Chicago is the Silicon Valley of the central US. There are so many major internet operations based out of Chicago, its amazing. I am very proud to be a part of the internet community here in Chicago and I can only hope in the upcoming years we gain more attention for how much we contribute the the advancement of web innovation. Here are some notable companies you may know of:
Major Brands:
Orbitz - major travel comparison site
CareerBuilder – national job search company
uBid – auction site similar to eBay
FTD.com – one of the largest flower delivery companies
TicketsNow.com – was largest internet based ticket company until Ticketmaster bought it
Cars.com – cars for sale
Apartments.com – national directory of apartment listings
MetroMix – latest bar, restaurant, and club event listings and reviews
The Onion – satirical fake news
Hostway.com – large global web hosting provider
Legacy.com – online obituaries
FastWeb.com – the original and largest national scholarship search site
HighBeam.com – research website
PeaPod - the original online grocery delivery company
Restaurant.com – shop for coupons, discounts, and gift certificates to local restaurants
Web 2.0: Notable ones…
GrubHub.com – menus and reviews from local restaurants who deliver and you order through the site
SkinnyCorp -Creators of Threadless, Extra Tasty, 15 Megs of Fame, OMG Clothing, Naked and Angry, and Yay Hooray.
37Signals -Creators of Ruby on Rails, Basecamp, Highrise, Campfire, Backpack, Writeboard, and Ta-da List.
Feedburner – RSS Feed syndication and distribution. (bought by Google)
Cappex.com – where colleges fight for you… basically the LendingTree.com of college application sites
Zoomshare – Allows instant website, photo gallery, and blog creation.
Gritwire – Online operating system like feed aggregator. If Netvibes where a desktop environment, this is what it would look like.
If you would like to see a more comprehensive list, go here: http://www.freshwaterventure.com/
Major Design Firms:
Jellyvision - creators of You Don’t Know Jack (bought in 2008 by Microsoft)
Lakonic – Large creative house whose clients include BP, Unilever, Motorola, Dove, Virgin, and Budweiser to name a few.
DesignKitchen – Large design and ad agency whose clients include Bluetooth, LifeFitness, Motorola, and More.
too many to list… here is a site that has quite a few http://chicagotechnews.com/chicago-area-interactive-developers
Large Technology Companies:
Motorola - cell phones and communication equipment
CDW – largest wholesale and B2B technology distributor in US
Micro Center – national chain of technology warehouse style stores
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