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EVDB's wishlists for events

Stefanie Olsen Staff writer, CNET News
Stefanie Olsen covers technology and science.
Stefanie Olsen

EVDB, the Events and Venues Database, unveiled Wednesday a new set of tools that let fans kick up demand for an unplanned performance or event.

Called "eventful demand," the service lets visitors post a wished-for event, e.g., to see a Prince concert at San Francisco's Filmore theater. Other fans might then join in that demand, creating a marketplace or critical mass for such a performance. EVDB then would contact the performer, and notify fans if the event is in the works.

EVDB said the service takes a page from Amazon.com's "wishlists," in which people post ideal gifts for friends or family to buy. The service also adds greater community for fans to connect on its search engine for posting and finding events.

"This isn't to benefit the industry, as in selling data to the music industryÂ…the reason we're doing this is because we believe it's time to turn the Net over to fans and performers," said Brian Dear, founder and CEO of EVDB.

Dear, who founded EVDB in 2004, announced the tools at O'Reilly's Emerging Technology conference here in San Diego this week.