Development of a Comprehensive Event Search and Personalization Platform

The client faces challenges due to insufficient comprehensive and high-quality event information available online, especially across diverse categories and regions. Existing solutions lack real-time aggregation, deduplication, and personalized scheduling features, hindering user discovery and engagement in the entertainment sector.

A medium to large-sized startup aiming to create an extensive digital platform aggregating and personalizing event information across various categories and locations within the entertainment sector.

• Develop a scalable and comprehensive event database aggregating millions of events from diverse sources to ensure maximum coverage.
• Implement high-quality data processing to detect duplicates, merge related events, and normalize data from multiple feeds.
• Create fast, user-friendly web and mobile interfaces enabling users to search events effortlessly by various filters.
• Build personalized scheduling features allowing users to create, edit, and share event calendars with integrated ticket purchasing and location mapping.
• Establish a robust infrastructure supporting high traffic, reliable data processing, and quick search responses.

• Automated web crawler system for continuous collection of event data from multiple sources, including websites, third-party feeds, and user-generated content.
• Custom data processing pipelines for de-duplication, event merging, and handling repetitive or similar entries to ensure data quality.
• A powerful search engine with real-time indexing and fast query responses suitable for both web and mobile applications.
• Public API layer to serve web and mobile apps, abstracting the database and search engine complexities.
• Intuitive user interface enabling event discovery, filtering, and calendar management with sharing capabilities.
• Integration with ticketing platforms, maps, and nearby attractions to enhance user experience.

• Websites and third-party feeds for event data sourcing
• Ticketing systems for direct purchase integration
• Mapping services for location visualization
• User authentication and social sharing platforms

• System must support high concurrency with minimal latency, ensuring fast search response times.
• Data ingestion pipelines capable of processing millions of URLs and event records with high accuracy.
• Scalable architecture supporting growth in event database and user base.
• High system availability with load balancing and failover mechanisms.
• Secure handling of user data and transaction processes.

The new platform aims to significantly enhance event discovery efficiency, coverage, and user engagement. Anticipated outcomes include increased event database size (e.g., over 30 million events), superior search speed and accuracy, and a highly personalized user experience. Success metrics include increased app popularity, improved user satisfaction, and higher ticket sales integration, mirroring the original case's impact of becoming among the top free apps with substantial funding milestones.