Two New Services / API Examples
I spent a few days putting together a couple small services which highlight some of the capabilities provided by the TicketStumbler API. These were services we wanted to offer anyway, so we figured it’d be cool to show off the API by releasing them both under the MIT License rather than rolling them directly into TS.
Seats Tweets
The first app is Seats Tweets. This app is quite simple, in fact it doesn’t have a “backend” whatsoever, just some HTML, CSS, and a small Python script. Simply put, it sends out tweets about upcoming sports games (MLB, NBA, and NHL currently) and ticket pricing, it then links back to TS (imagine that!) where you can get tickets. It’s a really simple and non-intrusive way to keep up to date with who’s playing around you, and how cheaply you can see ‘em.
Inboxtix
The second app is Inboxtix. This fills a gap left by Seats Tweets in that it allows you to subscribe (via e-mail) to any team, artist, performer, sport [...] that you want. Again, it is rather simple: sign up and it’ll send you e-mails with ticket data for upcoming games, performances, etc.
Freedom!
As I said, we’ve made both these apps completely free to alter and reuse to your heart’s content. Both are available via my github page which, in time, I hope to add even more useful software to. I’ve been lax in my Open Source duties this past year and I hope to eventually have time to rectify that. For now, this will have to suffice. Even if you don’t have a use for the source, it’s still a good opportunity to insult my code 
All feedback regarding these can be sent to api [at] ticketstumbler [dot] com. Let us know what else you want from these apps!
