May 03, 2006
Eventful.com Adds Google Calendar Support to Aid Event Tracking
Events from the Site Can Also Be Exported to Yahoo!, Outlook and Rabble Calendars
SAN DIEGO, May 3 -- EVDB, Inc.'s Eventful.com, the leading online service for finding and posting events throughout the world, has added support for the new Google Calendar service to enable users to easily keep track of events discovered on the Eventful.com site. Users can now export events ranging from concerts and ballgames to fundraisers, book signings and kids' activities to their Google Calendar with a few clicks. Events can also be exported to calendars on Yahoo!, Microsoft Outlook and the Rabble social networking service.
The new feature eliminates the need for users to retype event information into their online calendars. It also helps users avoid missing events by integrating the information into the everyday tools they use to manage their time.
"Eventful.com is filled with a tremendous variety of events that make life interesting, wherever you live and whatever you like to do," said Jordan Glazier, CEO of EVDB, Inc. "With our new calendar feature, our community of users can quickly and easily capture and keep track of all of the events they want to attend."
Eventful.com enables users to discover local happenings anywhere in the world. Users can search by geography, venue, performer, event type, date and other parameters to easily find events of interest. Users can also sign up for alerts to be notified when their favorite performers and events come to town; easily add events to the site for free; and use the site's "demand" feature to mount grassroots campaigns to attract performers, authors and others to local venues.
About EVDB and Eventful.com
San Diego-based EVDB, Inc. operates Eventful.com, the leading online events site that enables users to discover and promote local happenings throughout the world. EVDB ('Events and Venues Database') utilizes Web 2.0 technology in developing its search engine and web services platform for global event and venue data. Investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetsen of Menlo Park, California; eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's Omidyar Network, EDventure Holdings founder Esther Dyson, PersonaLogic founder Tom Sammon, half.com founder Josh Kopelman, Trusonic CTO Daniel O'Neill and Tribe Networks founder Mark Pincus.
Additional information is available at EVDB.com and Eventful.com.
Source: EVDB, Inc.
Posted by brian at May 3, 2006 12:00 PM