Be Seated is not trying to compete with mega-sites/hubs in the social networking/crowd-sourcing landscape. It is happy to be a niche but useful service that doesn’t step on others toes. It is a service that is not readily available elsewhere and can offer something that more established players on the scene have yet to offer …
Tag Archive: Context
Apr 21
Social Networks: What they are and their importance
What is a Social Networking Site (SNSs)? A social networking, in its most basic form, helps people connect with one another based on shared interests or activities. It can connect strangers with very specific interests, political beliefs or some social networking sites cater to certain audience’s based on common languages, religions, gender, race or shared …
Apr 20
What we aim to solve: Terrible Seats
Be Seated hopes to fill a void in social networking services in uniting users who are interested in events and attending venues for entertainment purposes. When using search engines you can find multiple examples of people who are angered or disappointed by the seats that they have been assigned. One notable absence is that there …
Apr 14
News: Links to related news items
10 Advantages of online surveys “Online surveys are a great option for business owners who would like to conduct their own research and online survey tools make it possible for these business owners to perform market research at a fraction of the usual cost. ” (Source: smartsurvey.co.uk) Yelp Alternatives: Besides Yelp which user services matter? …
Mar 31
The Entertainment Industry: Concerts & Comedy
Concerts In 2013 Billboard declared that the touring industry had never had it so good (Billboard). After a blip in growth (linked to economic decline) worldwide concert going began to be on the up and up, with an expert saying the “concert industry is basically on fire”. The above statistic reveals a similar trend (Statista), …
Mar 31
The Entertainment Industry: Theatre
Theatre and relevance to Be Seated The popularity of events is intertwined with Be Seated. Thankfully there are numerous reports that indicate that despite biting austerity policies the UK population still values and attends live entertainment and sporting events. The following infographic (click to enlarge) reveals that a large proportion of the UK population attend …
Mar 29
Analysis of Similar Websites 2: SeatPlan
In this post we perform a technical analysis of websites that are similar to “Be Seated”. We have selected Seatplan.com, SeatGuru.com and Yelp.com to review. These websites share similar visions of providing users with reviews and information about the services and rating them, so that the users can make smart and good decisions. SeatPlan.com The …
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