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Facebook Tests ‘Buy Tickets’ Option for Events [UPDATED]

Facebook Tests ‘Buy Tickets’ Option for Events [UPDATED]

By Josh Wolford February 11, 2013 | 1 Comment

It appears that Facebook may be dipping its toes into the tickets game – just ever so slightly. Israeli social media firm Blink first spotted a new “Buy Tickets” option appearing on some events. The button links users to a …

Social Networking Site To Sell Tickets
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Social networking site Going.com said it would begin allowing its users to buy event tickets directly from the site starting with a Moby concert this week.

China To Sell Olympic Tickets By Lottery

Organizers of the 2008 Olympics have abandoned plans for online ticket sales after the ticketing system crashed last week due to heavy demand by Chinese sports fans.

Beijing Halts Sale Of Olympic Tickets

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Major League Crash Stalls Rockies Ticket Sales

The ticketing system operated by a California company has been unable to process World Series ticket sales for Colorado Rockies fans, and those baseball fans are not happy about it.

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eBay announced the acquisition of StubHub, an online marketplace for the resale of event tickets.

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