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'''Michael Blend''' is the Executive Vice President of Special Projects at [[Demand Media]].

'''Michael Blend''' is the Executive Vice President of Special Projects at [[Demand Media]].

Prior to his promotion in 2011, Blend served as Demand's Executive Vice President of Plaform Business and President of [[eNom]], after a promotion in 2008 from Senior Vice President, HotKeys. Michael joined Demand Media in 2006 after they acquired his company, [[HotKeys]], a web technology firm. He founded HotKeys in 2001, and served as its CEO until it was sold; its infrastructure is still being used by Demand. Blend was Vice President of Corporate Development for Aliph, a position he held from 2001 to 2003. From 1999 to 2001, he was the Vice President of Corporate Development at WeddingChannel.com. Prior to joining WeddingChannel.com, Blend worked with Darwin Keyboards, a company he co-founded in 1995. which went on to develop the first ergonomic computer keyboards on the market.<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/michael-l-blend/151685 Forbes Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/blender LinkedIn]</ref><ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/michael-blend CrunchBase Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.demandmedia.com/executive-leadership/michael-blend/ Demand Media Executive Leadership]</ref>

Prior to his promotion in 2011, Blend served as Demand's Executive Vice President of Plaform Business and President of [[eNom]], after a promotion in 2008 from Senior Vice President, HotKeys. Michael joined Demand Media in 2006 after they acquired his company, [[HotKeys]], a web technology firm. He founded HotKeys in 2001, and served as its CEO until it was sold; its infrastructure is still being used by Demand. From 2001 to 2003, Blend was Vice President of Corporate Development for Aliph, and from 1999 to 2001, he was the Vice President of Corporate Development at WeddingChannel.com. Prior to joining WeddingChannel.com, Blend worked with Darwin Keyboards, a company he co-founded in 1995, which went on to develop the first ergonomic computer keyboards on the market.<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/michael-l-blend/151685 Forbes Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/blender LinkedIn]</ref><ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/michael-blend CrunchBase Profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.demandmedia.com/executive-leadership/michael-blend/ Demand Media Executive Leadership]</ref>

Blend holds a patent in the area of computer keyboard design, relating to his time spend with Darwin Keyboards.<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/michael-l-blend/151685 Forbes Profile]</ref>

Blend holds a patent in the area of computer keyboard design, relating to his time spend with Darwin Keyboards.<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/michael-l-blend/151685 Forbes Profile]</ref>