About

WHERE, a PayPal service, was founded in 2004 and is North America’s premier location media company. Based in Boston, WHERE is at the forefront of the intersection of local and mobile commerce, operating a leading local mobile discovery application – WHERE. Through the app, and using a proprietary geo-fencing technology, WHERE provides personalized, hyper-local recommendations, offers, and deals to millions of mobile consumers.

More than 120,000 retailers, brands and small merchants use our advertising network, PayPal Media Network, daily to reach new audiences and deliver real-time foot traffic to their doorstep. In April 2011 WHERE was acquired by eBay and reports into the company’s PayPal business unit. WHERE and PayPal Media Network are focused on enhancing eBay’s and PayPal’s position in local and mobile commerce by deepening their ability to connect retailers with consumers, wherever they may be.

WHERE helps you discover, save and share your favorite places by putting the best local information at your fingertips and offering great deals from nearby businesses. As you use WHERE, our recommendation engine learns about your preferences and recommends great places for you to check out. We make it easy to create lists of your favorites and places you’d like to go and share them with friends. With WHERE, you’ll never be bored again.