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{{Infobox Website
| name = Upcoming
| name = Upcoming
| logo = Upcoming.org logo.png
| logo = Upcoming.org logo.png
| screenshot = Upcoming Screenshot.png
| screenshot = Upcoming Screenshot.png
| caption = Upcoming homepage in July 2017
| caption = Upcoming homepage in July 2017
| commercial = Yes
| commercial = Yes
| type = Events, Social Networking
| type = Events, Social Networking
| registration = Not required
| registration = Not required
| owner = [[Yahoo!]] (2005-2013)
| owner = [[Yahoo!]] (2005-2013)
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| author = Andy Baio, Gordon Luk, Leonard Lin
| alexa = 1,205,010 ({{as of|2017|7|28|alt=July 2017}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/upcoming.org|title=upcoming.org Traffic Statistics|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref>
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| launch_date = {{start date and age|2003|9|19}}
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| author = Andy Baio, Gordon Luk, Leonard Lin
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| current_status = Active
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| launch date = {{start date and age|2003|9|19}}
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| url = {{url|upcoming.org}}
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| current status = Active
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'''Upcoming''' (formerly '''Upcoming.org''') was a social event calendar website that launched in 2003, founded by [[Andy Baio (blogger)|Andy Baio]].<ref>[http://www.waxy.org/archive/2003/09/19/upcoming.shtml Waxy.org: Upcoming.org Launch!]</ref> On October 4, 2005, Upcoming.org was acquired by [[Yahoo!]].<ref>[http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000193.html What's Upcoming at Yahoo! Local] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216024149/http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000193.html |date=2008-02-16 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.cnet.com/Yahoo-acquires-Upcoming.org/2100-1026_3-5889189.html Yahoo acquires Upcoming.org | CNet News]</ref> In April 2013, Yahoo announced the retirement of Upcoming.<ref>{{cite web|last=Protalinski|first=Emil|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/04/19/yahoo-cuts-the-deadwood-with-closures-of-upcoming-yahoo-deals-sms-alerts-and-kids-products-on-april-30/|title=Yahoo cuts the deadwood with closures|publisher=The Next Web|date=April 19, 2013|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
'''Upcoming''' (formerly '''Upcoming.org''') is a social event calendar website that launched in 2003, founded by [[Andy Baio (blogger)|Andy Baio]].<ref>[http://www.waxy.org/archive/2003/09/19/upcoming.shtml Waxy.org: Upcoming.org Launch!]</ref>

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In May 2014, Andy Baio announced a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to relaunch the site, successfully raising the $30,000 goal.<ref name="kickstarter">{{cite news|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/05/07/andy-baio-relaunches-community-event-site-upcoming/|title=Andy Baio crowdfunds $30,000 in 90 minutes to relaunch community event site Upcoming|publisher=The Next Web|date=May 7, 2014}}</ref>


== Features ==
== Features ==


Upcoming combined features of an event calendar and a social networking site.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/128248-10/the_webs_most_useful_sites.html |title=The Web's Most Useful Sites, 2007, Event Calendars|date= 2007|work=PC World}}</ref> Primarily, the site was a searchable, browseable repository of upcoming events, such as art exhibits, conferences, and music concerts. Event information was primarily contributed by the user community, although in its later years, an increasing percentage of event data originated from commercial sources. Users could indicate their plans by marking that they were "watching" or "going" to an event. Users could also establish "friend" relationships with each other and receive notifications about what their friends were attending.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2005/03/21.html |date= |author=Udell, Jon |work=InfoWorld |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107213408/http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2005/03/21.html |archivedate=2009-01-07 |df= }}</ref> Upcoming also offered users reminders via email or SMS when a particular event was about to occur.
Upcoming combines features of an event calendar and a social networking site.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/128248-10/the_webs_most_useful_sites.html|title=The Web's Most Useful Sites, 2007, Event Calendars|date=2007|work=PC World|access-date=2008-11-03|archive-date=2012-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414030435/http://www.pcworld.com/article/128248-10/the_webs_most_useful_sites.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Primarily, the site is a searchable, browseable repository of upcoming events, such as art exhibits, conferences, and music concerts. Event information is primarily contributed by the user community, although in its later years, an increasing percentage of event data originated from commercial sources. Users can indicate their plans by marking that they are "watching" or "going" to an event. Users can also establish "friend" relationships with each other and receive notifications about what their friends are attending.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2005/03/21.html |title=Upcoming events in Keene, NH |last=Udell |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Udell |work=[[InfoWorld]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107213408/http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2005/03/21.html |archive-date=2009-01-07 }}</ref>


The site switched to the Yahoo! user accounts system in early 2007, and changed its domain name to upcoming.yahoo.com. At the same time, the site formally changed its name from "Upcoming.org" to simply "Upcoming".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upcoming.yahoo.com/news/archives/2007/04/19/the_new_/|date=April 19, 2007|title=The New Upcoming|access-date=October 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517011145/http://upcoming.yahoo.com/news/archives/2007/04/19/the_new_/|archive-date=May 17, 2008|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2007/04/19/upcoming/|date=April 19, 2007|title= Upcoming.org Absorbed By Faceless Corporation, Free T-Shirts for All | website=Mashable}}</ref> Despite this, many users of the site still link to and refer to the site as "Upcoming.org".
The site switched to the Yahoo! user accounts system in early 2007, and changed its domain name to upcoming.yahoo.com. At the same time, the site formally changed its name from "Upcoming.org" to simply "Upcoming".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upcoming.yahoo.com/news/archives/2007/04/19/the_new_/|date=April 19, 2007|title=The New Upcoming|access-date=October 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517011145/http://upcoming.yahoo.com/news/archives/2007/04/19/the_new_/|archive-date=May 17, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2007/04/19/upcoming/|date=April 19, 2007|title= Upcoming.org Absorbed By Faceless Corporation, Free T-Shirts for All | website=Mashable}}</ref>


Upcoming used [[iCalendar]], [[GeoRSS]], and [[RSS]] for content syndication and supported an open [[application programming interface|API]] for searching or submitting event data. It also used [[HCalendar|hCalendar microformats]], so that events can be downloaded directly into calendar applications.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-153051.html |title=Yahoo! Local adopts Microformats |work=ZDNet Video |access-date=2008-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214020200/http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-153051.html |archive-date=2009-02-14 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> Finally, users could also post badges on their own websites, powered by [[javascript]], which listed all their Upcoming events.
Upcoming uses [[iCalendar]], [[GeoRSS]], and [[RSS]] for content syndication and supports an open [[application programming interface|API]] for searching or submitting event data. It also uses [[HCalendar|hCalendar microformats]], so that events can be downloaded directly into calendar applications.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-153051.html |title=Yahoo! Local adopts Microformats |work=ZDNet Video |access-date=2008-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214020200/http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-153051.html |archive-date=2009-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[File:Upcoming yahoo com.png|thumb|Upcoming homepage in October 2008]]
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== History ==
On October 4, 2005, Upcoming.org was acquired by [[Yahoo!]].<ref>[http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000193.html What's Upcoming at Yahoo! Local] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216024149/http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000193.html |date=2008-02-16 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.cnet.com/Yahoo-acquires-Upcoming.org/2100-1026_3-5889189.html Yahoo acquires Upcoming.org | CNet News]</ref> In April 2013, Yahoo! announced the retirement of Upcoming.<ref>{{cite web|last=Protalinski|first=Emil|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/04/19/yahoo-cuts-the-deadwood-with-closures-of-upcoming-yahoo-deals-sms-alerts-and-kids-products-on-april-30/|title=Yahoo cuts the deadwood with closures|publisher=The Next Web|date=April 19, 2013|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref>


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On May 7, 2014, Andy Baio launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to re-launch upcoming.org independently of Yahoo!<ref name="kickstarter">{{cite news|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/05/07/andy-baio-relaunches-community-event-site-upcoming/|title=Andy Baio crowdfunds $30,000 in 90 minutes to relaunch community event site Upcoming|publisher=The Next Web|date=May 7, 2014}}</ref>
== Community ==
[[File:Upcoming yahoo com.png|thumb|Upcoming homepage in October 2008]]
As of 2008, the overwhelming majority of users and events were located in North America, particularly among fans of independent music, web technologists, and the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. However, Upcoming users could be found almost anywhere on the globe,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upcoming.yahoo.com/place/|website==Upcoming|title=Place browser home page|access-date=2008-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101174143/http://upcoming.yahoo.com/place/|archive-date=2008-11-01|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> often submitting event data in their local language. Upcoming was fully capable of storing and searching multilingual content, although the site sported only a US-English interface.

== Competitors and influence ==

A close competitor, known as [[Eventful]], has emerged since Upcoming was launched in 2003. Some music sites later branched out into this space as well, such as [[iLike]] and [[last.fm]], building on their knowledge of their users' tastes. [[Facebook]]'s event system is very much like a simplified version of Upcoming's, although it is more typically used for informal or private get-togethers. Other competitors in the events calendar space include EventSetter.com and Zvents.com, which was acquired by [[StubHub]] in December 2011.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

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== Relaunch ==

On the 7th May 2014, Andy Baio launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to re-launch upcoming.org independently of Yahoo!,<ref name="kickstarter"/> which had offered upcoming.org to Baio for purchase following the closure of the website. Within 90 minutes of launch, the project reached its $30,000 funding target. Baio wrote on the launch page for the Kickstarter funding effort, "Like many of the people that used it, I miss Upcoming. Nothing's come to replace it in the years since, and I have the same problems that motivated me to build it a decade ago -- I'm missing interesting events in my city and struggling to discover interesting events when I travel."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waxpancake/the-return-of-upcomingorg|title=The Return of Upcoming.org|accessdate=May 7, 2014}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:33, 1 July 2023

For the word, see wikt:upcoming.
Upcoming
Upcoming homepage in July 2017
Type of site
Events, Social Networking
OwnerYahoo! (2005-2013)
Created byAndy Baio, Gordon Luk, Leonard Lin
URLupcoming.org
CommercialYes
RegistrationNot required
LaunchedSeptember 19, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-09-19)
Current statusActive

Upcoming (formerly Upcoming.org) is a social event calendar website that launched in 2003, founded by Andy Baio.[1]

Features

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Upcoming combines features of an event calendar and a social networking site.[2] Primarily, the site is a searchable, browseable repository of upcoming events, such as art exhibits, conferences, and music concerts. Event information is primarily contributed by the user community, although in its later years, an increasing percentage of event data originated from commercial sources. Users can indicate their plans by marking that they are "watching" or "going" to an event. Users can also establish "friend" relationships with each other and receive notifications about what their friends are attending.[3]

The site switched to the Yahoo! user accounts system in early 2007, and changed its domain name to upcoming.yahoo.com. At the same time, the site formally changed its name from "Upcoming.org" to simply "Upcoming".[4][5]

Upcoming uses iCalendar, GeoRSS, and RSS for content syndication and supports an open API for searching or submitting event data. It also uses hCalendar microformats, so that events can be downloaded directly into calendar applications.[6]

Upcoming homepage in October 2008

History

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On October 4, 2005, Upcoming.org was acquired by Yahoo!.[7][8] In April 2013, Yahoo! announced the retirement of Upcoming.[9]

On May 7, 2014, Andy Baio launched a Kickstarter campaign to re-launch upcoming.org independently of Yahoo![10]

References

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  1. ^ Waxy.org: Upcoming.org Launch!
  2. ^ "The Web's Most Useful Sites, 2007, Event Calendars". PC World. 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  3. ^ Udell, Jon. "Upcoming events in Keene, NH". InfoWorld. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07.
  4. ^ "The New Upcoming". April 19, 2007. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  5. ^ "Upcoming.org Absorbed By Faceless Corporation, Free T-Shirts for All". Mashable. April 19, 2007.
  6. ^ "Yahoo! Local adopts Microformats". ZDNet Video. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  7. ^ What's Upcoming at Yahoo! Local Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Yahoo acquires Upcoming.org | CNet News
  9. ^ Protalinski, Emil (April 19, 2013). "Yahoo cuts the deadwood with closures". The Next Web. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "Andy Baio crowdfunds $30,000 in 90 minutes to relaunch community event site Upcoming". The Next Web. May 7, 2014.
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