The Truth About Demand Media Studios

Over the last few months, Demand Media and its writers have been conversing heavily...and providing me with plenty of cannon fodder. I'm going to sum the situation up and save you the long version.

Writers: I want the TRUTH!

Demand: You can't HANDLE the truth!

And that's the long and short of it. For the longest time, Demand assured us that scores don't matter much. Then, First Look rears its ugly head and all of a sudden, grammar scores are what make or break us.

Of course, in between the incessant lies and evasive language, Webpronews and Business Insider both helped add fuel to the fire, revealing who Demand's corporate lackeys are. Despite the pathetic defense posed by one writer in particular, anyone with half a brain can see what this "company" has done.

Recently, rumors started about an eHow Select site, where certain writers could obtain a position based on Demand's whim. Whether this is true or not is a matter of speculation. Demand recently dropped a post claiming that eHow Select is a myth, but a quick look at the Demand Studios Sucks forum says otherwise.

At least one anonymous writer not only claims to have been accepted, but also explained that writers can ultimately nominate each other for a crack at this gold mine. One thing is for sure, Demand will never be honest with us, but DSS is another story.

Demand fears their archenemy, not because of their everyday criticism, but because they're not afraid to post things not meant for the public eye. A while back, Demand instituted an editor evaluation tool so that writers can compliment or slam editors based on their performance. While writers welcomed this new balance of power, editors were less than happy. Their forums were rife with nasty threads, disparaging writers. In a nutshell, the messages were along the lines of "what right do writers have to judge us? We're superior human beings!" DSS posted the full conversation and soon, the general forums at DMS were ablaze. This is just one of many examples of how DSS strikes fear into the hearts of Demand Studios.

Basically, don't rely on Demand for honesty. Even if you don't like Demand Studios Sucks, Demand Media isn't any nicer. Remember, the enemy of your enemy is your friend.

Edit: It seems that the eHow Select was in fact a hoax that tricked both DSS posters and DMS writers alike. Oh well, mistakes happen. Demand still does suck, though. That information is still valid.

Demand can use all the evasive language they want. They can dismiss writers who are too vocal in their criticisms, they can change their tune, but they will never escape the power of the Internet. Every move the company makes is being scrutinized, and with each negative review, shareholders will lose more and more of their dwindling faith. My advice to writers who didn't make the cut is GET OUT. Don't hang around the forums hoping for good news, because hope at Demand dried out long before its assignment pool did.