Presidential inauguration tickets are hot, hot, hot. Whether you plan to make the trip to Washington or to attend a special viewing of the Barack Obama inauguration in your own home town, do not wait until the last minute to reserve your spot. Take it from me, these tickets are going to be scarce! For the latest presidential inauguration events on Eventbrite, click here.
Take philanthropy’s greatest hits and mix them with the newest, most innovative ideas of the future. What do you get? PHILANTHROPY REMIXED. That is the concept behind this year’s Full Circle Forum taking place in San Francisco on November 13th. Hosted by Full Circle Fund, this year’s Forum, promises to be a fantastic evening of civic engagement focused on bold models for … Continue Reading
For those of you event holders who prefer to collect and track RSVP responses for your event, you’ll be happy to hear that we’ve improved the RSVP box on the event page!
Based on customer feedback, we moved the RSVP option to right above the ticket order form to increase visibility and help you track more RSVP responses. When an invitee selects “Yes”, they can order a ticket and when the “No” or “Undecided” option is selected, the invitee can leave a message for you in lieu of purchasing tickets.
We think it flows better and makes more sense. We hope you agree!
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Welcome to the 2nd installment of a new series of articles I kicked-off last month on the subject of how to promote your events online. Part One was all about Twitter. Last month I laid-out what I hope were some easy to follow and execute techniques for using Twitter to market your event. Check it out now, if you missed it the first time!
As a general disclaimer, I should say that the methods and ideas I’ll be writing about in this series are not my own. I don’t organize events. What I know about promoting events online is … Continue Reading
The District of Columbia maintains vast quantities of data on its operations, including government contracts, crime statistics and economic development. In a bid to make this data more readily available to the public, the DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer is sponsoring a contest, called Apps for Democracy, in which technology developers and the public are invited to create software applications that improve public access to DC government data. The contest will culminate with an awards ceremony for the winning applications on November 13th. Contestants can register and submit their apps at Apps for Democracy.
There’s something to be said for jumping when everybody else is ducking. Assuming that the sky is not actually falling (which I have it on good authority it is not), times of economic downturn can be a great time to start a new business. And that’s exactly the spirit of BizTechDay, a one-day conference in San Francisco this Saturday that promises to empower small business owners and entrepreneurs with the secrets of the Internet. An impressive assortment of notable achievers from various walks of online business has been amassed to answer such timely questions as: How to Collect Money Online Using PayPal, Google Checkout & Amazon Payment; How to … Continue Reading
Street food is a big part of New York City food culture. The Vendy Awards (now in their fourth year) recognize excellence in the field of mobile food preparation and vending. The event features all you can eat food from an assortment of this year’s finalists and culminates with the announcement of the year’s best street food vendor. Epicurious called it “One of the most bizarre and exuberant food events this city has ever seen.” Proceeds benefit The Street Vendor Project, a New York City-based non-profit advocacy for street vendors. The Vendy Awards are on Saturday, October 18th. … Continue Reading
The producers of the DEMO conferences are already screening products and selecting the most significant to launch at DEMO 09, which will take place March 1-3, 2009 in Palm Desert, California. Continue Reading
PubMatic, a provider of real-time ad optimization services to publishers, today announced AdRevenue ‘08, the first conference dedicated entirely to improving the value of ad inventory for online publishers and ad networks. PubMatic, known for recognizing trends in ad network pricing with its AdPrice Index, identified the need for a forum where the most respected names in online advertising come … Continue Reading
When you hit “Publish” on Eventbrite, you are also simultaneously publishing your event to a network of Eventbrite partner sites, including Zvents, Eventful, Oodle.com and Upcoming.org. These are the largest sites on the web for people looking for events. What this means for your event is potentially unlimited exposure. Continue Reading
