- Kitelife
"Kitelife (KL)" is an American
magazine devoted tokite s.Creation
Founded in 1998 by Mike Gillard of
Ohio , "Kitelife Magazine" was the first on-line publication 100% devoted to the sport of kite flying and its community. Featuring articles, reviews and interviews with notable kite fliers, Kitelife offered a wealth of kiting information and entertainment during a time when there were no other kite publications available. Building on the ideas and vision carried by such out-of-print kiting publications as "Stunt Kite Quarterly", "Kite Lines", "American Kite Magazine" and "Kite Passion", Mr. Gillard published bi-monthly issues of "Kitelife Magazine" until the business changed ownership a few years later.John Baressi
In January 2003, John Barresi became a part owner of "Kitelife". Having spent the 1997 sport kite season flying together on the Captain Eddie's Flying Circus sport kite team, Barresi shared the same desire to contribute to kiting through promotion, education and stimulation in his role as Webmaster of Kitelife. With Gillard's taking over the editorship of the
American Kitefliers Association "Kiting Magazine" in recent years, Barresi assumed full ownership effectiveAugust 1 2003 .Expansion
Kitelife expanded its realm of content very quickly with the gradual addition of what is now the largest single video collection [ [http://www.kitelife.com/videos video collection] ] of sport kite performances found anywhere on the
world wide web . Additionally, a discussion forum [ [http://www.kitelife.com/forum discussion forum] ] and photo gallery were added.Kitelife went on to secure permission to reproduce some out of print magazines into
PDF format so that it would again be accessible to the general public, free of charge. Publishers Valerie Govig of "Kite Lines" and Susan Batdorff of "Stunt Kite Quarterly" understood the historical value and agreed to share their creations with the world through "Kitelife".Today, "Kitelife" boasts over 80,000 visitors per month and supports itself through the contributions of advertisers and subscription fees. Although the main bulk of the content is free by principle, visitors are still encouraged to subscribe for additional features and the knowledge they are supporting a worthwhile cause.
References
External links
* [http://www.kitelife.com "Kitelife Magazine"]
* [http://www.kitelife.com/kitelines "Kite Lines"]
* [http://www.kitelife.com/skq "Stunt Kite Quarterly"]
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