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Sets up Dublin office for domain services — Demand Media

Firm makes formal notice regarding operations in Ireland.

Demand Media disclosed today that it is opening its international headquarters for the firm’s domain services business in Dublin, Ireland.

Demand Media is serving as the backend registry provider for its own top level domains (applied for under United TLD Holdco Ltd.) as well as Donuts’. United TLD has applied for 26 top level domains and Donuts has applied for 307. Of course, many of these domains are in contention sets.

In its applications for fresh TLDs, the firm noted that Demand Media Europe Limited, based in Ireland, would be its backend registry provider.

The firm has hired David Ryan, formerly a senior director with Electronic Arts, as General Manager for the Dublin operation. It plans to hire 20-40 people within the next year.

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