TiqIQ launches 100% free ticket marketplace for fans (think Craigslist, except it doesn’t suck)

Today TiqIQ is launching SellerDirect, a new "more civilized" way to sell tickets to same-day games, events, and concerts. It's like Craigslist but with identity verification and details like the view from your seat.

Kayak unwraps the best and worst times to travel this holiday season [infographic]

What are the best days to book flights? What are the hottest holiday destinations? How much can you save by traveling on Christmas? All this and more in an exclusive infographic.

Hacker checks open government data: Do police officers have quotas for traffic tickets?

We've likely all wondered whether police officers have quotas for how many traffic tickets they issue. Big data to the rescue.

TickPick takes on StubHub with new site design, Priceline-like auctions (exclusive)

Secondary ticket sales startup TickPick has revamped its site and sales algorithms in a new effort to take on StubHub and Craigslist, the company revealed Tuesday.

TickPick offers a marketplace for reselling already purchased tickets, but it differentiates itself from …

TicketLeap relaunches with deeper social integration, better mobile apps, & more

Ticketing startup TicketLeap has relaunched with a new logo, webpages that encourage more social interaction, and updated iOS and Android apps that create a mobile box office, the company announced Monday morning.

TicketLeap competes in a similar space to Eventbrite …

Entrepreneurs take over at Live Nation, launch new fund to finance innovation (exclusive)

Just months into their new careers at Live Nation, the always entrepreneurially minded Eric Garland and Ethan Kaplan have taken over the asylum (their words) and will bring back bleeding-edge innovation to the ticketing-and-promotions conglomerate, which is comprised of Ticketmaster, …

Ticket engine SeatGeek launches developer platform, offers 50/50 revenue split (exclusive)

As the world’s biggest ticket search engine, New York based SeatGeek has built the mother lode of data about live events, everything from sports to concerts. Today it’s announcing the launch of a SeatGeek developer platform that will allow anyone …

Hold on to those ticket stubs while you can, Event Farm’s new app makes concerts paperless

The commemorative ticket stub that many cherish as a reminder of when they rocked out to Van Halen in concert may soon be relic if Event Farm has any say in the matter.

The company, which makes online ticketing and …

Ticket aggregator TiqIQ raises $1.7M as it goes head to head with rival SeatGeek

Two New York startups are vying for the title of top ticket aggregator. SeatGeek is better known, but TiqIQ announced a $1.7 million series A Thursday, giving it almost as much funding as its high-profile rival.

Both companies crunch mountains …

SeatGeek partners with Hearst, powering ticket search in their major sports markets

Sports fans in San Francisco, Seattle, Houston and San Antonio will have a new way to search or the best deals on tickets. New York startup SeatGeek is partnering with Hearst to power ticket search on the websites for four …

SeatGeek teams up with Yahoo Sports for ticket deals

Startup SeatGeek will be partnering with Yahoo Sports websites to help boost usage of its ticket aggregation service, reports All Things D.

SeatGeek aggregates sports, concert, and theater ticket listings from several different ticket vendors and arranges them on an …