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Can You Imagine More Than 1,200 New Top-Level Domains? ICANN.

John Paczkowski in News on April 30 at 3:09 pm PT

When ICANN finally begins its domain-name expansion program in earnest, how many new top-level domains can we expect see cluttering up the Web? More than 1,200 would be a good bet.

Exclusive: The Billion-Dollar Inside Story of How Demand Media Almost Went Private Last Week (And Then Didn’t)

Kara Swisher in News on April 28 at 11:02 am PT

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.

ICANN Delays Dot-Anything Domain Deadline

John Paczkowski in News on April 13 at 4:08 am PT

Companies looking for vanity domains can hold onto their $185,000 a wee bit longer.

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.

The Total.Chaos Domain Has Already Been Registered? How About Shameless.Money.Grab?

John Paczkowski in News on June 20, 2011 at 9:23 am PT

Think Internet domain namespace is an unnavigable mess now? Just wait.

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Here's an Unlike.ly Tale: Gadhafi Does Swimming.ly on the Internet

Jess Bravin, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 8, 2011 at 8:40 am PT

Where have the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the U.S. Air Force directed Twitter followers to learn more about military action in Libya? To an Internet domain controlled by the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

Australia's Scoopon Won't Sell URL for $286,000, So Groupon Sues

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 4, 2011 at 3:30 pm PT

Here’s the kind of attention you get when everyone thinks you have deep pockets.

Demand Media's IPO Is On Deck, With Amended Filing

Kara Swisher in News on October 29, 2010 at 8:18 am PT

Demand Media, which posted its regulatory S-1 filing in August, filed an amended version today that is likely to allow it to move quickly to an initial public offering. It now must now wait for the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve the filing, after the which the execs of the Santa Monica, Calif.-based Demand will immediately to go on a road show for several weeks to try to convince investors to jump on board. Then, if there’s enough interest, the IPO is likely to come before the holidays.