Demand Media

Game On! Zynga Starts Slowly On First Day of Trading.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 16, 2011 at 8:15 am PT

In its first morning of trading, Zynga has started trading only marginally higher at $11 a share, up from its initial $10 offering.

NewsCred Raises $4 Million for Its Web-Based Newswire

Peter Kafka in Media on November 30, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Expensive content on the cheap: A start-up that licenses stuff from the likes of Reuters, Bloomberg and Forbes.

Ex-Yahoos Getting Downloaded by PE Firms and Others on Possible Deals

Kara Swisher in News on November 11, 2011 at 2:53 pm PT

Former employees are good for something, apparently!

Now, Breathe: Demand Media Beats Wall Street Expectation in Q3

Kara Swisher in Media on November 7, 2011 at 1:43 pm PT

The online social content company did better than expected in the recent quarter, but it still has to prove its model has more lucrative legs.

What Answers Will Investors Be Demand-ing in the Q3 Call Today?

Kara Swisher in Media on November 7, 2011 at 6:13 am PT

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

YouTube and Hollywood Finally Link Up: Here Come the Channels

Peter Kafka in Media on October 28, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Google announces deals with “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara and a bunch of other famous people to make stuff for the site. Next up: Signing on advertisers.

Bill Gross’s New Social Network Chime.in Will Pay People to Use It

Liz Gannes in Social on October 17, 2011 at 12:20 pm PT

Serial entrepreneur Bill Gross’s new interest-based social network will to pay people and brands for their contributions.

Boo! Citing Spooky Economy, Citi Cuts Targets for Google, AOL, Demand Media.

Peter Kafka in News on October 6, 2011 at 6:33 am PT

Of course, if October 2011 ends up looking like October 2008, then all stocks are going to plummet. But Mark Mahaney has specific concerns about Google and six other tech companies.

My Picks for Yahoo’s Next CEO — Maybe Snoop Dogg, Ya Digg?

Kara Swisher in Media on September 7, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

While the Yahoo board has yet to begin a search, I have already been hard at work on selecting the next CEO.

Brightcove’s Old-School IPO

Peter Kafka in Media on August 24, 2011 at 8:07 am PT

Yes, Brightcove is a money-losing Web company trying to go public, just like several other Web companies this year. But compared to some of its peers, Brightcove is almost a throwback: Jeremy Allaire’s accounting is simple, and the insider selling has been minimal.