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Demand Media Up Slightly After Better Than Expected Q3 Earnings Call

Demand Media Up Slightly After Better Than Expected Q3 Earnings Call

After tumbling in the later part of October on news a glitch had impeded traffic significantly, stock in Demand Media was revealed to have slightly better than expected Q3 earnings on a call Monday. Losses were more than halved in […]

Demand Media Stock Tumbles As Business Falls Apart

Demand Media Stock Tumbles As Business Falls Apart

Demand Media on Thursday watched as their price per share stumbled to $5.60 upon news that a technical glitched eroded traffic at their main property eHow.com while also announcing that nearly 85% of their freelance writing staff was essentially being […]

Demand Media Explains eHow Traffic Declines, Announces Date For Earnings Call

Demand Media Explains eHow Traffic Declines, Announces Date For Earnings Call

Demand Media, Inc. on Wednesday announced that recent traffic declines on their popular website eHow.com was caused by an internal technical issue which was recently resolved. The announcement comes just ahead of Demand Media’s Q3 2011 financial results which will […]

Demand Media changes make it harder for 75% of its writers to earn a living

Demand Media changes make it harder for 75% of its writers to earn a living

Demand Media, for better or worse, is always looking for ways to increase the quality of the content that gets pumped through their system, and their newest effort is making more than a few of their writers a little angry. […]

One of the secrets to Demand Media’s success? Fast payment to freelancers

One of the secrets to Demand Media’s success? Fast payment to freelancers

It seems that one of the more overlooked reasons for success is super prompt payments to those people working for you, and that apparently says a lot for Demand Media and their freelance writers. The folks at Demand Media felt […]

Demand Media Cutting Out Most Contributors, Focusing On Lengthy Content

Demand Media Cutting Out Most Contributors, Focusing On Lengthy Content

Facing drastic cuts on pageviews and ultimately revenue, content mill Demand Media announced on Monday that they will cut down on the number of eHow related articles they create and instead focus on lengthy articles written by journalists with at […]

Demand Media Upgrades, Extends Pluck

Demand Media Upgrades, Extends Pluck

Content company Demand Media has announced a “major extension” of the integrated community platform Pluck, called Pluck 5. In a press release, the content company boasts upgraded Pluck features that promise “number of new and improved capabilities that enable brands […]

Demand Media Announces Share Repurchase Program Following Plummeting Stock Prices

Demand Media Announces Share Repurchase Program Following Plummeting Stock Prices

Demand Media on Monday announced that it’s Board of Directors has approved a $25 million share repurchase program which went into effect on August 19, 2011. According to Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt: “This share repurchase program reflects confidence in […]

Demand Media Moves Into Latin Market, Acquires Argentina-Based Emerging Cast

Demand Media Moves Into Latin Market, Acquires Argentina-Based Emerging Cast

It’s been a busy week for premiere content farm Demand Media, as the company has renewed its advertising deal with Google for a period of three years and acquired both RSS Graffiti and IndieClick to serve up ads to more than […]

Demand Media Signs Three-Year Global Advertising Deal With Google

Demand Media Signs Three-Year Global Advertising Deal With Google

Despite Google Panda taking a huge chunk out of their traffic, Demand Media on Tuesday announced the renewal of their global advertising initiative with the search giant. Under terms of the three year agreement Google will monetize Demand Media’s properties […]

Demand Media Responds To Google Panda Issue, Focuses On Socially-Drive Products

Demand Media Responds To Google Panda Issue, Focuses On Socially-Drive Products

The Google Panda algorithm which was launched to combat what the company calls “Content Farms” was successful in killing traffic for various big content providers including Hubpages, Suite101 and most notably properties owned by Demand Media (Ehow, Livestrong, Cracked, etc.) […]

Demand Media Acquires RSS Graffiti, IndieClick

Demand Media Acquires RSS Graffiti, IndieClick

Demand Media has been busy in the acquisitions space today with two new additions to its lineup: RSS Graffiti and IndieClick. RSS Graffiti is a Los Angeles-based developer of social media products, with its main product being a free Facebook […]