When Do We Get the Events We Want? Brian Dear, EVDB http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2006/view/e_sess/9019 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Mar 8, 2006 Cory Doctorow doctorow@craphound.com -- EVDB: Events and Venues Database Inspired by IMDB, CDDB, MusicBrainz and other collaborative databases Help people find events -- lots going on but no good way to get to the events you're interested in Make data for events open and portable Built a platform for announcing/hosting events and a portal that uses the platform RESTful API, eminently mashable * Podbop -- announced at mashup camp Eventful.com -- helps you find and post events, share discovery with others, etc * Known events -- search, calendars, RSS/iCal feeds, groups, contacts, AIMbot, performers, private venues (e.g. your house), autosubmit your event to competitors, upcoming concerts by bands in your iTunes library * Expected events -- scanning the future for events that matter to you getting them in your calendar, RSS, email, however you want it. * Dream events -- events you wish would happen but won't unless the net aggregates the demand for it. Tools for fans to demand the event they want and for performers. -- Dream events Amazon wishlists are only cool because sometimes people buy you the items on the list Dream Events are supposed to be fulfillable This isn't to sell the data to labels/promoters This is to turn the net over to the fans and performers -- let them collaborate on the events they want. Music-Fannish equivalent of the *camps, unconferences like Barcamp, and science fiction events like relaxacons We help fans get the attention of other fans, and snowball demand until it gets the attention of the performer eof