ACTIVE Network Enters Ticketing Space with WannaDo

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ACTIVE Network Enters Ticketing Space with WannaDo

Self-Ticketing Platform Creates a Marketplace Connecting Event and Activity Organizers Directly With Participants

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The ACTIVE Network, Inc. (NYSE: ACTV) , the leaders in cloud-based Activity and Participant Management™ (APM) solutions, today launched WannaDoSM, a self-ticketing platform that helps event organizers of every size create and tailor events to what users say they want to do. WannaDo is designed to create a marketplace for events and activities by crowdsourcing people's interests, or bucket lists, within a single platform, connecting to social networks, and providing organizers with easy-to-use ticketing tools to immediately fulfill this demand.


"WannaDo has the ability to bring about a fundamental shift in the way events and activities go to market by allowing organizers to understand and target demand before they take on the risk and cost of producing an event or activity," said Darko Dejanovic, president at ACTIVE Network. "WannaDo enables people to get out and participate by matching people with recommended activities and instantly connecting them with friends who will join along."

The marketplace for activities is boundless. Activities ranging from the typical, like taking a class, experiencing a food and wine tour or exploring the outdoors, to the unique, like samurai sword fighting or learning trapeze, have a home on WannaDo. With WannaDo's ticketing platform, event and activity organizers of all kinds can expect:

  • No fees when setting up free events, lower fees if they're collecting money

  • Stunning event pages through ACTIVE's unique EventCanvas tool

  • One-click event details, including attendee and financial information

  • A simple and elegant user experience

  • Technology infrastructure from a company that powers hundreds of thousands of events annually

"WannaDo was founded on a few simple principles— organizers need something that's easier to use, something that produces elegantly designed and targeted event pages, and a platform without all the ticketing fees," said Bob Bennett, general manager of WannaDo. "Through WannaDo, organizers can create and customize better experiences because they can finally see what people want to do. By bringing activities and participants together on a single platform, we believe it will inspire people to get active and explore activities they never thought possible."

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About ACTIVE Network

ACTIVE Network (NYSE: ACTV) is on a mission to make the world a more active place. With deep expertise in activity and participant management™, our ACTIVE Works® cloud technology helps organizations transform and grow their businesses. We do this through technology solutions that power the world's activities, as well as online destinations such as ACTIVE.com® that connect people with the things they love to do. Serving over 50,000 global business customers and driving over 80 million transactions annually, we help organizations get participants, manage their events and build communities. ACTIVE Network is headquartered in San Diego, California and has over 30 offices worldwide. Learn more at ACTIVEnetwork.com or ACTIVE.com and engage with us on Twitter @ACTIVEnetwork, @ACTIVE and on Facebook.

About Forward-Looking Statements

The Active Network, Inc. cautions you that the statements included in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Any such statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. More detailed information about The Active Network, Inc. and the risks and uncertainties that may affect the realization of these forward-looking statements is set forth in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These filings may be read free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and The Active Network, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise or update this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

© 2013 The Active Network, Inc. All rights reserved. ACTIVE.com, WannaDo and Active Works, are registered trademarks of The Active Network, Inc. ACTIVE Network, Activity and Participant Management is a trademark of The Active Network, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.



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