FOMO Western New York

Welcome to FOMOWNY

What is FOMO?

fəʊməʊ/ (informal) noun

Definition:

  1. Type of social anxiety that one is either not in the know or missing out on information, events or experiences that could make one’s life better.
  2. The fear that if you miss a party or event you will miss out on something great.
  3. A feeling of worry that an interesting or exciting event is happening somewhere else.
  4. The remedy:

FOMOWNY.COM

A new way to connect our community

What is FOMOWNY.COM?

FOMOWNY.COM is a new website offering comprehensive listings of local events. You can PERUSE, SORT, SEARCH by category, genre or location and SAVE events to your personal FOMO Dashboard. Beyond local events, FOMO’s ARTIST PRO PAGES feature artists of all kinds who bring WNY’s Arts and Culture community to life.

How Does FOMOWNY Work?

FOMO has been developed to offer an unprecedented level of user-friendly functionality. Listing of what’s happening today and tomorrow can be instantly viewed (searched or sorted) under the TODAY tab with links to the individual event pages and locations. Want to search specifically for LIVE MUSIC? Search by genre under this tab, or go directly to *** LIVE MUSIC ARTISTS *** where you’ll find all your favorite live music artist’s PRO PAGES. Want to search THEATRE, FESTIVALS, FAMILY FRIENDLY or other WNY EVENTS? Paint Nights, Classes, Trivia, Karaoke, Bingo, Comedy, Film, Car Shows…whatever is happening in Western New York, listed on one easily accessible site: FOMOWNY.COM. Sure, anyone can access the comprehensive event listings and Pro Pages by searching the event categories or the Artists’ Pages.

But why miss out?

When you become a FOMO FAN MEMBER, you gain access to your personal FOMO DASHBOARD. Here is what you get:

When you find events in the listings, you can quickly and easily save them to your personal calendar.
When your find an artist you love, add them to your personal Picks and manage your settings to get notifications each time a Pro you Pick adds a new event!

  • Never again miss an event because you didn’t know about it!
  • Never again miss an event because you forgot about it!

What is The FOMO PRO+ User Experience?

  • Pro users create (and edit) their own page, customized with their Bio, images and media (yes, even video) and their website and social media links.
  • Pro users submit (and edit) their own events that appear in the listing and on their individual Pro Page with photos and flyers of their choice.  
  • A QR code is provided to offer quick access to your page.
  • Pro Pages of band members that you select are linked on each Pro Page if they also have a Pro Page in FOMO.
  • Pro user’s events are highlighted and featured on the Upcoming Events Carousel at the top of each genre page.
  • Pro user’s events appear on the associated location page.  
  • Pro users can build their own Fan Base through the Picks feature and automatic notifications sent whenever they post a new event. (Fans must turn on notifications).
  • Pro users create (and edit) their own page, customized with their Bio, images and media (yes, even video) and their website and social media links.
  • Pro users submit (and edit) their own events that appear in the listing and on their individual Pro Page with photos and flyers of their choice.  
  • A QR code is provided to offer quick access to your page.
  • Pro Pages of band members that you select are linked on each Pro Page if they also have a Pro Page in FOMO.
  • Pro user’s events are highlighted and featured on the Upcoming Events Carousel at the top of each genre page.
  • Pro user’s events appear on the associated location page.  
  • Pro users can build their own Fan Base through the Picks feature and automatic notifications sent whenever they post a new event. (Fans must turn on notifications).

This gives you a direct connection to your own Fan Base.

Here’s what the Pro+ Dashboard looks like:

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