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To this, I would also add: Local events (things to do) sites. http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/15/the-curse-of-the-network-effect/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/1

by mrbird 11y ago

To this, I would also add: Local events (things to do) sites. http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/15/the-curse-of-the-network-effect/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/15/the-curse-of-the-network-ef...

w1ntermute 11y ago
What the GP said about how often people travel: > Then drop in this hard truth - recreational travel isn't actually all that commonplace amongst average people. The average joe goes on one or two major vacations in their entire life. is similar to what sama said about why his local startup (Loopt) failed[0]: > Most people are too boring I think--they're at the same places most of the time. 0: https://www.producthunt.com/live/sam-altman#comment-208794 https://www.producthunt.com/live/sam-altman#comment-208794
- AngrySkillzz 11y ago
  Some serious judgement from sama in that comment. Maybe "average people" would like us techies more if we weren't so sanctimonious in addition to being affluent and insular.
  - sliverstorm 11y ago
    The irony is techies are famous for staying at home with their computer or other electronics.
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TillE 11y ago
Man, I've been wanting one of those for years. Even just searching for interesting concerts is a tedious chore on most sites. The lack of anything like this means I basically have a few favorite local venues, and I try to keep up with their programs. It's really not ideal. There is a small site that maintains an event calendar for my city, oriented towards a certain subculture. That's by far the best thing I've seen for discovering new things to do. I don't know if there's an actual business model in any of this. That's definitely the hard part. But it would be such a useful resource.
- vincentbarr 11y ago
  I'm curious, what site are you referring to?
  - tim333 11y ago
    Yeah I'm curious too. Did you try Zvents, the company mentioned in mrbirds link? Which city? I normally live in London where a big problem is filtering the events for the cool stuff as there's >1000 things/week. Never heard of Zvents before.
    - vincentbarr 11y ago
      If you're in New York City and enjoy house, funk or soul music, I highly recommend DanceDeets[0] for a carefully curated list of events, some of which would be difficult to find otherwise. [0]www.DanceDeets.com

by mrbird 11y ago

To this, I would also add: Local events (things to do) sites. http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/15/the-curse-of-the-network-effect/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/15/the-curse-of-the-network-ef...

w1ntermute 11y ago

What the GP said about how often people travel: > Then drop in this hard truth - recreational travel isn't actually all that commonplace amongst average people. The average joe goes on one or two major vacations in their entire life. is similar to what sama said about why his local startup (Loopt) failed[0]: > Most people are too boring I think--they're at the same places most of the time. 0: https://www.producthunt.com/live/sam-altman#comment-208794 https://www.producthunt.com/live/sam-altman#comment-208794

AngrySkillzz 11y ago
Some serious judgement from sama in that comment. Maybe "average people" would like us techies more if we weren't so sanctimonious in addition to being affluent and insular.
- sliverstorm 11y ago
  The irony is techies are famous for staying at home with their computer or other electronics.
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TillE 11y ago

Man, I've been wanting one of those for years. Even just searching for interesting concerts is a tedious chore on most sites. The lack of anything like this means I basically have a few favorite local venues, and I try to keep up with their programs. It's really not ideal. There is a small site that maintains an event calendar for my city, oriented towards a certain subculture. That's by far the best thing I've seen for discovering new things to do. I don't know if there's an actual business model in any of this. That's definitely the hard part. But it would be such a useful resource.

vincentbarr 11y ago
I'm curious, what site are you referring to?
- tim333 11y ago
  Yeah I'm curious too. Did you try Zvents, the company mentioned in mrbirds link? Which city? I normally live in London where a big problem is filtering the events for the cool stuff as there's >1000 things/week. Never heard of Zvents before.
  - vincentbarr 11y ago
    If you're in New York City and enjoy house, funk or soul music, I highly recommend DanceDeets[0] for a carefully curated list of events, some of which would be difficult to find otherwise. [0]www.DanceDeets.com