A few weeks ago I covered the new cohort of social activities sites. In the subcategory of basic events listing services, notably comprising Upcoming.org, Zvents, and Eventful, I neglected to include BusyTonight. Ironically, I missed it despite the presence of an active blog on which developers write thoughtfully about the philosophy and execution [...]

The responses to A Look at 19 Social Activities Websites brought to my attention other new sites. Ironically, one of them, Vibely, is gestating right here in my own backyard, the DC metro area. Funny how the internet works that way.
Vibely released an alpha preview this week. Founders John L. Kim and [...]

Evite has firmly entrenched itself as the party planning platform. Throwing a party in two weeks or holding a BBQ next weekend? Make an evite and invite a bunch of guests. Let them RSVP. One person makes a plan and announces it to everyone else to accept or not. This [...]

[11/17//2006 - version 2 adds BusyTonight, Submate, Vibely]
After reading the TechCrunch article on nascent activities-centered websites, I decided to take my own look at the activities space. I wound up examining nineteen ventures by the end. Their aims may seem too desparate to lump together in one examination. However, in the abstract, [...]