Comments on: Sadly, TravelChannel.com Will Not Be Acquiring Us After All

By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:46:54 +0000

hahaha – yup, you got me hook, line and sinker. nice job, Mike.

By: Uncle Drew

Uncle Drew — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:50:28 +0000

Still, an excellent ploy, especially considering how people are swimming in information and just believe the headlines.

A little scary, actually.

By: Tony P

Tony P — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:40:25 +0000

Very well thought out, bro! Keep up the great work!

By: Mike Richard

Mike Richard — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:32:11 +0000

Matt: Considering the number of snow globe requests I received, I'm absolutely holding up my end of the bargain! Craig: I like to think we (and you) are still famous, Travel Channel or no Travel Channel =P. Sophie and Rory: Thank you - it's heartwarming that you'd even think to put us in relatively the same league as World Hum. Or at least enough so to believe the "news".

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:38:10 +0000

“perhaps the subtlety was aided by posting on 3/31?”

That, and the “article” is dated April 2nd? Thats what had me wondering…

But I also wonder what the real joke is…

By: Rory

Rory — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:00:20 +0000

I was also pulled in because of Worldhum, I figured you guys were climbing into bed together – proverbially of course.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:43:05 +0000

Ah well–since I worked with Worldhum editor Mike Yessis before the site he co-founded was acquired by Travel Channel, it all seemed believable to me. Such things do happen.

At any rate, Travel Channel might do well to take notice, since you are writing to a specific audience often under-served in travel media.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:10:39 +0000

You wanker! That was awesome! I called my wife and said “you know that site that had our travel log post on their ‘currently reading’ list? Well, they sold to Travelchannel and we are now going to be famous!” Ha! Ha! You may have gotten me better than anyone else!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:39:42 +0000

Mike, you know I’m still holding you accountable for a snow globe from somewhere in Africa near the Serengeti.

Good form man.

By: Mike Richard

Mike Richard — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:35:47 +0000

Thanks, Tom!

Stacy: Truth be told, I’m pretty bad myself about picking up on AFD gags. If I’d read this news on Brave New Traveler, etc., I probably would’ve bought it too!