sentences: "Boardwatch" spawned an ISP industry tradeshow, ISPcon, and published a yearly "Directory of Internet Service Providers".In 1998, Rickard sold a majority interest in "Boardwatch" and its related products to an East Coast multimedia company, which was then acquired by Penton Media in 1999 and moved to another ventures, notably EVTV, an online/video magazine of electric car conversions.