Not true. 100k of those miles were done for personal stuff (family, friends, vaca, etc).
The number one reason people go to concerts is because they like music, but I see what you're saying. The challenge isn't just helping people find friends to go with, it's helping them find music to listen to and making them aware when their favorite bands are in town.
The aforementioned user dashboards and interactive maps will eventually have everything else you mentioned.
We've never "hyperfocused" on making TicketStumbler like Kayak, which is why we have four blogs, a news site, directory listings (not just search), a video site and are much more open about what we do than Kayak. Also, one of our next projects will be completely out of left field (as to how we relate to Kayak). I think you really get what we're trying to do though so thanks a lot for your feedback. If you have anymore suggestions my email is in my profile.
Hehe, I'm sorry if I came off as critical. I really respect what you have achieved with Ticketstumbler.
Yeah, people go to concerts to listen to good music. But in the same way you don't typically go to a bar just to get drunk, people don't typically go to a concert just for the music. Socializing with friends is a very strong force that compels people to actually drop $50+ on a concert ticket.
Also, it probably won't be beneficial to try to help find new friends for people to go with. IMO, it would be kind of creepy to stand next to a total stranger for an hour if it "felt like" we should be talking and getting to know each other. :)
Not true. 100k of those miles were done for personal stuff (family, friends, vaca, etc).
The number one reason people go to concerts is because they like music, but I see what you're saying. The challenge isn't just helping people find friends to go with, it's helping them find music to listen to and making them aware when their favorite bands are in town.
The aforementioned user dashboards and interactive maps will eventually have everything else you mentioned.
We've never "hyperfocused" on making TicketStumbler like Kayak, which is why we have four blogs, a news site, directory listings (not just search), a video site and are much more open about what we do than Kayak. Also, one of our next projects will be completely out of left field (as to how we relate to Kayak). I think you really get what we're trying to do though so thanks a lot for your feedback. If you have anymore suggestions my email is in my profile.