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What are the most easy-to-use, effective event calendar websites?
Our site Lanyrd.com is shaping up quite nicely (in my opinion)—if you sign in with Twitter we’ll show you events your Twitter contacts are attending, tracking or speaking at. We also have a pretty powerful search interface, and you can browse the site by location and topic as well. Some examples:
[... 81 words]What are some good social media events that will take place in 2011 in Middle East and North Africa region?
User StartupDigestME on Lanyrd follows entrepreneurship events in the region which may also cover social media topics: http://lanyrd.com/people/startup...
[... 45 words]How do you find out about events in Birmingham, UK?
We have a page of events in Birmingham on Lanryd: http://lanyrd.com/places/birming...
[... 54 words]Are there any summer conferences in the Bay Area for web development (or any other technology/Internet related topics)?
Have a browse through the list here: http://lanyrd.com/places/califor...—or filter by web development only: http://lanyrd.com/topics/web-dev...
[... 131 words]Where is a good list of social media events in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2011?
Take a look at http://lanyrd.com/places/san-fra...
[... 29 words]What are the most recommended upcoming mobile tech conferences in North America?
Our site, Lanyrd.com, is relatively new but already has a pretty good list of mobile conferences in the USA. Try this page: http://lanyrd.com/topics/mobile/...
[... 43 words]What is the best site for event information (Eventful, Happenr, Upcoming)?
It depends entirely on what kind of events you are looking for. PlanCast, Upcoming and Eventful are all good general purpose event listing sites. Songkick is doing a phenomenal job covering concerts and gigs. Our startup, Lanyrd.com, is focusing exclusively on conferences and other professional events.
[... 64 words]Is there a good online calendar for upcoming technology conferences?
We’re trying to build exactly this with http://lanyrd.com/—not just for technology conferences, but they are definitely our largest niche.
[... 208 words]What are the best websites for finding out about events in San Francisco in advance, i.e., before they take place?
PlanCast is your best bet for general events, but if you’re interested in conferences we have a growing list on http://lanyrd.com/places/san-fra...
[... 48 words]How does Lanyrd compare to Plancast?
Plancast is a general purpose event site. They handle concerts, birthday parties, gigs, conferences and so on. They allow you to sign in with Twitter or Facebook, and make use of your social graph from both.
[... 429 words]Why are tech conferences so expensive to attend?
Large conferences with big name speakers are expensive to organise. They are also priced to what the market will bear.
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