spotobe.com – A Great New Central Pennsylvania Resource

May 8, 2008 -

spotobe.com – A Great New Central Pennsylvania Resource

I got a twitter from spotobe the other day (yes, I am on twitter now) and decided to check it out. I am glad I did!

Spotobe is short for “the spot to be” and is actually a very cool website about places to go and things to do in central Pennsylvania. Here’s a brief description from the site:

Whether you’re looking to visit Central Pennsylvania, move here or already live here, bookmark this site to keep up with what’s going on in the region. Spotobe aggregates all the events—from concerts to exhibitions to hockey games, and much more—so you can view all your options in one convenient place.

Besides the About/FAQ page, there are four main parts to spotobe:

events – choose ongoing or upcoming and then browse, search or filter by category or date if you wish

locations – here you can search or select from eight different categories. Clicking on view details takes you to a page with the address/directions, any events at that location, and a list of other places you might be interested in. Hmm, I wonder if they will ever offer a rating or comment system to viewers??

my spots – once you register (very simple and fast), you can add locations or events to your personalized list for quick reference. Features include creating multiple lists, printing your lists and even sending them to a friend.

area map – dynamic map with events marked based on the date selected, can zoom in and out and access details right from that page, can also filter by category

When viewing the site, you can also choose which region you are interested in – Central PA, Harrisburg, or Hershey. The site is visually appealing and well thought out; there is even a feed that you can subscribe to for notification of upcoming events. The feed can be customized by category and time frame, although, despite a very thorough explanation of the RSS process in the FAQs, the only place I saw to access this is a tiny Subscribe link at the bottom of the page, and I didn’t see a subscribe by email option.

They have plans to expand into other areas, but in the meantime, all you non-central Pennsylvanians should check it out and then come visit us!