Team Eventster is pleased to announce today that we’ve signed two new partners: the San Francisco Bulls pro hockey team, and Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi. For San Francisco hockey fans bummed out about (a) the lockout and (b) driving all the way to the Shark Tank to watch a game in person, the Bulls are exactly what you’re looking for. This...
Read MoreLocation triggered offers
We released our iPhone v1.12 on Monday and immediately submitted v1.13 for Apple’s approval the following day. Some of the updates include: -New front page UI to show more nearby events that are trending -New social signals format that immediately show photos streaming from instagram, youtube and twitter as a slide show. -We’ve re-introduced...
Read MoreA National Look at Events Numbers
Ben got curious. Ben went on a nationwide data rampage and presents a month’s worth of analysis here. Go, Ben, go! After looking at what sorts of events were relatively plentiful in a few cities in the US in a previous post, I became curious about the rest of the country. Were particular events popular in certain parts of the country? What was the...
Read MoreThree tips for enjoying large events with your friends
Heading to some big events with your crazy texting friends from last week’s blog? Mike Lee’s three awesome tips for keeping it fun: In an increasingly connected world, we tend to do more activities with friends who share similar interests. Music and arts festivals, sports, and conferences provide communities these shared experiences. Eventster...
Read MoreThe holidays are coming … what are you doing?
Jonathan “Stippy” Stypula’s friends are texting him about Halloween…. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve… these holidays alter human behavior in a variety of ways. This week I’m getting texts messages from friends to see what I’m doing for Halloween and if I am interested in attending costume...
Read MoreFive things we’ve learned about winning online ticket contests
Luke, who’s been pedal to the metal at www.eventstersfbay.com, writes today: In early August, we made a pledge at Eventster: We would try and win as many free tickets to things as we could. In the past two months, we’ve blogged about more than 100 contests at EventsterSFBay, and our readers have won tickets to nearly a dozen events. Two...
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