Upcoming.org and Yahoo unveiled several new features that combine Yahoo’s social media aspirations and numerous events in Yahoo Local with Upcoming’s event tracking services.
Topping the announcement list, Upcoming opened up a new section, called Undiscovered Events. It has had an impact, as Upcoming founder Andy Baio posted that thanks to the efforts of the Yahoo Local team, the number of events on Upcoming jumped by 3000 percent.
“Unlike all the active events on Upcoming, this is a very deep well of events that Upcoming members haven’t added yet, collected from around the web and updated daily by our friends over at Yahoo! Local,” he wrote.
Event filters for metro listings and search results can be used to tailor those by metros, category, or date. Upcoming’s export options allow these filtered results to be set up as a RSS feed or iCal calendar too.
Through the use of tags, Flickr photos can be associated with events. By using a special Upcoming tag, the images will appear on the relevant Upcoming event page. Flickr will automatically add a link back to the Upcoming event from each tagged Flickr photo, according to Baio.
Flickr members can now use their avatars as buddy icons. This update can be made through the Upcoming site, by entering the Flickr username at the Change Buddy Icon page. Baio also noted design changes to the event pages and the overall user experience should make the Upcoming experience a better one for visitors.
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David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.
