5 posts and columns on operation

Demand Responds to Google Content Purge

in News on February 25, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Here’s a blog post that Demand Media put up in response to Google’s announcement last night that it would prune low-quality content from its search results. Is Demand its target? The newly public company begs to differ.

"Beyond the Search Box": The White Pleather Honeypot Smackdown

in News on February 1, 2011 at 11:53 am PT

Perusing AOL’s leaked damn-the-journalism-full-speed-ahead business plan, BoomTown was a little late to the Microsoft Bing event this morning called “Farsight: Beyond the Search Box.” But things had certainly been cooking with gas when I walked into the meeting room at the University of San Francisco, including allegations of cheating, honeypot stings and a whole lot of insulting of the hosts. Schweeet!

Exclusive: Chegg Raises $75 Million in Additional Funding from Asian Firm

in News on September 26, 2010 at 8:55 pm PT

Chegg, the online textbook rental service, has raised another $75 million from Asia-based Ace Limited, according to sources. Ace seems to be nonexistent on the Internet, although sources said it is a Hong Kong-based investment firm. The round comes after a huge Series D investment in late 2009, which already brought Chegg’s funding to a whopping $144 million.

Exclusive: Tyra Banks Picks Demand Media as America’s Next Top Digital Business Model

in News on June 28, 2010 at 8:00 pm PT

Well-known modeling icon Tyra Banks has struck a partnership with Demand Media to create a new digital content brand focused on fashion and beauty. The deal between the Santa Monica-based digital content maker and Banks’ Bankable beauty and entertainment company will include the development of a Web site, online video offerings and mobile applications.

Report: Steve Jobs Is Recovering From Liver Transplant, Still Coming Back to Apple

in Media on June 19, 2009 at 9:02 pm PT

The Steve Jobs health story takes yet another twist, this time a happier one: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Apple CEO underwent a liver transplant earlier this spring, and is recovering from the operation. Jobs, who stepped away from day-to-day management of his company in January, is still expected to return to work later this month.
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