POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Daniel J.Weinrot, Lisa Savitzky and Sharyn Evron, signing singly, with full power of substitution, as the undersigned'strue and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and anyother documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned tomake electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or any rule or regulation of the SEC;
(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or directorof Demand Media, Inc. (the "Company") and/or 10% holder of the Company's capital stock, Forms 3, 4, and 5 and any amendments thereto in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and therules thereunder;
(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary ordesirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment oramendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similarauthority; and
(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion ofsuch attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, theundersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of theundersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms andconditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 31st day of October, 2016.
/s/JOHN PLEASANTS
Signature: ________________________
Name: John Pleasants
