Demand Media: A Story of Garbage In, Garbage Out

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Earlier this week we aggregated a news item by Variety that reported on the downfall of content farming operation Demand Media. I suppose you shouldn’t relish in someone else’s failure, but it’s hard not to be pleased by the fact that “the internet” is increasingly rewarding creators and publishers of high-quality content.

If you’re not familiar, Demand Media is the company behind mass-produced content sites like eHow. As one commenter on the Variety article puts it: “There are home electrical-wiring projects on one Demand site…that will kill you if you follow the instructions.”

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