coxy's blog

Isn't it a pain in the arse when you invite a bunch of people out somewhere, and you don't know whether they're coming or not? Or, when you're sat at home thinking 'oooh, what can I do to entertain myself today?' Well, here to make our lives better is the wonderful thing that is 'the internet'

More specific; there's a trendy website called 'Upcoming' which you can visit at http://upcoming.org/

Really, its just a calender. But a 'social calendar' (or for you geeky types; a 'global events calendar'). See, what you do is add things that you're going to do, and where you're going to do them. The difference is that you can not only keep them personal, but choose to share these with friends and family, or if you choose to; the world. And they can invite themselves, or you can invite people to join you - and see who's attending.

A good example would be the Foo Fighters gig at Lancashire Cricket Club later this year. Well, since its already listed you can click on the event and just add it to your personal calender. It will also show you all your friends who are going (so long as they're signed up to the website) and then other random people who are going too. It shows where it is, and you can get directions from either Yahoo! or Google Maps. It shows the date and time of the event and can send you a reminder by text or email for the forgetful amongst us.

Genius.

Its also useful for finding out about events in your area. If you're at a loss for something to do tonight (or any other night this month, that is), why not head to Upcoming to see what's going down in your area and to see if anyone else is going... Okay, so there's not many users at the minute. But don't let that put you off! The more people that use it, the better it's going to be.

Sign up for free at http://upcoming.org/register/ and then get your friends to sign up!