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ReachLocal Names New CEO

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Wooland Hills-based ReachLocal said this morning that it has named Sharon Rowlands as the company''s new Chief Executive Officer, as well as a member of the company''s board of directors. Rowlands was most recently CEO of Altegrity, and also had served at CEO of Penton Media, in addition to Thomson Financial. READ MORE>>.

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J.D. Power Snags Digital Media Vet From ReachLocal

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Power and Associates , a market research firm, has snagged a ReachLocal veteran to establish a new, digital research team, the firm said today. Power, it has hired Fabien Reille as its Vice President of Digital Research, to lead efforts into research into digital media, including monitoring online, mobile and social media activity.

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Rent.com Snags Product Head From ReachLocal

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According to recruiting firm NeoHire, Amanda McConnell has been hired as Head of Product for Rent.com, joining the company from ReachLocal, where she was Director of User Experience and Product Management. McConnell has also previously served at Buzz Media, Tag World, and Oversee.net. READ MORE>>.

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ReachLocal Up 15 Percent After IPO

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Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which helps small and local businesses place Internet advertising, was up 15.2 Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the Internet content publishing run by Richard Rosenblatt, also is widely expected to be in the process of filing for an IPO. percent after its IPO Thursday, closing at $14.98, up $1.98.

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Demand Media Market Cap Huge, But Green Dot Still Bigger

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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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Demand Media Prices IPO, Begins Trading Today

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media said late Tuesday evening that it has priced its IPO, as well as increased its IPO offering size, and will sell 8,900,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 UBS Securities LLC, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Inc., Demand Media had initially filed for its IPO in August.

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Leaf Group Names New General Counsel

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Santa Monica-based consumer Internet company Leaf Group --the owner of such online properties as Saatchi Art, Livestrong.com, Society6, and Hunker--has named a new General Counsel and Executive Vice President. Wergeles also had served as Chief Legal Officer at ReachLocal during that company's IPO. READ MORE>>.