Internet Brands Acquires ATV Connection
Andover, Minnesota (September 5, 2007) – ATV Connection Magazine announced today that the site has been acquired by Internet Brands, a leading operator of media and e-commerce websites.
Launched in 1996, ATVConnection.com Magazine has been the predominant pioneer and a leader in the online ATV industry. ATV Connection published the first online ATV reviews, Trail and Club Guides, Product Accessory Reviews, Race Coverage and established the first ATV Forum and Chat Room on the Internet. Today, ATV Connection has a thriving and growing forum community of 90,000 registered members and over 300,000 unique visitors each month. The site remains the top-ranked ATV destination on the Internet and is a respected brand in the ATV Industry.
“We’re very excited about becoming part of the Internet Brands family of sites,” said Dave Beckstrom, founder of ATV Connection.com. “Our goal has always been to provide the most informative online ATV publication, to serve the online ATV community and to help ATV Clubs and ATV enthusiasts. We’re constantly striving to give more to the ATV Community. With the extensive resources, support and expertise offered by Internet Brands, the future of ATV Connection Magazine and the services that we offer to the ATV Community are extremely bright.”
About Internet Brands
Los Angeles-based Internet Brands (www.internetbrands.com) is a leading operator of media and e-commerce sites for large ticket consumer purchases, such as cars, real estate, mortgages and travel. The company empowers consumers to make better product choices and save money. Internet Brands’ sites deliver superior content and consumer insight and have received dozens of “best-in-class” awards.
Internet Brands’ automotive division includes CarsDirect.com, Autos.com, Wikicars.org, NewCarTestDrive.com, GreenHybrid.com and Autodata Solutions. The company’s home division includes DoItYourself.com, LoanApp.com, Loan.com, RealEstateABC.com and ApartmentRatings.com. Internet Brands’ travel division includes VacationHomes.com, Vamoose.com, Wikitravel.org, World66.com, BBOnline.com, CruiseMates.com, CruiseReviews.com, and FlyerTalk.com.
Internet Brands was founded in 1998 as CarsDirect and added the new parent company name of Internet Brands in June 2005.