |
| http://www.jonathanhull.com |
| Please direct media inquiries to: |
| Walter Thompson |
| press@wereyouthere.com |
| (415) 383-1944 |
