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AUGUST 6, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media announced Thursday that it has launched a new product, called Content Channels. The new offering takes Demand's sometime controversial process of tailoring web content based on search and other interest of web users, and creating low-cost articles specifically to address that content. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

For today's Insights and Opinions article, we have a piece from Tracy Olmstead Williams, of Olmstead Williams Communications, talking about the bold new world of social media: Social Media, like Global Warming, has now left doubters behind. Brands lagging in new media shrank by 6 percent. 06 percent.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing empire run by Richard Rosenblatt, has inked a partnership with outdoor retailer REI. Trails.com is Demand Media's online adventure site, providing trail guides, topographic maps, articles, and other outdoors-related content. The companies announced the deal today.

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AUGUST 8, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has finally filed for its long awaited IPO. The filing indicates that the total venture capital funding by Demand Media now totals $373.75M, across four rounds of funding. of its revenues came from its Content & Media division, and $47.7M

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JUNE 8, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online content network headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said today that it has launched a new "Talent and Expert Network," which will highlight entertainment personalities through its site. Demand said it is working on two additional projects with Potts for its various media properties. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Irvine-based Specific Media , which operates an Internet advertising network, said today that it is one of the first memebers of the IAB to adopt a new "Advertising Options Icon", a new tool to provide web surfers with information about what data is being collected about them by advertisers. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing and content firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has scored a win with USA Today, the firm said Thursday. According to Demand Media, it has teamed up with USA Today to launch a new section of USA Today's site called "Travel Tips". READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the user-generated content venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has new competition this afternoon, from Yahoo , after Yahoo announced it would acquire content publishing firm Associated Content. Both firms develop "evergreen" articles about popular topics, which they then sell advertising against.

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JUNE 9, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions piece, we have an article from social media strategist Drew Mehl, who talks about why social media is so important in today's high tech world: Humans are wired as social creatures. Read the rest of Drew's article in our Insights and Opinions section. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

A report today says that the latest updates to Demand Media's S-1 are a result of government scrutiny over how the firm is accounting for content developed for its sites. AllThingsD said the accounting questions have delayed Demand Media's roadshow until the beginning of the year. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

The IPO this week of Santa Monica-based Demand Media has drawn widespread attention, with a number of articles yesterday talking about how the firm's market cap exceeded the New York Times Company after the IPO. billion, compared to Demand Media's (DMD) $1.4

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JANUARY 7, 2013

TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware. 9 Ways socalTECH Can Help You With Your New Year's Resolutions. Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. In our features section: Interview with Blair Harrison of Frequency. How to find a startup mentor. Southern California's Most Popular Tech Stories.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media is inching closer to its IPO debut, saying in an updated S-1 this morning that it plans to offer 7.5 The firm also said it now has over 13,000 content creators working for the firm, creating articles for the company. Tags: demand media merger acquisition content internet ehow. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we share the thoughts and insights of local technology thought leaders, we have an article from Tony Greenberg , CEO of Ramprate on A Cynic's Prediction of IT and Media in 2011. Read the rest of Tony's article, A Cynic Predicts IT and Media in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2010

The price of two of Demand Media's acquisitions, Pluck , and The Daily Plate , have both been made public with the firm's IPO filing Friday evening. for Pluck, a developer of social media tools, and paid $5.0M Tags: demand media pluck daily plate merger acquisition exit. According to the S-1, Demand paid $56.3M READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Santa Moncia-based eHow.com , the how-to site run by Demand Media, said this morning it has rolled out a new Android mobile phone application. According to ehow, the new software allows users to search for, retrieve, and play back instructional videos and articles on the site.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the new media venture of former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, said today that it has just published its one millionth piece of original content, and is launching an effort to extend health care benefits to freelancers creating that content for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature articles from the thought leaders in Southern California's high tech industry, Jeffrey Swartz takes a look at the overwhelming flood of social media , and how to deal with it. Social media had arrived. Read all of Jeff's insights into how not to drown from social media.

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JULY 29, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions piece, we have an article from Michael Terpin of SocialRadius , who asks: Where are all the social media IPOs? Read the rest of Where are the Social Media IPOs? Tags: michael terpin social media merger acquisition advice startup insights. in our Insights and Opinions section. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, former Chairman of MySpace, said Wednesday that it has launched a new service which automatically pulls up and links to related content on web pages. Pluck was a developer of social media software for web publishers. READ MORE>>

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Patrick Quigley: People often have the wrong perception of Vantage Media. However, if you talk to a lot of people about who Vantage Media is, a lot of them think we''re still an agency, specifically focused on for-profit education marketing. patrick quigley vantage media leads growth marketplace advertising' more) READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2012

What does the landscape of social media marketing look like, in the wake of Salesforce.com's acquisition of Buddy Media? In the past month alone, some of the worlds largest enterprise technology companies have acquired social media marketing start-ups accumulating a total spending of close to $2.2 billion dollars. Continued.).

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JULY 31, 2014

For today''s Insights and Opinions section, we share an essay from Sally Falkow , founder and president of Meritus Media, a digital public relations and social media agency based in the Los Angeles-area. Social media. Read the rest of Sally''s article, Social Media: Amidst Change is a Constant: Life is Still Two-Way.

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MAY 3, 2010

An article in this month's BusinessWeek names Santa Monica number three, and Irvine number four, on its list of top 10 cities for startups. The article cites Santa Monica's density of technology and digital media companies, and Irvine's workforce, University of California campus, and office parks in its rankings.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The string of high profile hacks of Ring cameras--with major coverage by media outlets nationwide over the last two days--has been tracked back to a podcast , according to a report from Vice.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has launched a brand new, craft-focused channel on its how-to site, eHow , featuring resources and information on all kinds of arts and crafts. eHow has been in the midst of a big expansion into the crafts area, having also acquired online arts and crafts learning service Creativebug earlier this year.

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JUNE 6, 2011

Santa Monica-based eHow , the online information and answers site run by Demand Media , announced this morning that it has officially launched its eHow Food Channel with celebrity Rachael Ray. eHow said its visitors will have access to a new series, videos, articles, and blog posts from Ray and others on its food channel.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The move comes two years after GigaOm acquired paidContent from former owner Guardian Media, which had purchased paidContent from Ali in 2008. Rafat Ali--who is now running a New York travel news startup, Skift --had built an empire of news sites on the brand new concept--at the time--of blogging articles and news digitally.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The company was founded in 2001, as Findology Interactive Media. We've recently added an incremental social product, we're leveraging all of our keyword intent data and recapturing them on Facebook to add incremental customers our advertisers are doing on social media. Our core competency was in the search space.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions article, where we feature insightful articles and opinions from the Southern California technology community, we have a piece from Dustin Luther , chief storyteller and founder of social media consultancy 4realz.net. or don't waste your time. Be creative. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Santa Monica-based eHow , the online question and answer site owned by Demand Media, has revealed a new site redesign today, saying it has launched a new look-and-feel plus additional site enhancements. eHow said the new organization makes the site more useful to advertisers.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

According to the company, the service makes it easier for users to share video, pictures, songs, and articles to consumers via a text message. The firm said the service is built on its media messaging platform, and can deliver any type of content to mobile phones, regardless of wireless carrier or device type. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2011

Santa Monica-based eHow , the online advice site owned by Demand Media , said this morning that it has further boosted its content efforts by launching a new video series. The firm also recently redesigned the eHow site to put more focus on its original articles and categories. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Looking to attract more consumers interested in learning more about technology, Santa Monica-based eHow , the online how-to site run by Demand Media, said today that it has launched a new Tech Channel as part of the site. RadioShack is heavily represented on the channel as an advertiser and sponsor. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Venice, California-based Tecca , the online and mobile site providing articles, reviews, how-to articles, and other information about electronics products, said Monday that it is now reaching over one million unique visitors a month. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Champagne glasses must be clinking for a few, lucky Southern California investors and executives this morning, as the IPO of Oakland-based Pandora Media had a rousing welcome on Wall Street. at the time of this article. Pandora was trading as high as $26.00 Wednesday during morning trading, after pricing at $16.00

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

We''re seeing more and more public offerings; exciting activity in the music, media and entertainment space; an expanding pool of tech talent; and, more recently, several high caliber acquisitions and financing rounds, all of which will really help the whole ecosystem grow. READ MORE>>'

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