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HowStuffWorks is a Website created by Marshall Brain but now owned by the Convex Group . It is dedicated to explaining the way many things work. The website in its early days focused mostly on science and machines, ranging from submarines to common household gadgets and appliances. Content since then has expanded to a larger array of topics, ranging from "How Black Holes Work" to "How Verbal Self-Defense Works" to even "How St. Patrick's Day Works." The site has an article dedicated to "How Wikis Work" and one dedicated to explaining "How the HowStuffWorks Book Works". The site uses photos, diagrams, video and animation to explain even complex terminology and mechanisms in lucid terms. New content is added daily. There have been four HowStuffWorks books: two hardcover, illustrated Coffee Table Book s, called "HowStuffWorks" and "More HowStuffWorks," and two unillustrated paperbacks, "How Much Does the Earth Weigh?" and "What If?". HowStuffWorks puts out an educational magazine called "HowStuffWorks Express" for middle school students. The company has also put out a series of HowStuffWorks trivia "LidRock" discs — CD-ROMs sold on fountain drink lids at Regal Theaters. Now worldwide starting with is a part of HSW International . HISTORY In 1998, former North Carolina State University professor Marshall Brain started the site as a hobby. In 1999, Brain began raising venture capital and formed a corporation, HowStuffWorks, Inc. In March of to Atlanta, Georgia . The Convex Group is an Atlanta based investment and media company founded by Jeff Arnold, founder and former CEO of WebMD . Howstuffworks recently acquired Mobil Travel Guide® and Consumer Guide®. On August 15 , 2003 , the popular HowStuffWorks Forums shut down[http://www.howstuffworks.com/forum-welcome.htm How Stuff Works’ fora].. The community has since survived in [http://forums.howwhatwhy.com an unaffiliated website]. APRIL FOOLS' DAY HOAXES There have been several April Fools' Day hoaxes on the HowStuffWorks website. In 2006, the article was one based on How Tattoo Implants Work[http://people.howstuffworks.com/animated-tattoo.htm How Tattoo Works]., and in 2007, it related to How Cell Phone Implants Work[http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone-implant.htm How Cell Phone Implants Work].. POPULAR FEATURES
STUFFO Stuffo is a website that was temporarily run independently by Howstuffworks which now redirects back to Howstuffworks' entertainment section. As proclaimed in its own tagline, the website was devoted to "Movies, Games, Web, and World Domination." and included Movies , Video Games , and Pop Culture in a humorous, informative manner. In November 2004, HowStuffWorks renamed its Entertainment Stuff section to Stuffo . The tone of Stuffo was quite different than the writing on the rest of the Howstuffworks website. The articles were influenced by opinion and a Tongue In Cheek attitude not seen in other Howstuffworks articles. In June 2005, Stuffo was separated from the Howstuffworks site and moved to its own domain, stuffo.com . The "Entertainment Stuff" section of Howstuffworks returned as the Howstuffworks Entertainment Channel . Stuffo, while still having individual articles available via links, is no longer an active website, and the front page now redirects visitors to the Howstuffworks Entertainment Channel. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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