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Choosing Offline Activities in a Time-Deprived Lifestyle

Event Interactive 2010
Format Panel
Organizer Vince Maniago Zvents
Description How we spend our time offline is extremely valuable. With so many events, shows, meetups, parties and get-togethers it's our job to give users the best choices. How do we know they are finding the events best suited to their needs? Join us as some curious characters Discuss & Debate.
Questions
Answered
  1. How do we know users are finding the very best events without missing out?
  2. All events are created equally (right?)
  3. How do users find events & things to do? (hint, they don't search for them)
  4. Hundreds of events are happening tonight, will your choices be social, financial, personal or other?
  5. Are more standards necessary to decrease friction between various events services (microformats, pings, etc.)?
  6. How can Event Discovery be monetized in engaging ways without sacrificing a user's experience?
  7. How do mobile apps like Twitter, foursquare and Latitude influence our user's planning and on the fly decisions
  8. Where do our users keep their social calendar? Facebook, Upcoming, iCal, Outlook?
  9. Given the sensitive nature of physical location around events, what are users privacy concerns and how can we protect them?
  10. How can we build a personalized Event Discovery experience by looking outside the social graph?
Level Advanced
Category Collaborative Filtering, Community / Online Community, Geolocation, Social Networking