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Aol
pivot
May 4, 2021
Verizon’s Media Business Never Made Any Sense
Maybe AOL and Yahoo’s new buyer will know what to do with them.
By
Intelligencer Staff
haircare
Oct. 3, 2019
Shingy Reflects on His Time at AOL and What’s Next
AOL’s Digital Prophet speaks out.
By
Brian Feldman
media
Dec. 13, 2018
Verizon Made a $9 Billion Bet on Digital Media. Here’s Why It Failed.
By rolling up Yahoo and AOL—including HuffPost, Tumblr and more—the telecom giant was hoping to compete with Google and Facebook. It couldn’t.
By
Simon Owens
select all
Apr. 3, 2017
Oath, the Place Yahoo’ll Go!
Verizon is reportedly merging Yahoo and AOL and calling them “Oath.”
By
Madison Malone Kircher
Nov. 7, 2016
The Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Is Driving an Uber in Ohio
You’ve got … Uber.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
media
Mar. 4, 2014
Father of ‘Distressed Baby’ Leaves AOL/Huffington Post
The target of Tim Armstrong’s comments got a new job.
By
Joe Coscarelli
media
Feb. 9, 2014
AOL’s 401(k) Plan Won’t Be Affected by ‘Distressed Babies’
After some backlash, Tim Armstrong has decided to reverse the changes to his company’s benefits plan.
By
Caroline Bankoff
media
Feb. 6, 2014
AOL’s Tim Armstrong Blames ‘Distressed Babies’
On a company-wide conference call.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Dec. 16, 2013
AOL Still Refuses to Admit Patch Is Dead or Dying
CEO Tim Armstrong is in denial about his failed local news initiative.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Aug. 13, 2013
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Sorry Everyone Heard Him Fire That Guy
But it doesn’t sound like he’s getting his job back.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Aug. 11, 2013
Listen to AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Casually Fire Someone During a Conference Call
“Abel, you’re fired! Out.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
Aug. 9, 2013
AOL CEO Fired Someone for Taking His Picture
Tim Armstrong prefers to call them “impacts.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
neighborhood news
May 24, 2013
Facebook Is Thinking About Moving Downtown
To AOL’s building.
By
Caroline Bankoff
you’ve got hacked
Feb. 8, 2013
Why Rich, Famous, and Old People Need to Ditch Their AOL E-mails
They’re easy to hack.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Nov. 16, 2012
The Huffington Post Is Not
Not
for Sale
AOL isn’t shopping it, but is open to ideas.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Oct. 23, 2012
Arianna Huffington Is Still Not the Boss of Michael Arrington
He’s returning to the AOL-owned TechCrunch, but not on Huffington’s terms.
By
Joe Coscarelli
media
June 14, 2012
AOL Board Puts Down Pesky Investor Insurrection
All eight board directors were reelected today.
By
Joe Coscarelli
unadvisable ways to get free stuff
May 25, 2012
Aspiring Start-up Dude Spent Two Months Secretly Living on AOL’s Amenities
Tech companies officially have the best free stuff.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
May 9, 2012
AOL Rumored to Be Selling TechCrunch and Engadget [Updated]
The company would reportedly part with their tech blogs for at least $70 million.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
Apr. 23, 2012
Facebook Buying AOL Patents From Microsoft for $550 Million
Zuckerberg goes through the middleman.
By
Joe Coscarelli
i’ve been hacked!
Apr. 21, 2012
Arianna Huffington Is Keeping Her Hacked AOL E-Mail Account
Nigerian spammers tried phishing her address book.
By
Andre Tartar
media
Apr. 11, 2012
Patch Editor Quitting AOL
Local news problems not yet solved online.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
Apr. 9, 2012
AOL Making $1 Billion Deal With Microsoft
They’re selling more than 800 patents.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Apr. 5, 2012
Arianna Huffington Consolidating Power at AOL [Updated]
The Huffington Post has been a bright spot for AOL, so she’s doing some more taking over.
By
Joe Coscarelli
media
Feb. 27, 2012
AOL Loses TechCrunch Editor, CTO, and Top HuffPo Engineer
Lots of turnover in the Armstrong-Huffington household today.
By
Joe Coscarelli
media
Dec. 21, 2011
Investors Say AOL’s Websites Have No Value
A large shareholder is pushing for “immediate action.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
media
Sept. 12, 2011
Michael Arrington Officially Out at TechCrunch As AOL Names New Editor [Updated]
Erick Schonfeld will take over, but TechCrunch may not be happy with their AOL overlords.
By
Joe Coscarelli
yahoooo!
Sept. 10, 2011
Head of Chinese Search Giant Says He’s Not Responsible for Carol Bartz’s Yahoo Ouster
Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma: “It had nothing to do with me.”
By
Andre Tartar
stupid idea of the day
Sept. 9, 2011
AOL in Talks to Merge With Yahoo?
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is reportedly considering the possibility, for some reason.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Sept. 7, 2011
Michael Arrington Reportedly Fired From AOL
The TechCrunch founder may have just lost more than editorial control.
By
Caroline Bankoff
blog-stained wretches
Sept. 6, 2011
TechCrunch Does Not Appreciate Your Implication That Having an Editor Who Invests Heavily in Tech Companies Is a Conflict of Interest
This is still going on.
By
Chris Rovzar
blog-stained wretches
Sept. 2, 2011
Michael Arrington Is Starting His Own Venture Capital Fund With AOL’s Blessing (and Money) [Updated]
TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington is upping his conflicts of interest.
By
Joe Coscarelli
bons mots
Aug. 11, 2011
Gay Talese: ‘There Are Midgets That Are Attractive, But I Never Met One’
The legendary writer explains why he’s never had sex in the back of his 1957 Triumph TR3.
By
Chris Rovzar
blog-stained wretches
Apr. 4, 2011
AOL Loses Original Engadget Team to SB Nation
Bear with them.
By
Chris Rovzar
blog-stained wretches
Mar. 22, 2011
HuffPo Announces Six More Hires
Go Arianna Go Arianna Go!
By
Chris Rovzar
blog-stained wretches
Mar. 17, 2011
Newspaper Guild Butts Into Arianna Huffington’s Business
Literally. Well, not the butt part.
By
Chris Rovzar
layoffs
Mar. 16, 2011
Is AOL Attempting to Skirt Employee Protection Laws?
Possibly yes.
By
Julie Gerstein
aolington post
Mar. 14, 2011
Lots of Changes at the AOLington Post: Most Important, New Nap Couches
Yay! Naps!
By
Chris Rovzar
arianna!
Mar. 10, 2011
AOL to Lay Off ‘Hundreds’ Starting Tomorrow
The cuts will hit hardest in India.
By
Chris Rovzar
blog-stained wretches
Mar. 3, 2011
Media Reporter Michael Calderone Defects From Yahoo to AOL
Bummer, Yahoo.
By
Chris Rovzar
ink-stained wretches
Feb. 28, 2011
Newser.com Talks to Buy Salon.com Are Scuttled
Collateral damage from the HuffPo-AOL deal.
By
Adam Pasick
internet-stained wretches
Feb. 11, 2011
AOL’s Inflated Price for HuffPo Might Make Investors Think Twice
Arianna Huffington is making enemies left and right.
By
Nitasha Tiku
aolington post
Feb. 10, 2011
The AOLington Post: Yet Another Liberal Media Dream Deferred
The dream of an avowedly liberal media powerhouse to rival Fox News remains as alive — and as unfulfilled — as ever.
By
Jason Zengerle
aolington post
Feb. 10, 2011
Unpaid Huffington Post Bloggers: ‘Hey Arianna, Can You Spare a Dime?’
Surely some of that $315 million from AOL is being shared with them, right?
By
Chris Rovzar
blog-stained wretches
Feb. 8, 2011
Matt Lewis Abandons Politics Daily for Daily Caller
It might be time to jump from that ship.
By
Chris Rovzar
internet-stained wretches
Feb. 8, 2011
How Much Did Arianna Earn From the AOL-HuffPo Deal?
One Wall Street analyst says at least $100 million, Drudge says $18 million.
By
Nitasha Tiku
internet-stained wretches
Feb. 7, 2011
The Tim and Arianna Show Hits the Road
The pair talk paid content with Piers Morgan.
By
Julie Gerstein
internet-stained wretches
Feb. 7, 2011
The AOLington Post: AOL Buys HuffPo for $315 Million [Updated]
Arianna Huffington will take control of all of AOL’s editorial content.
By
Mike Vilensky
and
Nitasha Tiku
employee of the month
Jan. 13, 2011
Michael Arrington Bites Down On the AOL Hand That Feeds Him [Update]
The fight continues in the comment section!
By
Nitasha Tiku
aol
Dec. 6, 2010
AOL Considers Plan to Break Up Operations and Seek Merger With Yahoo
AOL may break up operations to get in shape for a Yahoo union.
By
Stephanie Vallejo
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