Name game.Demand Media headed by ex-MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt last week began retailing .tv domain names to anyone who wants to create video-centric Web sites. Called www.me.tv, individuals can buy a domain name for a yearly subscription of $24.99 to grab videos from top video sites, create blogs and host social networking See social networking site. social networking - social network features. "People want to have their own place online, their own space, not someone else's domain," said Quinn Daly, company spokeswoman. Santa Monica-based Demand Media, which launched last May, owns a host of media Web sites and hopes to become a user-generated content The production of content by the general public rather than by paid professionals and experts in the field. Mostly available on the Web via blogs and wikis, user-generated content refers to material such as the daily news, encyclopedias and other references, movie and product reviews as powerhouse. Last year, it acquired Seattle-based eNom, the world's third largest domain name registrar An organization that manages Internet domain names. Any person or company that wants a presence on the Internet must register a unique name with one of the many registrars, such as Network Solutions (www.netsol.com) or Go Daddy (www.godaddy.com). , making Demand Media second largest behind Go Daddy Go Daddy is an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company, which also sells e-business related software and services. Founded in 1997 by Bob Parsons, who previously founded the software development company Parsons Technology, Inc. .com Inc. in Scottsdale, Ariz. Venture capitalists have pumped $220 million into the company, already 250 employees strong. |
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