Getting a Better View
A new feature we started rolling out over the weekend is Seat View. Basically, it lets you get an idea of the view you’ll have from a given seat. This feature will only be available for sporting events and will be rolled out gradually across all sports. Currently, almost all NHL games have this feature.
On supported events, you will see a little camera icon (
) next to seat sections. All you have to do to hover your mouse over the camera and an image will be shown to you. Not all sections will have images due to a lack of strict naming conventions on the part of ticket resellers, but most will and we’re always working to improve accuracy so please report issues!
Finally, a quick screenshot:
Update: After a very long night, NBA seat views are up as well:
http://sports.ticketstumbler.com/new-york-knicks/2009-4-15/new-jersey-nets-at-new-york-knicks-12787/
Update 2: MLB seat views are now up!
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TicketStumbler on 29 Mar 2009 at 8:21 pm #
Getting A Better View: http://tinyurl.com/cxerav
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Andrew Lee on 30 Mar 2009 at 7:27 pm #
This is so rad!
TicketStumbler on 31 Mar 2009 at 5:15 pm #
View from seats at TicketStumbler: http://tinyurl.com/cxerav
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LukeB on 31 Mar 2009 at 5:39 pm #
Wow! Great addition to TS!
danhau on 31 Mar 2009 at 7:40 pm #
Getting A Better View: http://tinyurl.com/cxerav
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paulgb on 02 Apr 2009 at 12:50 am #
What I really find remarkable was that all 25,000 images were collected by three guys with day jobs, in one season.http://seatdata.com/html/home/faq.htm
http://seatdata.com/html/home/adventures.htm
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fallentimes on 02 Apr 2009 at 12:58 am #
Agreed. Their $10 membership is truly a bargain.
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silentOpen on 02 Apr 2009 at 4:42 am #
I hope they have a licensing deal with TicketStumbler.
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hackernewsbot on 02 Apr 2009 at 6:42 am #
Getting A Better View… http://ticketstumbler.com/new-stuff/2009/03/29/getting-a-better-view/
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wyclif on 02 Apr 2009 at 7:58 am #
Getting a Better View http://ff.im/-1Sfhk
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swombat on 02 Apr 2009 at 10:18 am #
Now if someone could do that for Operas… I’m sure it’d only cost a few million bucks in ticket prices…
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tdavis on 02 Apr 2009 at 12:48 pm #
The waste, at least to me, is that the site is setup in a way that hinders the use of those images. They can only be downloaded one at a time (Dan does a LOT of clicking
and there’s not even an API.Part of me wants to contact these guys and say, "Hey, waive our ridiculously underpriced fee for using these and I’ll code you up a smart API that figures out which image you want based on section names. And only use one watermark please." There’s so much potential, but it’s behind all these hurdles.
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NFL Seat Views | TicketStumbler New Stuff on 10 Apr 2009 at 8:27 pm #
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