Timable

Timable

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'''Timable''' is an online event listing platform based in [[Hong Kong]], comprising websites and [[mobile apps]]. The platform was co-founded by [[Sam Yuen]] and Mike Ko in 2010 and features popular events happening in the city, including concerts, dramas, exhibitions, festivals, and family-friendly activities. The name "Timable" reflects its goal of creating a platform that allows users to [[search algorithm|search]] for events based on their available time.
'''Timable''' is an online event listing platform in [[Hong Kong]], consisting of websites and [[mobile apps]]. It was co-founded by [[Sam Yuen]] and Mike Ko in 2010. It displays popular events happening in the city, including concerts, dramas, exhibitions, festivals, events for family, etc. The name refers to its attempt to create a platform that allows users to [[search algorithm|search]] by time. Users can search for events, matching their spare time.


"Timable" is an [[original]] word coined to mean "able to time," as explained on the platform's website. The omission of the letter "e" follows a pattern seen in English words like "[[scalable]]" and "writable." The name is often misspelled as "timeable" or "timetable." As of now, there is no corresponding Chinese name for Timable.
Timable, an [[original]] word, means "able to time" according to the explanation on its website. The letter "e" is omitted in the word based on common [[English grammar]], like "[[scalable]]", "writable". The name is often misspelled as "timeable" or "timetable". At the moment, there is no corresponding Chinese name for Timable.


Event listings are contributed by organizers through a [[Web 2.0]] approach or published by Timable Editors. By the end of 2013, the platform had recorded over 23,000 events.
Listings are contributed by event organizers in [[Web 2.0]] approach, or published by Timable Editors. By the end of 2013, over 23,000 events have been recorded.


==History==
==History==