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About Gadgetell, LLC

Last Updated: February 16, 2010 at 02:35 PM

Who is Gadgetell, LLC?

Philadelphia, PA - Oct. 5, 2009 - The Consumer Technology Publishing Group (CTPG), a division of North American Publishing Company, announced today the completion of its acquisition of Dabbledoo Media sites, Gadgetell.com, Appletell.com, and Gamertell.com.

Eric Schwartz , President and Publisher of CTPG said, “Gadgetell, Appletell and Gamertell are the perfect addition to our existing portfolio of consumer electronic publications and media properties. They provide an ideal foundation on which to meaningfully increase our Internet presence. Additionally, our advertiser partners will benefit from new engagement opportunities and a means to reach a larger audience.”

The Gadgetell, LLC sites are maintained by nine editors and associate editors complimented by 50 writers. With their CTPG colleagues, the newly expanded editorial team will be one of the largest in the world covering consumer electronics.

The Consumer Technology Publishing Group (CTPG), a division of North American Publishing Company, covers the entire spectrum of products and services associated with the consumer electronics industry. CTPG is the publisher of Dealerscope, CustomRetailer, Picture Business, Home Furnishings Business and E-Gear magazines along with integrated websites and e-newsletters. CTPG is organizer of CEA Line Shows and Digital Downtown Conference Program. CTPG offers a custom publishing service that is successful in producing specialty products such as The Official International CES® Preshow Planner, Directory and Show Guide, E-Gear’s Guide to Collegiate Gadgets, CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® magazine, HD Living and the HTSA Quarterly for the Home Theater Specialists of America and the Home Entertainment Source® Insider Magazine.

Adam Berger and Doug Berger founded Dabbledoo Media, a division of Dabbledoo, LLC, four years ago at Indiana University. It was built as an online consumer technology media network that focused on consumer electronics (Gadgetell.com), Apple (Appletell.com), and gaming (Gamertell.com).

What is “Dabbledoo”?

There is a lot in a name. For us the name “Dabbledoo” invokes memories of childhood and fun. The most memorable times from our childhood were when we sat hours at end making-up words and doing things we love.

Dabbledoo strives to keep things exciting for you and us by constantly updating the content on our sites, unveiling new site designs, launching new blogs, rolling out new features, and entering related ventures. Since we are passionate about passion, Dabbledoo Media allows our bloggers to spend as much time as they like writing about the topics they love, for you to read.

Now you ask, what does “doo” mean? Nothing. What? Yup, it means absolutely nothing. You may ask, how is that? Simple. Doo is a great word to add to the end of Dabble. It makes the word fun and your mouth smile. When you are smiling, you are having fun, and fun is most important when you are working.

The history of Dabbledoo Media?

In 2005 Doug Berger, while at Indiana University, founded Dabbledoo Media as an online t-shirt company. In October of that year, Doug switched gears, from t-shirts to blogs, and launched Dabbledoo Media with Gadgetell.com, an online consumer electronics/technology blog, as an energetic web company that would be a source of information for web savvy people. In November 2005, Adam Berger came on as a writer for Gadgetell and soon became a Dabbledoo partner (though we are not related). Since then the team has launched Appletell.com and Gamertell.com, expanding their reach into consumer electronic niches.

Doug and Adam were also partners with Adam Jacobs in The Final Sprint LLC, a network of health and fitness blogs, from May 2006 through November 2007. In December 2007 Adam and Doug opted to sell Dabbledoo’s share of The Final Sprint LLC, to Adam Jacobs. Selling this business will allow the Dabbledoo team to concentrate on the passion-based categories we believe offer the most promise for Dabbledoo.

Dabbledoo Media’s Mission Statement

Dabbledoo’s mission is to be a part of, and start, online and offline conversations by providing people with topics to discuss, ways of interacting, and products that cause buzz… Get out there and speak your mind.

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