Demand Media

Pluck Parent Demand Media Takes Stake in CoveritLive

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2009 - 8:34am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Demand Media, a provider of social media tools including Pluck, announced on Tuesday it has made a strategic investment and acquired a minority stake in CoveritLive, a provider of live event blogging tools.

Demand Media Acquires Social Media Tools Provider Pluck

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 4, 2008 - 11:41am.

Los Angeles - Demand Media, a provider of domain name registration and social media services founded by former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Pluck, a provider of social media and syndication tools.

Demand Media Raises $100 Million in Fourth Round

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 27, 2007 - 6:48am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Demand Media, a domain name registrar and operator of a network of niche entertainment websites, has raised $100 million in its fourth round of venture capital financing, led by Goldman Sachs, PEhub.com reported.

Demand Media Acquires "How-To" Video Site ExpertVillage

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2007 - 2:25pm.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Social media company Demand Media announced on Tuesday that it has acquired ExpertVillage.com, a provider of an assortment of pro and amateur "how-to" videos.

VeriSign, Former MySpace Chairman to Promote .tv Domain for Video

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2006 - 12:54pm.

Mountain View, Calif. - Domain name registrar VeriSign announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media to market the .tv top-level domain name as the preferred address for rich media content.