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Eleven Things About Demand Media’s Richard Rosenblatt

Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt is perennially upbeat, and today, at least, he’s got good cause.
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Exclusive: The Billion-Dollar Inside Story of How Demand Media Almost Went Private Last Week (And Then Didn’t)

According to sources close to the situation, Demand Media was deep into discussions with a private equity firm to complete a deal that would have taken the online content company private for double its current value.
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Here Are the 10 New Back-at-You Patent Exhibits in Facebook Versus Yahoo

For your patently enjoyable reading pleasure!
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Exclusive: Yahoo Labs Head Raghavan Departing to Google

Yahoo’s loss of a big brain is Google’s gain.
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After Stock Got Whacked Last Week, Demand Media Readies Its Q4 Story for Wall Street

The online content company reports after the markets close — investors will be focusing on traffic and costs.
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The “Mad Men” Years Are Giving Way to the “Math Men” Era

I love the “Mad Men” version of the ad business. The storytelling. The simplicity. The glasses of scotch at 10 am. But these days in digital, it feels like the Math Men media buyers (with their terabytes of data) are taking over for the Mad Men creatives.

HuffPost and TED Will Ring Out the Year With an Online Idea-Thon

Get your big-thinking cap on.
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Don’t Trust Your Instincts? Wal-Mart Uses Algorithms to Find Gifts People Want.

Wal-Mart has launched a Facebook application that helps people buy better gifts for their friends.
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What Answers Will Investors Be Demand-ing in the Q3 Call Today?

With its stock reeling and some traffic issues, it’s been a tough quarter for the social content company.
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