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Demand owns [[eNom]], the world's second largest domain registrar. Recently, Demand and eNom came under fire from [[ICANN]], as Internet security group [[HostExploit]] reported that eNom is host to an unusually large number of malicious websites and is a preferred domain name registrar for pharmaceutical spammers.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_looking_into_demand_medias_enom_after_serious_allegations_by_security/ circleid.com]</ref>

Demand also owns web media syndication company [[Pluck]],

Demand also owns web media syndication company [[Pluck]], which handles commenting and social networking for Web sites

<ref>[http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Feature/InFocus-Demand-Media,-Inc.-51641.htm econtentmag.com]</ref>

==History==

Demand Media was founded in 2006 in Santa Monica by Richard Rosenblatt, formerly the head of Intermix Media and chairman of MySpace, and Shawn Colo, a private equity specialist.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/business/media/08carr.html?_r=1&8dpc NYTimes.com]</ref> In its first two years, Demand raised $355 million in funding from private investors.<ref>[http://paidcontent.org/article/419-demand-media-raises-another-35-million-total-comes-to-355-million/ paidcontent.org]</ref>

In June 2007, Demand Media hired Charles Hilliard, formerly a Morgan Stanley investment banker and United Online senior executive, as its President and CFO.<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services/4352976-1.html allbusiness.com]</ref> Around the same time, Demand also acquired ExpertVillage.com, a how-to site, for roughly $20 million. Byron Reese, founder of ExpertVillage, became Demand's Chief Innovation Officer and went on to develop the company's content-generating algorithms.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_demandmedia/all/1 Wired]</ref>

==Business Model==

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 Demand owns [[eNom]], the world's second largest domain registrar. Recently, Demand and eNom came under fire from [[ICANN]], as Internet security group [[HostExploit]] reported that eNom is host to an unusually large number of malicious websites and is a preferred domain name registrar for pharmaceutical spammers.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_looking_into_demand_medias_enom_after_serious_allegations_by_security/ circleid.com]</ref>
-Demand also owns web media syndication company [[Pluck]],
+Demand also owns web media syndication company [[Pluck]], which handles commenting and social networking for Web sites
 <ref>[http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Feature/InFocus-Demand-Media,-Inc.-51641.htm econtentmag.com]</ref>
 ==History==
 Demand Media was founded in 2006 in Santa Monica by Richard Rosenblatt, formerly the head of Intermix Media and chairman of MySpace, and Shawn Colo, a private equity specialist.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/business/media/08carr.html?_r=1&8dpc NYTimes.com]</ref> In its first two years, Demand raised $355 million in funding from private investors.<ref>[http://paidcontent.org/article/419-demand-media-raises-another-35-million-total-comes-to-355-million/ paidcontent.org]</ref>
+In June 2007, Demand Media hired Charles Hilliard, formerly a Morgan Stanley investment banker and United Online senior executive, as its President and CFO.<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services/4352976-1.html allbusiness.com]</ref> Around the same time, Demand also acquired ExpertVillage.com, a how-to site, for roughly $20 million. Byron Reese, founder of ExpertVillage, became Demand's Chief Innovation Officer and went on to develop the company's content-generating algorithms.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_demandmedia/all/1 Wired]</ref>
 ==Business Model==