Methods and systems for a web-based calendar application

A method for generating and maintaining an online calendar, the method comprising:

• retrieving a first event feed from a first calendar source;
• retrieving a second event feed from a second calendar source;
• iterating through events of the first and second event feeds, and determining for each event whether there is a corresponding event entry in the online calendar;
• and
• adding the event to the online calendar if there is no corresponding event entry located in the online calendar, wherein adding the event to the online calendar comprises assigning to the event a category associated with the calendar source for the event.

A system for generating and maintaining an online calendar, the system comprising:

• a data storage for storing event data for the online calendar;
• and
• a server in communication with the data storage and configured to:
• retrieve a first event feed from a first calendar source;
• retrieve a second event feed from a second calendar source;
• iterate through events of the first and second event feeds, and determine for each event whether there is a corresponding event entry in the online calendar;
• and
• add the event to the data storage if there is no corresponding event entry located in the online calendar, wherein adding the event comprises assigning to the event a category associated with the calendar source for the event.