al.com Launches Free Mobile-friendly Local Events Calendar

March 23, 2012 - PRLog -- Birmingham, AL – al.com, powered by The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and Press-Register, announces a new mobile-friendly events calendar to deliver updated information and details for local events happening across Alabama.

The mobile events calendar was developed to provide a uniquely compelling mobile experience for people interested in finding and sharing local events in Alabama.

“The events calendar is a useful tool that allows information our newsroom collects to cascade across media platforms giving our readers content they want, when and where they want it,” said Ricky Mathews, President of Advance Alabama/Mississippi.

This exciting events calendar allows visitors to browse events by location, event type and by date. Upon finding an event of interest, visitors will be provided with all of the specific details available for each event including the venue, address, map, phone number, ticket prices and more.

“We have added hundreds of venues across the state the past several years. Coupled with vibrant events listings, many of them provided by al.com viewers, everyone will be able to find exhibits, concerts and exciting nightlife happenings regardless of where they are in Alabama,” said Bob Sims,  director of content for al.com.

The mobile events calendar can be accessed on a web-enabled mobile device by going to al.com and tapping on the “Events Calendar” link on the homepage. The events calendar can also be accessed on the al.com iPhone and Android apps.  Within the app, just click on the Entertainment tab at the bottom, then Events Calendar at the top.  For more information on the mobile events calendar, visit the details and information page (http://www.al.com/mobile-device/events).

About al.com
al.com, an affiliate of Advance Digital, is the leading local website for news and information throughout Alabama featuring the latest Alabama news, business, sports, travel, weather, traffic, shopping and entertainment information. In addition, al.com has a comprehensive business listings directory, as well as local classified listings for jobs, homes, apartment rentals and autos. al.com is powered by The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and Press-Register.

About The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and (Mobile) Press-Register
Purchased in the 1950’s and 1960’s by Advance Publications, the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times and (Mobile) Press-Register newspapers collected, edited, printed and delivered the day’s news and advertising in print only.  Today, the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times and (Mobile) Press-Register, the dominant multimedia companies in their respective markets, operate state-of-the-art facilities that house over 1,000 employees who create and deliver news, information and advertising on multimedia platforms that are read by over a million adults every week, or 67% of the adults in the three markets.  These audience figures are a testament to the quality of reporting and diversity of topics covered by our award-winning news teams, affording our advertisers access to large audiences in all age, education and income groups.  No other media reaches more local consumers with one insertion than the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times and (Mobile) Press-Register.

About Advance Digital
Advance Digital, Inc., based in Jersey City, NJ, provides digital information and connection solutions for local consumers and businesses. The company operates 11 media properties across the U.S. that are the number one local news, information and community hubs in the markets they serve.  The sites include cleveland.com, cleveland.com, gulflive.com, NJ.com, NOLA.com, OregonLive.com, SILive.com, syracuse.com, MassLive.com, PennLive.com, and lehighvalleylive.com.