Do512 is a localized event listings website featuring
concerts
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, drink specials, and other arts and culture events in
Austin, Texas
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. The site typically features 1,000 to 1,500 events per week, and receives around 250,000 unique visitors each month.
In 2012 it was named "Best Local Entertainment Website" by
The Austin Chronicle
''The Austin Chronicle'' is an alternative weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demogr ...
.
In 2009 the founders created a spin-off company, DoStuff Media, LLC, which powers a network of similar event listings websites in major cities across
North America
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.
History
Do512 was founded in 2006 by Jimmy Stewart and Scott Owens as a resource for finding
happy hours in Austin, Texas.
The site’s
URL
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, Do512.com, was picked as an homage to the city of Austin’s
telephone area code
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. Since launch the website has expanded to include other types of lifestyle and entertainment events.
In 2009 Owens and Stewart launched a spin off company, DoStuff Media LLC., to license their event listing technology to similar websites outside of Austin.
DoStuff Media currently powers websites in several major cities around North America including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco,
Indianapolis, Nashville, Louisville, and Toronto.
By 2011 Do512 was reporting 4.6 million
page views
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and 780,000
unique visitors
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per year.
In 2013 Do512 reported earning $1 million in revenue for the first time.
References
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External links
Do512 website
Internet properties established in 2006
Mass media in Austin, Texas
American entertainment news websites