SILive.com launches Mobile-friendly Staten Island local events smartphone calendar

March 23, 2012 - PRLog -- Staten Island, NY – SILive.com, powered by the Staten Island Advance, has launched a mobile-friendly events calendar website, aimed at making it easy for users to find things to do across Staten Island.

The mobile events calendar is free and can be accessed on a web-enabled mobile device by going to SILive.com in a browser, scrolling down the home page and tapping on the “Events Calendar” link. The events calendar can also be accessed from within the SILive.com news and information 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.silive.com/mobile-device/events).

"Besides reporting the local news that has happened, our mission has always included telling our readers what events are scheduled to happen on our Island," said William Huus, Staten Island Advance managing editor. "We're thrilled that this new tool will allow our ever more active audience to get this information on the go."

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

“Our mobile-friendly events calendar website includes comprehensive event listings from the Staten Island Advance,”s aid Matt Kraner, president, SILive.com.  “Now everybody with a smartphone can quickly and easily find fun and interesting things to do wherever they are on Staten Island.”

The mobile events calendar was developed and launched by Advance Digital in collaboration with SILive.com and the Staten Island Advance to provide a uniquely compelling mobile experience for people interested in finding and sharing local events on Staten Island.

Just go to SILive.com on your mobile device and start looking for local events now!

About SILive.com
SILive.com, an affiliate of Advance Digital, Inc., is the leading local website for news and information throughout Staten Island featuring the latest Staten Island news, business, sports, travel, weather, traffic, shopping and entertainment information. In addition, SILive.com has a comprehensive business listings directory, as well as local classified listings for jobs, homes, apartment rentals and autos. SILive.com is powered by the Staten Island Advance.

About Staten Island Advance
The Staten Island (NY) Advance is the flagship newspaper of Advance Publications, Inc., having been purchased in 1922 by S.I. Newhouse Sr., the first of more than two dozen papers he bought. It services New York City's most suburban borough, the only one with its own daily newspaper. Besides providing its readers with neighborhood-based local news, it proudly sponsors many community events and programs. The Advance celebrated its 125th anniversary year in 2011.

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 SILive.com, SILive.com, gulflive.com, SILive.com, SILive.com, SILive.com, SILive.com, syracuse.com, MassLive.com, SILive.com, and SILive.com.