When your business is building online communities of people who are fanatical for a given subject, you run into your fair share of Maniacs. By “Maniacs,” I mean of course the dedicated users of Mania.com, the premiere online destination for fans of science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books and anime ... Read More »

A few weeks back, Joe Perez wrote about the inspiration we draw from the leadership concepts introduced in Jim Collins’s best-selling book Good to Great and how that title has become required reading for our team members.   But that’s certainly not the only book we’re inspired by at Demand Media ... Read More »

Our Pluck product powers billions of social interactions each month, helping build vibrant communities for people who want to come together and share their passions online.   And because few things inspire as much passion as the world of sports, we’ve played an integral role in setting up remarkable social media ... Read More »

Last week’s Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco made it clearer than ever to me that content is the key to the future of the web.
As part of the event, I participated in a panel entitled “The Future of Content,” where I joined Peter Guber of Mandalay Entertainment and Guitar Hero’s Dan Rosensweig ... Read More »

The best-selling book “ Good to Great ” by Jim Collins is like the bible for greatness here at Demand Media.   We constantly refer to many of the concepts introduced in its pages when teaching our team members how to be truly great – Level 5 Leadership, First Who Then What, Culture of Discipline, ... Read More »