Now I have to say that I have been on the internet since about 1997, and I have a great deal of online experience. When I decided to post a Forum Find for men, I realized that there were no message boards that instantly came to mind. You might think that because I am a woman I might not be in touch with the likes of a man, however I am a lesbian woman, and with this comes an appreciation of women that helps me to relate to a man’s plight somewhat. Since I’m a female I’ve never signed up as a member at any male website that I have surfed through, but as a lesbian I have enjoyed the articles and photos of them when passing through. That being said the first site that came to mind was Maxim Magazine Online. My wife and I are fans of the magazine and I wondered if they had a message board on their website. Well I spent a lot of time on the photo blog (*wink) but I didn’t find a message board.
So what I did was run a search for ‘message boards for men’ on Google and the results were slim pickins!
There were a few forums that caught my attention, one being Men Essentials which is a men’s skin care website with a message board full of men's topics to discuss. However, the message board for men that I chose to write about for this weeks Forum Find is at AskMen.com. AskMen.com is a free online magazine with premium content for men with a whopping 5 million readers per month! The topics you can read about at the men's portal include Dating & Love, Entertainment, Health & Sports, Gaming, Cars, and more. AskMen.com is brought to us by IGN Entertainment gaming and entertainment enthusiasts.
The AskMen.com message board is an active forum with thousands of posts within the following topics:
-Current Events / Politics
-Career, Power & Money
-Health, Sports, Fitness
-Love & Relationships
-Fashion & Entertainment
-The General Forum
-The Men's Issues Forum
This is what it says about the AskMen.com Message Boards on Wikipedia:
AskMen.com’s message boards launched on August 9, 2001, and thus far boast over 35,000 members. With over 3 million posts, the most popular topics on the boards include Men's Issues, Current Events/Politics, Love & Relationships.
On top of the popularity of the message boards at AskMen.com, the look and feel of the site is very clean and appealing.
It's no wonder the site is so popular with features such as micro sites like Run Fatboy Run, the Top 99 Women list, and the Ultimate Pickup Guide. There are also daily features such as the Joke of the Day and Gadget of the Day, plus more. The website is easy to surf and interact with, and the message boards seem to be on topic.
I give AskMen.com a thumbs up as a website, and a thumbs up for their message board as well - that's two thumbs up!
You can visit the site to access the boards, sign up for their newsletter, or read any of the channels, blogs, microsites, and more that you will find at AskMen.com.
I hope that you enjoyed reading this weeks Forum Find post, and I look forward to next weeks post, Blog Envy. Thank you for visiting Online Socialite and stay well until the next time!
About the Author: Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more and view her photos by visiting her page on MySpace.
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