Monthly Archives: May 2007

Internet Brands acquires BikeForums.net

May 30, 2007
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The beginning of a downward spiral, no doubt. Internet Brands, which is the parent company of CarsDirect.com and other community based sites including Wikitravel.org, FlyerTalk.com, SlowTalk.com and others, has added BikeForums.net to its portfolio of websites. The site was started about 7 and a half years ago, by Joe Gardner. Over the years, Joe has watched the site grow from 3 registered members in the…

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Can I really be impartial while being compensated?

May 29, 2007
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I just checked my Google AdSense stats. For this month, I have averaged 63 cents a day. So I’m getting paid to write this stuff. I shall try not to let it go to my head. If I make just a bit more, I can put a deposit down on that Ellsworth The Ride that I’ve had my eye on since I did the interview…

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Slow week?

May 28, 2007
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Well, I got nothing. I refuse to write about doping scandals, Don Imus, or Paris Hilton. And when I do a search of the latest bike-related news, I find that it’s been covered on a bunch of other sites already. None of my usual sources have anything good to share either. So I got nothing. But tune in Wednesday, I know I’ll have something exclusive…

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“If it keeps going like this, my kids will never be able to afford to drive”

May 25, 2007
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That would be so terrible. John Schwartz is the general manager of a gas station in Mequon, Wisconsin. The owner of the station, Harvey Pollack, decided not to sell gas for a day, as a way to protest the high prices. He figured shutting down his pumps for 24 hours might convince others to join his movement, with the goal of getting oil companies to…

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