Demand Media Lives On: The Moral of Google’s “Farmer” Algorithm Change

When the Demand Media witch hunt started a few months ago, journalists and bloggers called for action against what they termed the biggest “content farm.” There is little doubt that eHow is in essence exactly as described: a venue for low-quality, quickly-written and edited articles that rank well in search engines and draw in tremendous… Continue reading Demand Media Lives On: The Moral of Google’s “Farmer” Algorithm Change

Why Nobody Understands that Demand Media’s Business Model is Gold

The SEC doesn’t get it. Most journalists don’t like it. It seems that everyone from Silicon Valley to Washington DC are down on Demand Media’s push to go public with a $125 million IPO. “From the very beginning, we set out to create an entirely different kind of media company,” reads Demand Media’s Manifesto. That,… Continue reading Why Nobody Understands that Demand Media’s Business Model is Gold