In 1998, Michael Hinman created the website SyFy World and Greg Boubel created the website Star Trek Portal.[1][non-primary source needed] In 2001, Boubel joined with Hinman, merging their two websites into SyFy Portal, under joint ownership.[1][non-primary source needed] When Boubel left in 2007, Hinman created Quantum Global Media, incorporated in Florida, to hold his SyFy Portal website.[1][non-primary source needed]
The last new item posted to the website was dated 14 November 2018,[4] and the domain had expired by no later than 20 February 2022.[5][6]
Portal Awards
Starting in 1999, with the SyFy Portal Genre Awards, later shortened to the Portal Awards, Airlock Alpha handed out fan-vote awards for genre television and movies until at least 2010,[7] missing 2002 due to the September 11 attacks.[8][non-primary source needed]
1234Hinman, Michael. "Frequently Asked Questions (2010)". Airlock Alpha. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2025. Following Boubel's departure from the site, Hinman created Quantum Global Media... incorporated in Florida in 2007...
↑Hinman, Michael. "Frequently Asked Questions (2015)". Airlock Alpha. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2025. Hinman created Nexus Media Group Inc., which manages Airlock Alpha today. It was incorporated in Florida in 2011...
↑Wiebe, Sheldon A. (30 August 2009). "2009 Portal Awards Filled With Surprises!". Television & Movies. Eclipse Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2011. Airlock Alpha.com [formerly SyFyPortal.com] announced the winners of its fan-voted Portal Awards [formerly the SyFy Portal Genre Awards] this week.
