Editing PBNation (section)

== Timeline ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Event
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| January 2001
| Trademark record claims first use of PBNATION
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| February 2001
| Trademark record claims first use in commerce
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| Early 2000s
| PBNation develops as an online paintball community
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| Mid-2000s
| Forums expand to cover equipment, tournaments, trading and regional communities
|-
| 2007
| PBNation receives recognition in paintball media awards
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| 2008
| Website receives coverage in mainstream media
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| 20 May 2011
| CrowdGather enters acquisition agreement with PbNation LLC
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| 25 May 2011
| CrowdGather publicly announces acquisition
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| 2011
| Company reports approximately 20 million monthly pageviews
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| 27 April 2014
| CrowdGather signs agreement to sell PBNation to VerticalScope
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| 1 May 2014
| CrowdGather files SEC disclosure of sale agreement
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| 19 May 2014
| Sale to VerticalScope closes for US$1.38 million
|-
| 2010s–2020s
| Historical forum discussions remain a resource for paintball research
|}