Will Lance Armstrong fallout harm Demand Media? -
One of the risks disclosed in Demand Media’s S-1 has come true.
When Demand Media filed to go public in 2010 it disclosed a laundry list of risk factors for the company.
One of those risks was the reputation hit the company could take if any of the celebrities associated with its brands ran into trouble.
On page 20, the company disclosed:
“Poor perception of our brand, business or industry could harm our reputation and adversely affect our business, financial ... read more ...
Tag Archives: Lance Armstrong
Thu 25th October 2012
Mon 25th June 2012
Lance Armstrong Foundation’s engaging skeleton for a .LiveStrong domain -
An opportunity wasted and a couple hundred grand down the drain.
I posted this tweet on the eve of the new top level domain reveal day:
Offering a .livestrong domain seems like a good idea to me. Think of the millions of Lance Armstrong Foundation fans supporting the cause and wearing their yellow wristbands. Why not give each of them a name.livestrong domain name? They can use it to raise money, post about their battles with cancer, etc. Much of this functionality ... read more ...
Thu 20th March 2008
Demand Media Lands in Austin -
Media company holds party for its three Austin ventures.
Social media and domain name company Demand Media, which owns domain registrar eNom, held a party in Austin last night for its three local ventures: Pluck, which it recently bought for $70 million, Livestrong.com, a partnership with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and ExpertVillage.
The event was held at downtown nightspot Six, which is co-owned by Lance Armstrong. (Armstrong and Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt ... read more ...