April 2012
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Analyzing the NFL Draft, Part 1
Now that the NFL draft is over, much of the news centers around the “winners” and “losers.” The basic media consensus is that the Steelers and Eagles are part of the former group, whereas the Broncos and Seahawks fall within the latter. All personal biases aside, we’ve looked into what stories the data tells us at StubHub — winners, losers, etc. We’ll be...
Rounding Out One First Round and Previewing...
Two More Game 7’s
Tonight we have two more deciding games on the docket, and we’ve found some huge contrasts between the two:
Ticket prices for Devils-Panthers (average price $85) are 4x cheaper than Senators-Rangers (average price $368)
Yet despite the cheaper prices in Sunrise, only half the number of tickets have been purchased, in comparison to the other big game at Madison...
Time of Your LIVE – Have you added a memory?
We’ve gotten some great fan responses to our Time of Your LIVE milestones over the last three weeks, and can’t wait to share more memories with you. You can check out our Facebook timeline at www.facebook.com/stubhub to see some of the other fan memories and comments.
Last week we looked back to 2006 when the Saints had their first home game back in the patched together Superdome after Hurricane...
Sizing up the NHL, NBA, and Concert Venues from a...
First Round Deciding Games
As you can imagine, demand for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs has seen quite the uptick in the last 12 hours, coming off the NY Rangers win over the Ottawa Senators last night. Already, fans have purchased more tickets to Game 7 at Madison Square Garden than any other event today. Here’s how our buyers breakdown:
New York 60% | New Jersey 17% |...
Stacking Up Fans By the Numbers - 4/23 Edition
Who’s a fan of what this week? We’ve trolled through our ticket data (and just a quick reminder: our data is based on tickets ACTUALLY PURCHASED because it’s the best gauge of fan demand, not asking/listing prices) and have uncovered some interesting story lines. Here’s a look at the week ahead:
Hockey Heatin’ Up
Tonight two series’ are on the line and both...
Time of Your LIVE: Week 3
Time for our weekly look back at the milestones we’ve shared on StubHub’s Facebook timeline. In the last week we’ve remembered:
· Lady Gaga’s first headlining tour, The Fame Ball Tour, from 2009
· We celebrated the kickoff of Coachella 2012 while remembering the amazing close to 2010’s festival featuring Jay Z and Beyonce
· We got psyched up for NHL playoff action while remembering the first...
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Oh What a Difference Six Years Makes
Six years ago, Daniel Craig became the new blond Bond, Taylor Hicks won American Idol, and Billboard’s Top Song of 2006 was none other than Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day.” It also marks the year that the Clippers were last relevant in Tinseltown, when they were the surprise 6th seed in the NBA playoffs after a nine-year draught. They upset the Denver Nuggets in five games, but...
San Francisco Owns Music in April with Fauxchella...
As Coachella kicks off tomorrow and thousands travel to LA to see their favorite bands, Bay Area residents have the option to skip the heat and crowds to see artists in their own back yard, for less, during what many are calling “Fauxchella.”
Since there are four days between Coachella weekends and Coachella artists aren’t permitted to play in the LA-area during the break, many of the most...
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Time of Your LIVE Week 2
Have you checked out our new Facebook timeline yet? If you haven’t, stop right now and go to http://www.facebook.com/stubhub!
Ok, now that you’ve seen it, you know that last week we kicked off the “Time of Your LIVE” project to encourage our fans (that means you) to add to our new timeline by sharing favorite event memories from the last decade. We’re providing a daily milestone to get the...
Introducing: Memorable Milestones with StubHub
For those of you who haven’t checked it out, last week StubHub’s Facebook page launched its timeline layout. Our team had a lot of fun reminiscing about StubHub’s history over the last decade, but we realized that there is something really important missing from the timeline: the memorable moments our fans experienced. So, we want all you to take part in our Time of your LIVE project and share a...
A Blue-Blooded Championship
After three weeks of March Madness, the year of college basketball comes to a close tonight with a clash of two historic programs. The Kansas Jayhawks will square off against the Kentucky Wildcats, the prohibitive favorite, who have been steamrolling through the bracket up to this point. It’s been a crazy weekend down here in New Orleans and let me tell you, I’ve seen more Kentucky fans than I can...
