Yes, I realize that it would have done that. I guess since I do the site more as a hobby, I didn't want to have the added pressure. It's already a lot of work between people writing in, asking questions, people wanting their events/information posted, and all that.
For first-time inaugural celebrants, perhaps the most anticipated, least understood and thus likeliest to disappoint event remains those inaugural balls. Though the PIC has not released a total number, one unofficial site is guessing “roughly 10.”
This is kind of funny so I want to point it out. I spend a lot of time gathering and organizing information on a lot of inauguration events taking place during inauguration weekend. I have a lot of people going to it and I know that sometimes other sites copy stuff off my site. I can't really prevent them from doing it I suppose. What's funny, though, is that for some of the inaugural events I link to, I get commissions from the sale of tickets if they buy through my link. I have noticed a few other sites have copied not only the event information I provide, but my urls with my affiliate link embedded into them. So at least theoretically, I should still get a commission if customers buy using those links. Kind of nice, huh?
Profiting from the idiocy of others is always sweet is it not? ;D That has happened to me with a couple of the Amazon book links I put up on my site too. I don't know how much I have made from that but it is not much. I have not wised up the chumps either though.