<s>
Upcoming	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Upcoming.org	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
social	O
event	O
calendar	O
website	O
that	O
launched	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Andy	O
Baio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upcoming	B-Application
combines	O
features	O
of	O
an	O
event	O
calendar	O
and	O
a	O
social	O
networking	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primarily	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
is	O
a	O
searchable	O
,	O
browseable	O
repository	O
of	O
upcoming	B-Application
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
art	O
exhibits	O
,	O
conferences	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
concerts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
user	O
accounts	O
system	O
in	O
early	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
changed	O
its	O
domain	O
name	O
to	O
upcoming.yahoo.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
formally	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
"	O
Upcoming.org	B-Application
 "	O
to	O
simply	O
"	O
Upcoming	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upcoming	B-Application
uses	O
iCalendar	O
,	O
GeoRSS	O
,	O
and	O
RSS	O
for	O
content	O
syndication	O
and	O
supports	O
an	O
open	O
API	B-Application
for	O
searching	O
or	O
submitting	O
event	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
uses	O
hCalendar	B-General_Concept
microformats	I-General_Concept
,	O
so	O
that	O
events	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
directly	O
into	O
calendar	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Upcoming.org	B-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
announced	O
the	O
retirement	O
of	O
Upcoming	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Andy	O
Baio	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
re-launch	O
upcoming.org	B-Application
independently	O
of	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
