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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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Demand Media Trims Losses as Sales Rise

Demand Media Inc. on Tuesday reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $1.8 million, or 2 cents a share, on revenue, excluding traffic-acquisition costs, that rose 8.5 percent to $82.9 million

Nope! Still No Bubble Here, Says Marc Andreessen.

“If we’re in a bubble, it’s the weirdest bubble I’ve ever seen, where everybody hates everything.”
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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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Big-Data Tracker Metamarkets Gets New Money to Back Its Newish CEO

Khosla Ventures leads a $15 million round for the three-year-old start-up, which swapped out co-founders a few months ago.
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Demand Media Adds a Dash of Social to Its Ads, With Help From Facebook and Twitter

Demand competes with Mark Zuckerberg for ad dollars. But it can also use his service to give itself a boost.
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Demand Media Beats Expectations Slightly in Q4 Report; Buying Back More Stock; CEO: “Turbulent Year”

Demand makes its numbers, as Wall Street scrutinizes the online content company’s traffic and costs.
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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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Game On! Zynga Starts Slowly On First Day of Trading.

In its first morning of trading, Zynga has started trading only marginally higher at $11 a share, up from its initial $10 offering.
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Brightcove’s Old-School IPO