Employee Benefit Plan

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plan

9.  Employee Benefit Plan

Demand Media has a defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (“401(k) Plan”) covering all our full‑time employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. Eligible employees may defer up to 90% of their pre‑tax eligible compensation, up to the annual maximum allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. Effective January 1, 2013, we began matching a portion of the employee contributions under the 401(k) Plan up to a defined maximum. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, our contributions to our employees under the Demand Media 401(k) Plan were $0.4 million, and $0.3 million, respectively.