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[ReadWriteWeb] Herrick told us via email, "we produced content in a manner somewhat similar to the way Demand Studios does today (although at a much, much smaller scale.)" However Herrick ultimately became frustrated with that model when he realized that "it would fill the web with a bunch of mediocre content."

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[Corado Blog] wikiHow vs. eHow: Is The Wiki Way Better Than Content Farms ...: If done on a large scale, is non-free content (eg eHow Demand Media) better than a volunteer wiki content? Herrick is a good example, but in reality it is not black and white.

[TechKive] TechKive » Blog Archive » wikiHow vs. eHow: Is The Wiki Way Better ...: Jack Herrick knows a bit about Demand Media , one of the top 20 web properties in the U.S. and the subject of several ReadWriteWeb articles about sites that are pumping thousands of pieces of content into the Web every day.

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[ragesoss] ragesoss » Demand Media vs. Wikimedia: the battle for the soul of ...: Demand Media takes the routinization of knowledge work to its logical extreme.  (For those with a Marxist bent, is there any clearer example of the knowledge worker alienated from the products of his labor than Christian Muñoz-Donoso, from Rosen’s first link?)  And Demand Media expects to be producing “the equivalent of four English-language Wikipedias a year” by next summer.

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[John Chow dot Com] The Wiki Model - Next Big Wave? | John Chow dot Com: It’s highly doubtful that any Wiki will ever become as big as Wikipedia (16th biggest site on the net), but you don’t need that level of traffic to make a very good living at this. The Wiki business model is definitely something every netrepreneurs should keep an eye on.

[The Firetown Network!] The Firetown Network! ”” Blog ”” WikiHow Gets Pretty, And Hits 20 ...: (Wikipedia should take note). While sites such as eHow (which Herrick founded and sold to Demand Media) and About.com are still roughly four times as big, getting to 20 million monthly uniques with only 6 employees and no VC money is .

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