Plans for World Domination: Past, Present and Future John Breslin Co-Founder boards.ie Ltd.

Past: History of the Boardsverse 1998 - 1 forum - 1 member (me!) - Began life on the Irish Games Network 2000 - 20 forums - 1,500 members – New branding and boards.ie Ltd. formed w/ DeVore, regi, Vexorg, tr1n1ty … ecksor … 2007 - 525 forums - 90k members – <6M posts - 5TB transfer per month

1998 - 1 forum - 1 member (me!) - Began life on the Irish Games Network

2000 - 20 forums - 1,500 members – New branding and boards.ie Ltd. formed

w/ DeVore, regi, Vexorg, tr1n1ty … ecksor

…

2007 - 525 forums - 90k members – <6M posts - 5TB transfer per month

Present: Registered Users

Present: Posted Messages

Present: Forums Created

Past: Boards Recognition Lots of recognition from the Irish web community and various media sources: Awards such as a Golden Spider (2001), a Zeddy (2001), three Net Visionaries (2004, 2005, 2006) Articles in magazines and books (French’s “dot ie”) Radio interviews on Today FM, references on RTÉ Radio 1’s “The Business”, and forum posts read out by Pat Kenny on “Today with PK” But we’ve never advertised – word of mouth, weblinks, Google searches lead to boards.ie

Lots of recognition from the Irish web community and various media sources:

Awards such as a Golden Spider (2001), a Zeddy (2001), three Net Visionaries (2004, 2005, 2006)

Articles in magazines and books (French’s “dot ie”)

Radio interviews on Today FM, references on RTÉ Radio 1’s “The Business”, and forum posts read out by Pat Kenny on “Today with PK”

But we’ve never advertised – word of mouth, weblinks, Google searches lead to boards.ie

Past: In the Press 2006 = busiest press year yet… … for various reasons!

2006 = busiest press year yet…

… for various reasons!

Present: Boards Sections Discussion forums ranging from: … David Hasselhoff and Wanderly Wagon to Irish Skeptics and Conspiracy Theories (crazy people)! … but also normal stuff like Computers, For Sale, Games, Humour, Motors, Personal Issues, Politics, Soccer, Television, and even News / Media  Podcasts on current affairs, ents and tech Community-edited wiki on boards.ie culture Couple of hundred blogs from subscribers Classified ads subsite ( www.adverts.ie )

Discussion forums ranging from:

… David Hasselhoff and Wanderly Wagon to Irish Skeptics and Conspiracy Theories (crazy people)!

… but also normal stuff like Computers, For Sale, Games, Humour, Motors, Personal Issues, Politics, Soccer, Television, and even News / Media 

Podcasts on current affairs, ents and tech

Community-edited wiki on boards.ie culture

Couple of hundred blogs from subscribers

Classified ads subsite ( www.adverts.ie )

Boards Beers Hallowe'en Fancy Dress Party Waterford Beers Dublin Beers Boards Awards Gathering Cards People make images that they can produce in certain situations (trolling, flaming, etc.) Present: Boards Culture

Boards Beers

Hallowe'en Fancy Dress Party

Waterford Beers

Dublin Beers

Boards Awards

Gathering Cards

People make images that they can produce in certain situations (trolling, flaming, etc.)

Present: Boards Revenue Subscribers to services: e-mail, extra forums, blogs, custom pictures, etc. Banner advertising: image adverts from Sales Online and text adverts from Google Adsense Commercial interaction forums: companies allow the boards.ie user base to comment on their products or services

Subscribers to services:

e-mail, extra forums, blogs, custom pictures, etc.

Banner advertising:

image adverts from Sales Online and text adverts from Google Adsense

Commercial interaction forums:

companies allow the boards.ie user base to comment on their products or services

Future: social.ie A social network for Ireland Using the same userbase as boards.ie Blogs Photos etc.

A social network for Ireland

Using the same userbase as boards.ie

Blogs

Photos

etc.

Future: More Boards

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