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Hey kids,
Just got this in the mailbox from old time DSSer DMS IPO.
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Well, it’s been two years since eHow announced it was improving quality by identifying and elevating 50 Demand Studios writers to “eHow Premium Homepage Writers.”
http://www.demandstudios.com/
So, how did they do?
Of the five articles listed as examples in the announcement, only one remains. Evidently, these “premium” writers couldn’t produce articles that were “evergreen” for even two years.
“How to Kill a Facebook Bot” was removed, even though, according to the DMS announcement, “In only one week, it garnered 4 ½ stars with 53 ratings and 37 comments.” Oddly, according to the bio of the writer cited in the DMS announcement, it was written by, “ . . . a self-taught computer expert.” This “self-taught” computer expert was one of only 50 “premium” writers chosen to write these $80 articles!?
When you click on “How to Protect an Aging Body,” you now get, “How to Develop a Workout and Diet Plan,” written by someone with no health and fitness background, who is an attorney, and who “has been writing professionally for less than a year.” (BTW, if you Google, “How to Protect and Aging Body + eHow” you find a site called, eHow World Community – what’s that?)
When you click on, “How to Dress up your Winter Wardrobe,” you are taken to, “How to Reduce Redness in Pimples” written by someone who apparently has no cosmetology background: “XXX is a nonprofit executive. Along with business and grant writing, she has experience writing event scripts and feature articles for local newspapers and magazines.”
According to DMS, writers with no background in the topics they’re covering are the cream of the studio’s crop.
Why should investors believe that Demand can now spot top writers and create quality content when they’ve already tried to create “premium” content and failed — and have kept the managers who oversaw this at the helm of this sinking ship?
The same people who killed Demand are still in positions of editorial authority while the investors get shafted. Time for a shareholders meeting.
Thanks, DMDIPO – great stuff as always.
While we’re on the subject of flashbacks, why not check out this Demand video from a couple of years ago….wow…over 150,000 assignments!!
Wonder if they’ll make this video private, too?
Anyone still get these bullshit “Demand Deals” emails? Anyone ever successfully opted out of this nonsense? I’m afraid to click the goddamned thing and look for any unsbscribe feature for fear of unleashing a tsunami of spam.
I haven’t written anything for that fucked-up company since last September, don’t plan to ever again, and yet I still get their corporate updates, deal offers and other gibberish.
Pound it up your ass, Rosenblatt! Motherfucker.
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“My services were no longer needed” from Demand yet I continue to get the Demand Deals emails months later. Shows you what a generous, selfless program it is. Luckily, I only gave the shady bastards at Demand a fake email, so that shit doesn’t clog up my real inbox.
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In addition to most, if not all, of the titlers, it now looks as though demand media has also let go of its flock of little trolls who used to patrol this site, firing off random attacks & gibberish on the front page.
Demand Media cannot even sustain a counter-attack when it has to pay for trolls and can no longer afford their services at pennies per post.
LOL.
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I’m surprised none of the 600 Santa Monica employees has ever come to this site and given some inside info on what’s going on. Not ONE of the 600 employees of one of the most seriously fucked-up companies in the U.S. comes to a site dedicated to outing the crap of that company and gives any inside info?
Demand must have found 600 complete weasels to work for them. Which explains things even more. And no, TRN, the 600 employees aren’t happy with the company (as evinced by their comments on another, rate-your-company site). If any of the Santa Monica sheep are reading this, can you let us know what’s going on there? Any firings? Any whispers about what the next earnings report will reveal? Whatever happened to the plan for videos and slideshows? Why did the three EVPs really leave?
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In the immortal words of Stephen Stills and Buffalo Springfield, “paranoia strikes deep….”
Given the caliber of doofus that seems to be drawn to that company, one might suspect they actually believe demand media is monitoring their every online move — even at home, even with a proxy server. LOL. They give demand media far too much credit, if that’s the case.
It has been well-established that demand media pays shit wages, evben to their in-house staff. How else to explain the endless, wondrous technical glitches that occur daily?
However, it’s easy to believe they were all required to sign NDAs and probably some other quasi-legal documents before getting a paycheck with that colorful demand logo on it.
Or maybe they simply do not know how to read or use a web browser. Now THAT I could believe.
As for the three departing VPs — that looks like a cost-cutting measure. It would be rare (though not unheardof) for three execs to jump ship voluntarily with a simultaneous announcement. If you look at the public record, at least one of them got a sweet severance package, with his options intact, extended healthcare coverage, cash and other goodies. He was let go and, most likely, had to sign a peice of paper promising to keep his mouth shut.
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Look at the demand media corporate culture. Nothing this company does should surprise anyone.
The CEO has ruined everything he ever touched — but only after extracting his millions.
The lead editors are imbeciles who reinforce this simple truth every time they open their mouths.
The forum moderators are degenerate liars who can scarcely keep up with all the bullshit they sling.
And the end product? “How to Make a Wig Out of Dog Hair.”
The only reason this company went public was so the initial investors could create a mechanism for cashing out. Now, like a pyramid scheme, the last investors — the shareholders — will be left holding handfuls of shit.
If Ritchie and the goon squad could have drummed up enouigh interest on the Street to launch an IPO two or three years ago, instead of one, they would be long gone by now. Those fucks have their eye on the clock, you’d best believe it. Time to boogie on to the next big thang.
Three top tier boys bail on demand media with (lack of) earnings announcements just around the corner.
Jesus, kids, the writer and CE contractors are the FIRST people this sleazy company would screw over. Then the shareholders, followed by an error message on the company home page, a blank screen…and crickets.
I hope every motherfucker connected to demand media is tainted forever by the foul stench of this company and that it follows their careers until the day they die, hallelujah, and finally stop polluting the human race with their horseshit.
Ban THAT, Jordan. You little skippy-go-lightly fuckhead. Momma & dadda must be so proud.
Lally, Eve and the rest of the shit squad: the game is up, bitches. You will NEVER live down demand studios.
LOL.
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Some of the premium writers go WEP’d…
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DMS Flashback needs to be a series.
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Everyone must watch the video. They show Demand Studios’ “Turn passion into career” page. I guess our careers are now a bunch of laid off people, but Demand Studios won’t get the cajones to tell people they’ve been laid off and instead tell every titler that they’ve had poor performance…every freakin titler demand? Riiiiight
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I’m at a loss for words as to a response, aside from this: Absolutely pathetic!
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You still alive? How disappointing.
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Are you saying you come here to spew your bullshit for free? Whatsamatter, child? Your boyfriend left you for another guy?
Yeah. Right. Keep fooling yourself. You deceive no one but yourself.
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Seriously…
You are a pitiful hypocrite. Stupid, too. Really, really dense, you are. Now I am convinced you are sucking Rosenblatt’s cock and posting here for pay.
You little hustler. You cheap whore.
Have nothing to do, do we?
You are not even good for a laugh. Run along and suck Rosenblatt’s little dick. It’s about that time of day in your busy schedule.
LOL
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Hey, I’m the official thebesig impersonator.
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