Web 2.0 Launchpad: ZVents - local and events search

ZVents just presented during the Launch Pad of  the Web 2.0 Conference. Zvents is a local and event search startup that extracts and aggregates events information from unstructured and semi-structured sources. They then offer a simple What/Where/When search interface allowing users to enter queries like “jazz music”,”san francisco, ca”,”tonight”. Results are displayed as a list, a Google maps mashup or a calendar.

Features of the beta version look pretty solid, and there are some coolio ones like the ability to embed scheduling information directly on a blog – which I have not managed to get working yet  (Ethan, the CEO of Zvents, explained how to do this).

Zvents also offers a set of web services, the expected social networking functionality, etc. What I like about it ? Like Trulia, it provides instant gratification.

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