Untitled events again. New problem or leftovers from the old one?
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1AnnaClaire
A couple of months ago, there was a rash of "Untitled event" listings showing up in local. After a few of us posted documentation of it, the problem was traced back to a publisher having changed something with a feed.
There's been a few blank events showing up again, and I just wanted to find out if they're just remnants, or if someone else futzed with something.
For the sake of documenting the new/remaining outbreak, here's a few that I saw:
-- Gagosian Gallery, event today at 5pm
-- Salon 94, event on December 1st at "00am"
-- NYU's Bobst Library, event on December 4th at 4pm
-- one of Columbia's libraries, event on December 4th at 5pm.
There's been a few blank events showing up again, and I just wanted to find out if they're just remnants, or if someone else futzed with something.
For the sake of documenting the new/remaining outbreak, here's a few that I saw:
-- Gagosian Gallery, event today at 5pm
-- Salon 94, event on December 1st at "00am"
-- NYU's Bobst Library, event on December 4th at 4pm
-- one of Columbia's libraries, event on December 4th at 5pm.
2timspalding
Randomhouse.
4timspalding
Not all our sources provide a time we can scrape accurately, so that may not be a big. Even so, link to some if you see them and I'll check.
Incidentally, that was "note to self."
Incidentally, that was "note to self."
5lilithcat
Here's one: http://www.librarything.com/venue/83660/Crowne-Plaza-OHare-Hotel It says added from Random House, and it's pretty odd, because who schedules an author event on Thanksgiving?
The second Kevin Peraino event here: http://www.librarything.com/venue/1476/Abraham-Lincoln-Book-Shop is also missing a time. (This also looks odd, because it seems unlikely there'd be three events with the same author at the same location within just a few days of each other. (These also were all added by Random House)
Another oddity: I noticed a number of events listed for 2014 that I'm pretty sure were really duplicates of 2013 events. For instance, the Doris Kearns Goodwin event here: http://www.librarything.com/venue/5/Chicago-Public-Library-Harold-Washington-Lib... She actually spoke at the library on 11/21/13, two days ago.
The second Kevin Peraino event here: http://www.librarything.com/venue/1476/Abraham-Lincoln-Book-Shop is also missing a time. (This also looks odd, because it seems unlikely there'd be three events with the same author at the same location within just a few days of each other. (These also were all added by Random House)
Another oddity: I noticed a number of events listed for 2014 that I'm pretty sure were really duplicates of 2013 events. For instance, the Doris Kearns Goodwin event here: http://www.librarything.com/venue/5/Chicago-Public-Library-Harold-Washington-Lib... She actually spoke at the library on 11/21/13, two days ago.
6AnnaClaire
More found:
The Union League Club of New York, December 5th at 6.
Meg Braff Designs, December 7th at 2. (Not that I'd be likely to go to Locust Valley or anything.)
Fishs Eddy, December 9th at "00am."
Two at the 92nd Street Y, December 11th at 7:30 and 8.
The Union League Club of New York, December 5th at 6.
Meg Braff Designs, December 7th at 2. (Not that I'd be likely to go to Locust Valley or anything.)
Fishs Eddy, December 9th at "00am."
Two at the 92nd Street Y, December 11th at 7:30 and 8.
8AnnaClaire
Yeah, they seem to have figured out self-replication now, too. I keep finding blank events that are followed by an otherwise identical blank event a year later.
