WotNow
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WotNow is a highly disruptive platform that enables calendar-based commerce by bridging the last digital mile for time-sensitive information such as events, appointment and deals. WotNow helps organizers and businesses rise above the "iNoise" by delivering their event and deal information to users in a calendar based on location, interests and availability.
Why does time-based information need unique handling?
1. By its very nature, it has a short shelf-life and has to be read immediately and retained until time of event
2. When it is mixed up with other types of information, it is hard to consume and remember
3. Today, it is not delivered and presented in its natural home - "the calendar"
Today's users follow 13-20 businesses/organizations and receive information about 40-200 dates that come via email, texts, social posts and still, as paper! It is near impossible to read, retain and remember leading to missed events, time conflicts, inability to plan and stress.
On the other hand, organizations such as schools, parks, libraries, museums, sports, fun, businesses and non-profits have to reach out with catchy content more often through more channels to cut through this iNoise and ENSURE and EXPAND reach of events information on time.
WotNow provides a platform for these organizations to announce their events (automated through feeds/APIs). Users download mobile app and track their favorite organizations and state their interests. All their events drop into the WotNow calendar and keep getting updated. Users can then view, filter, RSVP, share and get reminders.
WotNow incorporates cutting-edge machine learning and geo-fencing technologies to deliver what users need at the right time. A user interested in organic food can be notified about a farmer's market happening near where he is driving. A dentist, who has a cancelled appointment, can offer a last-minute deal to local users interested in dental work.
Over 50 major organizations have signed up to publish via WotNow. WotNow also has 300,000 events from more than 5000 Chicagoland organizations. We plan to expand nationally in Q2 2016.
Why does time-based information need unique handling?
1. By its very nature, it has a short shelf-life and has to be read immediately and retained until time of event
2. When it is mixed up with other types of information, it is hard to consume and remember
3. Today, it is not delivered and presented in its natural home - "the calendar"
Today's users follow 13-20 businesses/organizations and receive information about 40-200 dates that come via email, texts, social posts and still, as paper! It is near impossible to read, retain and remember leading to missed events, time conflicts, inability to plan and stress.
On the other hand, organizations such as schools, parks, libraries, museums, sports, fun, businesses and non-profits have to reach out with catchy content more often through more channels to cut through this iNoise and ENSURE and EXPAND reach of events information on time.
WotNow provides a platform for these organizations to announce their events (automated through feeds/APIs). Users download mobile app and track their favorite organizations and state their interests. All their events drop into the WotNow calendar and keep getting updated. Users can then view, filter, RSVP, share and get reminders.
WotNow incorporates cutting-edge machine learning and geo-fencing technologies to deliver what users need at the right time. A user interested in organic food can be notified about a farmer's market happening near where he is driving. A dentist, who has a cancelled appointment, can offer a last-minute deal to local users interested in dental work.
Over 50 major organizations have signed up to publish via WotNow. WotNow also has 300,000 events from more than 5000 Chicagoland organizations. We plan to expand nationally in Q2 2016.
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