New York Times Regional Media Group Chooses Zvents to Power Online Local Event Search Capabilities

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Times Regional Media Group (NYTRMG), a division New York Times Company, today announced a partnership with Zvents, the leading local event search technology firm, to power a new online event calendar. Initially serving the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, NYTRMG plans to roll out Zvents' local event technology to 15 newspapers located in the Southeast United States, Louisiana and California. The new partnership enables users of Regional Media Group websites to discover, contribute, share and promote events through Zvents' local event search technology, the "Zvents Media Platform."

"The Zvents Media Platform is a fundamental component of our continuing online strategy to better serve and connect our users within their local communities," said Michael Schlein, Online Director for NYTRMG. "We're excited to explore the new opportunities Zvents' technology provides."

"We are delighted to partner with the New York Times Regional Media Group to help their users in Florida, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, and California discover things to do," said Ethan Stock, Zvents CEO. "The personal relationships local media companies, like The Gainesville Sun, have with their readers is paramount to the local, personalized event calendar we are bringing to users' online experience with the news. Our search technology and content aggregation capabilities are designed to help the Regional Media Group websites maximize their potential."

Supporting thousands of venues including sports arenas, theaters, museums, universities, bars and restaurants, night clubs, comedy clubs, churches, and community centers, Zvents actively aggregates venues and events within partners' metro areas enabling visitors to conduct 'what, when, where' searches for events, restaurants, and other local activities using natural language queries. Users can review details of an event or venue including date/time, ticket prices, descriptions, venue information, ratings, and mapped location. Venue detail pages continue to promote businesses through a calendar of future events at the venue and RSS or calendar subscription options. Nearby restaurants are also featured via maps located on venue and event pages or restaurant-specific searches with helpful details including cuisine, attire, price range, and ratings.

Once these solutions are launched across the NYTRMG websites, users will be able to create and edit their own events and venues or restaurants, add reviews, offer comments, upload photos and more.

About Zvents

Zvents helps local users discover things to do. As the leading event search technology company and developer of the Zvents Media Platform, an events search engine that powers media and publishers with dynamic local event content and reverse publishing platform. Zvents provides a complete and compelling user experience, enabling users to find, contribute, share and promote events. The company aggregates rich event information from the open web, user-contributed content, and links high-quality editorial content from partners with its local event index. Zvents is based in San Mateo, California. For more information, visit http://www.zvents.com/.

About New York Times Regional Media Group

The New York Times Regional Media Group, a division New York Times Company, is comprised of 1 weekly and 14 daily newspapers located in the Southeast United States, Louisiana and California. The Regional Media Group also publishes 16 city/regional magazines, Web sites for all its papers and national sports Web sites covering the University of Florida Gators and the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.