Eventfinda
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Technology |
| Predecessor | Eventfinder Ltd |
| Founded | 2005 |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Eventfinda Platform |
Number of employees | 18 |
| Website | www |
Eventfinda is an online event discovery and ticketing service. Through an API, Eventfinda also syndicates event content to third parties for display in other media.[1] The company operates in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Austria and the United States.[2][3]
History
[edit]Eventfinda was founded by Michael Turner in Auckland, New Zealand in July 2005.[4] James McGlinn joined the company as co-founder & CTO in 2006.[5] In 2010 Eventfinda formed a public-private partnership with New Zealand's Ministry for Culture and Heritage.[6]
In July 2011 the company launched the platform in Australia under the brand Eventfinder.[7] In 2011 Eventfinda Pro won Best User Experience[8] at New Zealand's Internet industry awards, known as the Onya's.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Hedquist, Ulrika. "Eventfinder offers API to third-party developers, partners with APN Online". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
- ^ "Don't delete the bad stuff, and other social media advice". Computerworld New Zealand. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Monitoring social media is criticale". Computerworld New Zealand. 30 April 2013.
- ^ Alexander, Dwayne (20 July 2008). "Michael Turner : The Myth of The Balanced Life". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- ^ "Eventfinder Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer to Present at the 2012 ALGIM Web Symposium". ALGIM. 1 May 2012.
- ^ "Online Events Calendar Partnership Delivers Results". MCH. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Eventfinder to show Aussies how to do events right". Idealog. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Webster, Mark (20 February 2011). "Webstock: Onyas awards announced". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "2011 Winners: The Onya's - A Celebration of New Zealand's Web Industry". Webstock. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.