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Lyft enables sloth with seat-specific stadium drop-offs
It's Lyft's turn to help you get to an event on time, and with a minimum of legwork at that. The ridesharing firm has forged a deal with SeatGeek to help you book rides to (and from) live events in both companies' apps. You can not only book a Lyft ride through SeatGeek's app, but send your seat location to Lyft's app to make sure the driver drops you off near your gate, not just the default location. You won't have to traipse from one side of the stadium to another just to make it to your seat before game time -- lazy, perhaps, but convenient if you're already running late.
Snapchat is selling tickets from SeatGeek in its app
Through a partnership with SeatGeek, Snapchat will now let users purchase event tickets right in its app. TechCrunch reports that last month, the Los Angeles Football Club was the first to utilize the collaboration, selling 20 tickets to a May 26th game through Snapchat. The team posted a Snapchat Story that let users swipe up to buy the tickets without having to leave the app and posted a Snapcode on its website.
SeatGeek aims at Ticketmaster with a new ticketing platform
Hoping to be more than just an online reseller, SeatGeek is making its biggest move against Ticketmaster yet with its own platform for selling tickets directly to events. SeatGeek Open will let event spaces, teams and other groups offer ticket sales within their own mobile sites and apps, as well as SeatGeek's main app. For the most part, the company is trying to offer a more modern ticket buying experience than what's currently available on Ticketmaster. That means it'll focus on mobile purchases, easy reselling (SeatGeek's bread and butter, after all), and potentially tying in other event purchases (like concession stand items and souvenirs) together with tickets.
Major League Soccer deal lets you buy tickets on other websites
Sports leagues have historically clamped down on online ticket sales, in part to prevent the rampant scalping you see in much of the entertainment industry. Major League Soccer, however, is trying the exact opposite: it's throwing things wide open. The league has forged a partnership with SeatGeek that will create a ticketing platform that works through virtually any website or app. Other sites could sell tickets, for a start. You could buy tickets from Uber before you hail a ride to that Seattle Sounders game, for instance.
SeatGeek lets you easily resell tickets, transfer them to friends
SeatGeek has made a name for itself with its mobile app, which lets you snap up tickets for sporting events, concerts and the like, while also giving you a view of your seat. But starting today, you can also use the new SeatGeek Marketplace to resell tickets without much fuss. You just need to drag a PDF of your ticket onto your SeatGeek account page and the service will grab all of the relevant event details for you. The company also uses its pricing data to suggest a potential price for your ticket that'll get you the best return. Payments are handled using Venmo, which means you won't have to give up your bank account details to SeatGeek, and the company takes a 15 percent cut from the sale. You can also transfer tickets to friends from SeatGeek's mobile apps and charge them at the same time (there's no transaction fee for friend transfers).
Daily iPhone App: SeatGeek is your mobile ticketing agent for concerts and sporting events
Sports fans and concert goers looking for tickets to that upcoming event can search and purchase tickets using their iPhone. The app that makes this find and buy so easy is SeatGeek, an iOS ticketing app that pulls ticket listings from 120 resellers. Included in this list are big names like eBay and Ticket Exchange as well as local and regional resellers. One feature that sets SeatGeek apart is its stadium maps that show you the location of tickets before you buy them. Event goers know that location is everything when it comes seating, so being able to find the seat row and get a 3D view from the seat is a great feature. The venue maps not only show the seating charts, they also show the available discounts on those seats. SeatGeek uses a scoring system to rate the price of each seat and will let you know whether you are getting a good deal or spending too much. When you find a deal that you want, SeatGeek will bring you to the reseller that is offering the tickets. The transaction is completed through the reseller and SeatGeek is not part of that process. SeatGeek is available for free from the iOS App Store. There are not hidden fees as SeatGeek doesn't charge for helping you find the perfect seat for that upcoming concert or sporting event.
