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Ning'ed Share, RSS
Wednesday, December 24, 2008

From Ning's blog, they stated to those who had built adult social platforms with them have up until January 5th to gather their stuff (stuff being their videos and galleries) as they will be discontinuing their 'red district' areas and closing all adult sections. Well Ning is having issues with their code and the adult sites are being closed before the alloted time.

On ChubSpot's main page, they state that "your friends list is not appearing on your profile page. When you click on the 'Friends' link on the upper right side of any page, you will be informed that 'You don't have any friends on this network yet'. Actually you have all your friends. When you go to your friends page, you can send them messages. This problem will be solved when we release our new social network. Our new social network will be released before January 1st '09".

On BearZone, on their main page: "YIKES! They pulled the plug early! Grrrrr. Don't worry, YOUR new and IMPROVED BearZone will be up on or before January 1st. In the meantime, we still retain control of our licensed galleries and can provide access while we are waiting to here back from Ning on why they wiped out BearZone 10 days before the deadline".

And then there are some who've already moved over. Got Fur? has already opened up 2 communities - Bears in the Woods with Grou.ps and the new Got Fur? on The Complete Bear.


Best of the Bears Share, RSS
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The nominees are in for the 'Best of the Bears'. This is the 3rd year that 'Got Fur...?' (website - articles) has been handing out these awards, and it's all done thru participation. You guys voted for the nominees, now you must vote who should win.

You can find the list of nominees on The Complete Bear's (website - profile) blog page Bear Bones (direct link is here). What you have to do now is choose your favourite among those listed and email your answers to them. And I got some great news - PlanetBears has been nominated, not once but twice (we've never been nominated before): once for 'Best Bear Blog' and the other for 'Best Bear Resources'. You have until December 31st to choose your winners, so get voting.


Got Fur? ~ Best of the Bears Share, RSS
Friday, October 3, 2008

Got Fur? (website - you need to register - it's free) is once again holding their 'Best of the Bears' ballot. What this means is that you get to first nominate and then vote for what you think are the 'Best of...' in several Bearish categories. In 2006 (article) it was Bear411 that won for best website. In 2007 (article) it was BearCiti. Who's it gonna be for 2008...?

Below are the categories to nominate/vote for. Right now they are taking your nominations and they will be doing so up until November 15th. Then the voting will begin - and you'll be able to vote from November 16th thru December 3rd. Copy and paste and email your choices in:

Best Bear Website...
Best Bear Blog...
Best Bear Nonfiction Book...
Best Bear Fiction Book...
Best Bear Podcast...
Best Bear Porn Site...
Best Bear Video...
Best Bear Porn Star...
Best Bear Business...
Best Bear Celebrity...
Best Bear Publication...
Best Bear Club/Organization...
Best Bear Run...
Best Bear Bar...
Best Bear Fundraiser...
Best Bear Campsite...
Best Bear Accommodations...
Best Bear Play Party...
Best Bear Resource...
Best Bear Artist...
Best Bear Performer...


Joe Falconi Share, RSS
Wednesday, October 1, 2008

His real name is Joe Mannetti however many of you know him as Joe Falconi (photo - courtesy of Lee Friend of Talk Magazine) . He has been the heartthrob to many a Bear lover as he's appeared in quite a few photo shoots, magazines and Bear movies. You might even remember seeing him for a few seconds on Conan O'Brien (altho much to the dislike of CyberBears).

Well Joe has been a very busy Bear of late, especially with the ton of work he puts into the GLBT community. You should check out this article on The Complete Bear (website - profile) to see all the things he has been up as well as all the things he'll be doing.

Oh - he also just won the Mr. Los Angeles Bear '08 title held by BearsLA at Oil Can Harry's last September 13th. A huge congratulations goes to him.

On a personal note, I have always found Joe super duper cute ever since I first saw his photos on BearBound (preview pics of Joe - articles - profile). There's something about him that just captures your eye... and keeps it focused on him. I'm sure we'll be hearing more from him in the upcoming future.


Got Fur? Share, RSS
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

From Got Fur?: "We've been oh so busy. We've been building leather links and the leather calendar over at The Twisted Bear. We have been making nice to all of our Bear friends to get them to donate items for the Silent Auction at Lazy Bear. And, we are packing up to head to the rodeo to wrangle some cowboys - Sierra Stampede Rodeo.

We will be making our debut on LOGO during movie night at Lazy Bear... well sort of. We are featured in the documentary 'Bear Run' which debuts on LOGO on August 2nd. This feature is produced and directed by Dan Hunt - who previously produced the 'In The Life' (PBS) story on the Bear community.

And for the record - you are a very naughty dirty Bear! In the last issue of Chewin' the Fat we gave away copies of 'Prime Cut IV' (websitearticle) and you told us you want more free naked Bears. Check out this week’s give away on Chewin’ the Fat for more naked Bears.  Did I mention naked Bears?  LOL".


Joe Falconi Share, RSS
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

If you are a connoisseur of Bear porn, then you have surely heard of Joe Falconi (larger pic). He's done several photo shoots for guys like BearBound and CyberBears, and he even had a minute of fame when his face showed up on Conan O'Brien (article here). Now if you want to know a little more about this very handsome man, well the good folks over at The Complete Bear (TubeBear PRO profile) recently held an interview with Joe. Go check it out here.


Featuring - OHBearly Share, RSS
Friday, March 14, 2008

This week we would really like to feature Tom aka OHBeary ~ here's his TubeBear profile. Now Tom is this super cute Bear from Ohio and, as his profile states, he's a "Partnered chubby hairy techie Bear living in NE Ohio looking for pals and chat buddies".

Tom runs a blog called Jokie's Cafe which is a "collection of unimportant, mostly uninteresting and irreverent, thoughts, opinions, rants and raves on his life, our culture and society". Now Tom is also a chef, and he runs this excellent site called Bearly Edible which is "a recipe and entertaining blog for Bears and their admirers. We invite members of our community to stop by and visit. We have recipes, food and entertaining tips and other topics of interest to the domestic Bear in all of us.

If you are a Bear cook, we would love to have you join our panel of Bear bloggers. You can submit your favorite recipes and cooking news to the blog. We also host a weekly recipe challenge where cooks are encouraged to submit a recipe. So, join this new Bear community and widen your recipe repertoire at the same time. You can also subscribe to us by FeedBurner".

Lastly, Tom has also been recently featured on Chewin' The Fat, a newsletter run by The Complete Bear. Check out the interview here.


Bound in Ink Share, RSS
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Robert Harmon of Bound in Ink has been pretty busy since the last time we spoke about him (article here - TubeBear personal profile ~ PRO profile). Recently he did a show in Albany, NY for the Albany Bears and currently he is working on a 20-25 new piece for the upcoming art show in Philadelphia with the Liberty Bears and his exhibit will be taking place from April 17th thru the 19th. It's his 3rd year participating in this fundraiser.

Now  ~ head on over to The Complete Bear where they recently held an interview with Rob. Also, head on back to his site and on the main page you will see a time lapse video of Rob 'behind the scenes' of him inking a piece. And there is a new section which he added - it's called Goodies and you can download some fantastic desktop wallpapers, from 800x600 to 1600x1200 and you can even get iPhone wallpapers.


The Complete Bear Share, RSS
Thursday, December 27, 2007

You are just not a complete man without visiting The Complete Bear (TubeBear ProProfile). You will be - as they state - 'a Bear in the know' with tips for your sex life, how to survive the dating scene, which runs to attend and an incredible shopping section with some truly unique and well made goods. There's also a great newsletter called Chewin' The Fat which "is here to help. It is designed to supply you with informative, useful, and practical articles twice a month on a different aspect of Bear life. Whether it is love, fashion, fitness, dating, travel, and yes even sex, our newsletter covers it all. We want to provide as many tools as possible to be your Beary best. Whatever it takes to complete the Bear".

Lastly, make sure to head on over to their Bear Bones blog and get your votes in for the Best of the Bears for 2007. Unfortunately neither TubeBear nor PlanetBears were nominated, but there's a ton of great sites, authors, musicians, artists, mags, videos, etc., to vote for so make sure to get email them since the voting ends on December 31st.


Best Bear Sites '07 Share, RSS
Saturday, November 17, 2007

It's time again to vote for your favourite Bear websites for 2007. The guys from Got Fur - the same guys who are associated with the site The Complete Bear - are having their 2nd annual 'Best of the Bears' - email them in your votes for best site, best blog, best video, best artist... all the categories are listed on their site. You can vote up until December 31st. Check out the winners from last year here.


The Complete Bear Share, RSS
Saturday, October 27, 2007

For some people, it's never too early to prepare for Xmas, and for those of you who can't wait to buy for their loved ones (even if that loved one is yourself), then I highly suggest you start browsing the pages over at The Complete Bear.

The goods and supplies they offer over there are of high quality and most of the time are Bear themed ~ either the 4 legged type of bear as well the 2 legged variety. There is stuff for your bathroom, kitchen, bedroom... there's jewelry, DVDs, books, clothing, and so forth.

As well as shopping, The Complete Bear is also a complete website. Always growing, there is an extended link section as well as a great blog Bear Bones and a newsletter Chewin' The Fat.

The Complete Bear has also created a TubeBear PRO profile which you can view right here. If you have a Bear website, a Bear event, of if you're a musician, an artist, an author, then create yourself a professional profile. It's simple, just follow these instructions, make yourself a logo (300x300 pixels) as well as an advertising banner (720x90 pixels). Once you do that, your ad banner will show up for free on the main TubeBear page in rotation with the other banners.


Toys for Tots Share, RSS
Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Press Release - "Bears of San Francisco and The Complete Bear have officially kicked off a Bear drive aimed at the local Bear and GLBT community. Teddy bears collected will be donated to the SFFD Toys for Tots program benefiting needy children in the Bay Area this holiday season.

"To kick of this effort, we are pleased to have 20 Bears donated by the artist, Frisch - website . His generosity and support of the community has consistently proven him to be a leader in the SF Bear community", said Rich Tramontozzi, President of BOSF. The official kick off party of the drive, as well as Frisch's send off to Palm Springs will be held on October 11th at The Lone Star Saloon . "Bring a Bear, have a beer and come toast one of the true great Bears of San Francisco", urged Mike Doherty of The Complete Bear.

Frisch has been drawing cartoons which have published in the community since 1986. Frisch is a cofounder of the 'Bear Expo', 'International Bear Rendezvous' and The Bears of San Francisco'.

Frisch Bears and logos have been imprinted on over 25,000 tshirts, hats and more in the past 20 years. Frisch drawings have raised over $51,000 for charity in the past 20 years.

The Bears of San Francisco and The Complete Bear invite you share in the holiday spirit by donating new, unwrapped teddy bears until December 16th. Bears can be brought to the kick-off event or be dropped off at 2339 3rd Street, Suite 21 San Francisco, CA 94107, from 9AM to 6PM Monday through Friday".

Read more interesting articles of at Chewin' The Fat - latest issue.


Chewin' The Fat Share, RSS
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
A new issue of Chewin' The Fat has been published over at The Complete Bear website. In this issue, you will read up on Lazy Bear Weekend, and then there's a fine article about fitness from a cute guy who talks about going to the gym for the first time and liking it (go here for more fitness articles). There is an article about edging and what is it (and no, it has nothing to do with that picture of a guy trimming his lawn... I don't think). One article about a new type of blanket that feels like a real hug... the blanket looks really nice too (I just might get one for my loved one - which means I get to wrap myself around it as well), and then there's a new research that states that chocolate just might lower your blood pressure (and here are some more articles about Bear Health).
Chewin' the Fat Share, RSS
Friday, June 15, 2007

There's a new issue of Chewin' the Fat, a newsletter brought to you by the gentle furry gents who bring you The Complete Bear. First off, I gotta say that this pic of the snorkeling Bear turns me on and I'm not into snorkely sex.

Back to the program - in this issue you will find such interesting articles as; nude beaches, a Bears and Breakfast in Florence, a calendar list of upcoming pride parades, Bears ~ the Film which will be showing on June 17th at the Frameline Festival, and finally an article about Bear businesses and getting they wish to create The Ultimate Bear Business Directory ~ and look who they listed under their Internet section - why it's TubeBear... a very big hugz and thank you for that. Bottom line ~ shop Bear.


Chewin' the Fat Share, RSS
Friday, May 11, 2007

Head on over and take a gander at the latest Chewin' the Fat newsletter which was posted on May 8th. Topics include defining a Bear, things you'd share with your partner (I'd share my toothbrush but probably not my Kleenex... ok I'll hush).

Then there's also an article about 'Bear' accessories for around the house because Chewin' the Fat is associated with The Complete Bear, an online store that has almost everything and anything bear related - as in the real animal with 4 paws that lives in the woods. And they are also adding a bunch of Bear related stuff to their inventory, as in the 2 legged hairy critters with bulges and 5 o'clock shadows... but with most Bears it's 11 o'clock shadows. Just head over there and don't mind my ramblings.


Chewin' The Fat Share, RSS
Wednesday, March 28, 2007

The latest issue of Chewin' The Fat is up for you guys to peruse. It's a newsletter from the guys who run The Complete Bear which is a great site that specializes in all things bear almost.

Now I do have a question (or maybe it's more of a request) - there's this cute bald shaved Cub-cum-Bear I keep seeing in some of these Chewin' The Fat issues... and he's adorable... and this week he's ducted tape... and that's kinda hot. Will the next shot of him involve leather shorts... perhaps... hint....? Great newsletter ~ go here to see their newsletter archives.


Chewin' The Fat Share, RSS
Friday, March 2, 2007

Are you a Bear in the know? That's what they are asking over at Chewin' The Fat - a newsletter for Bears which comes out 2 times a month from the guys who run The Complete Bear.

In this update, they congratulate the winners of IBR (Bear, Cub, Daddy, Grizzly). They also mention some upcoming Bear events and... in their final article... they chat about Bear handles for your toilets... yes a Bear handle. Actually, they have quite a few little knick knacks for the bathroom for you to peruse and even purchase, and just head on over to their main page to see all of their Bearish products.

(Thanks Panda for pointing out the article - homepage - BearWWW profile).


Chewin' the Fat Share, RSS
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

The guys over at The Complete Bear have a hot new newsletter out called Chewin' the Fat. So far there are 5 issues they've put out since December '06 covering a myriad of topics. From their site: "Are You a Bear in the Know? Hunt or Be Hunted - Surviving the Bear dating scene. Hot & Heavy - Woofy tips for your sex life. Forest from the Trees - Where are all the woofy Bears? Bears on the go - What is the must attend Bear Run of the season?

Chewin’ the Fat is here to help.  It is designed to supply you with informative, useful, and practical articles twice a month on a different aspect of Bear life. Whether it is love, fashion, fitness, dating, travel, and yes even sex, our newsletter covers it all. We want to provide as many tools as possible to be your Beary best". Sexy...!


Best Bear Websites Share, RSS
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Panda Jacques (profile, webpage) sent in an email with a list of 'Best of...' for Bears in 2006. Who made this list?  Got Fur (a MySpace blog) who I believe is somehow affiliated with The Ultimate Bear Resource (a wiki) and The Complete Bear (online shopping) - but I could be wrong.

Ok, so this is not my list of Best Bear sites 2006 however the results come from a poll so it's the people who voted. Let's see their choices, shall we...?

Best Bear Website - Bear411.com

Best Bear Blog - Spunk Daddy's Beard

Best Bear Nonfiction Book - The Bear Book  

Best Bear Fiction Book – Bearotica

Best Bear Podcast – BTalk

Best Bear Porn Site – BearFilms

Best Bear Video – Bear Voyage

Favorite Bear Porn Star – Jack Radcliffe

Best Bear Business – The Complete Bear

Favorite Bear Celebrity – Abraham Benrubi

Favorite Bear Club/Organization - BOSF

Best Bear Run – IBR

Best Bear Bar - Lone Star

Best Bear Fundraiser – Lazy Bear

Best Bear Campsite – Sawmill

Best Bear Accommodations –   Bunkhouse

Best Bear Play Party – Bear Hug

Best Bear Resource – Resources for Bears