Richard Rosenblatt

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Demand Media

Rosenblatt, who co-founded Demand Media in May 2006, has built, operated and sold numerous Internet media companies with a combined value of more than $1.3 billion. Most recently, he served as chief executive officer of Intermix Media, and chairman of MySpace. He was part of a team that helped grow MySpace from an unknown Web site until its acquisition by News Corporation in October 2005 for $650 million. A Southern California native, Rosenblatt holds a BA from UCLA and a JD from USC Law School.

Posts With Richard Rosenblatt

Content Gains Allow Demand Media to Beat Wall Street Expectations on Q1 Earnings and Revenue

Kara Swisher in Media on May 7 at 1:25 pm PT

Strong performance of media properties added to the results.

Demand Media Finally Breaks Away for Good From Lance Armstrong

Kara Swisher in Media on November 12, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

The race is not always to the swift.

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Demand Media Beats Q2 Expectations, With Revenue Up Strongly; Also Names New President

Kara Swisher in News on August 7, 2012 at 1:28 pm PT

Up is the new up.

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Eleven Things About Demand Media’s Richard Rosenblatt

Beth Callaghan in Ten Things About Me on May 18, 2012 at 2:08 pm PT

Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt is perennially upbeat, and today, at least, he’s got good cause.

Demand Media’s Q1 Earnings: Kung-Goog Panda Did Not Kill Us!

Kara Swisher in News on May 8, 2012 at 2:16 pm PT

Take that, Po.

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, 2012 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.

Demand Media Beats Expectations Slightly in Q4 Report; Buying Back More Stock; CEO: “Turbulent Year”

Kara Swisher in News on February 16, 2012 at 1:32 pm PT

Demand makes its numbers, as Wall Street scrutinizes the online content company’s traffic and costs.

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.

Demand Media Q2 Call Liveblog: Spam-a-Not

Kara Swisher in News on August 9, 2011 at 2:20 pm PT

Rachael Ray might dole out spam recipes on Demand Media, but the company said on its Q2 conference call that its business was not hurt by the spam-killers of Google.