Oodle Launches Online Event Calendar

September 27, 2006; 01:55 AM
Oodle, the search engine for local classifieds, today announced the launch of a new weekend events calendar along with a variety of new features on the Oodle tickets and events site. Ticket buyers can now see all discount tickets available in their local area as well as track their favorite bands and teams.

Oodle’s calendar brings together a large array of events, including sports events, concerts and other activities going on in cities across the country. Oodle scours over 60,000 websites, bringing together all the relevant ticket information into one place -- over 1million tickets and events – thereby simplifying the tedious process of searching on many sites for available tickets and the best prices.

“Oodle strives to bring users the best deals for events,” said Craig Donato, Oodle’s chief executive officer. “With the new events calendar, people don’t have to worry anymore about what’s going on during the weekend -- all they have to do is check the calendar and score tickets to that night’s event.”

Oodle’s Calendar Gives Everyone Something to do
With Oodle’s calendar and easy-to-use tickets and events page, finding out what is hot and happening has never been easier, from group events to that fantastic, yet sold-out, concert:

•     See it all. Oodle gives everyone an option for a Saturday night outing – from group events to that elusive, hole-in-the-wall concert, Oodle guarantees that something interesting is always going on, no matter where you live.
•     Get it first. Oodle’s index is the largest and freshest in the game. Whether you’re searching for events tonight or planning a few days in advance for that big event, you’ll find more of what you’re looking for on Oodle.
•     Don’t waste your time. Let Oodle do the work for you and visit Oodle’s Event Finder. The second tickets are available for any criteria you specify, you’ll get an email and be the first to snag those tickets.
Oodle has already received many positive reviews for the new tickets site. “I had a date last Saturday night,” said Natalie Spilger, a San Francisco resident. “All I did had to do was check out Oodle’s calendar and I discovered that my favorite band was in town! I found two tickets for a ridiculously low price and had the best date I’ve had in a long time.”

About Oodle, Inc.
Oodle (www.oodle.com) is the leading search engine for local classifieds. Oodle helps consumers find great deals in every major classifieds category: cars, real estate, apartments, jobs, merchandise, pets and tickets. Launched in April of 2005, Oodle provides the largest and freshest index of local and national classifieds with more than 17 million active listings from more than 60,000 sources in the US and the UK.

Oodle sends classifieds publishers and their advertisers millions of qualified leads every month. The company also powers the Oodle Network, a collection of websites that incorporate Oodle's market leading search capabilities. To be included in the Oodle index or learn more about the Oodle Partner Network and the Oodle API, please contact partner @ oodle.com.