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| ⚫ | '''411mania''' is a pop-culture [[website]] covering movies, television, music, pro-wrestling, politics, sports, video games, MMA, and more. The site dates back to August of 1996 and is independently owned by founder Ashish Pabari. 411mania.com receives 15-20 million hits a month.<ref>http://www.411mania.com/about_us </ref> |
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==History== |
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| ⚫ | '''411mania''' is a pop-culture [[website]] covering movies, television, music, pro-wrestling, politics, sports, video games, and more. The site dates back to August of 1996 and is independently owned by founder |
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| ⚫ | 411wrestling shifted their core focus in 2002 from pro-wrestling only, adding sections for video games and action figures. 411wrestling continued to expand out of the pro-wrestling area and by 2003 had established sections in movies, music, , television, video games, action figures, comics, politics, and pro-wrestling. The site also re-launched in 2003 as 411mania. Editor Jonathan Widro was also promoted to Managing Partner in 2003. |
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Past writers have included author [[Scott Keith]]. The site also houses a large [[online forum]] community approaching 10,000 registered members. As of June 2006, 411mania claimed four million unique visitors and nearly 20 million impressions per month. [http://www.411mania.com/about_us 2] Site traffic is claimed to have reached record levels in April 2006.[http://www.411mania.com/about_us 3] Traffic in general is cyclical, usually peaking during March and April of each year, corresponding with the interest in the [[WWE WrestleMania]] event that take place around that time. |
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== Brief history == |
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After the [[dotcom bubble]] burst in 2001, 411wrestling and most of its competitors lost significant portions of their revenue streams due to a sudden global lack of confidence in the effectiveness of [[internet advertising]], specifically in the oversaturated pro-wrestling sector. Pro-wrestling, a trendy pop-culture phenomenon in the late 1990s, also lost popularity during 2001 and 2002. |
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==Writers== |
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| ⚫ | 411wrestling shifted their core focus in 2002 from pro-wrestling only, adding sections for video games and action figures. 411wrestling continued to expand out of the pro-wrestling area and by 2003 had established sections in movies, music, television, video games, action figures, comics, politics, and pro-wrestling. The site also re-launched in 2003 as |
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From the relaunch until 2004, the site included a comic book section which helped launch contributor [[Ben Morse]] to a position writing for [[Wizard Magazine]]. |
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411mania.com has been mentioned in several mainstream media outlets, including most recently in ''[[The Boston Globe]]'',<ref>http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2006/10/16/online_finds/?p1=email_to_a_friend</ref> ''[[The Chicago Sun-Times]]'',<ref>http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/415466,CST-NWS-roep06.article</ref> ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'',<ref>http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-0617_violence_jpjun17,0,225451.story?coll=mmx-movies_heds</ref> and the ''[[Toronto Star]]''.<ref>http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/223007</ref> |
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==References== |
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Notable past readers include [[WWE]] wrestler [[Matt Hardy]], who, in 2004, responded to a column by 'Asteroid Boy', in which the author claimed that Hardy's career had suffered due to his relationship with Lita. Writing on his site www.wwemattitude.com, Hardy denigrated Asteroid Boy's column. Hardy's response was removed within 24 hours by WWE. |
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== Site editors == |
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<li>Ashish Pabari - Founder, Editorial Manager |
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<li>Larry Csonka - Editor, Pro-Wrestling |
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<li>Leonard Hayhurst - Editor, Movies/TV |
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<li>Brandon Ratliff - Editor, Music |
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<li>Jason Easley - Editor, Politics |
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<li>Scott Rutherford - Editor, Sports |
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<li>Caleb Newby - Editor, Games |
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<li>Mike Watters - Administrator, Forums |
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</ul> |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.411mania.com 411mania.com] |
*[http://www.411mania.com 411mania.com] |
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*[http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2006/10/16/online_finds/?p1=email_to_a_friend Boston.com] |
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*[http://www.411mania.com/ubbthreads 411Mania Forum] |
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Latest revision as of 11:33, 7 September 2018
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411mania is a pop-culture website covering movies, television, music, pro-wrestling, politics, sports, video games, MMA, and more. The site dates back to August of 1996 and is independently owned by founder Ashish Pabari. 411mania.com receives 15-20 million hits a month.[1]
History
[edit]411mania started as 411wrestling slightly prior to the boom in pro-wrestling interest during the late 1990s.
411wrestling shifted their core focus in 2002 from pro-wrestling only, adding sections for video games and action figures. 411wrestling continued to expand out of the pro-wrestling area and by 2003 had established sections in movies, music, , television, video games, action figures, comics, politics, and pro-wrestling. The site also re-launched in 2003 as 411mania. Editor Jonathan Widro was also promoted to Managing Partner in 2003.
In 2004, 411mania reshuffled the site structure after the departure of editor Jonathan Widro and other writers, which included Scott Keith and Chris Hyatte, to start InsidePulse.com.
Pro wrestling remains 411mania's main focus, followed by movies, games, and music.
Writers
[edit]From the relaunch until 2004, the site included a comic book section which helped launch contributor Ben Morse to a position writing for Wizard Magazine.
Former 411 writer Scotty Fowler (writer from 1998 to 2000) has wrestled on WWE Heat and WWE Smackdown.[2][3][4]
411mania.com has been mentioned in several mainstream media outlets, including most recently in The Boston Globe,[5] The Chicago Sun-Times,[6] The Chicago Tribune,[7] and the Toronto Star.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.411mania.com/about_us
- ^ http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/tv_reports/41974
- ^ http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/44158/
- ^ http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/15653/
- ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2006/10/16/online_finds/?p1=email_to_a_friend
- ^ http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/415466,CST-NWS-roep06.article
- ^ http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-0617_violence_jpjun17,0,225451.story?coll=mmx-movies_heds
- ^ http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/223007