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When G-Male Met Siri: A Love Story

Posted April 16, 2012 - 10:04 am

Comediva follows up its G-male parody with a new romantic tale.
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Another day, another departing AOL executive

Posted November 17, 2011 - 11:49 am

The exodus continues for struggling Internet pioneer AOL as Brad Garlinghouse, AKA the Yahoo "Peanut Butter Manifesto" guy, announces his departure.
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AOL beats low expectations, impressionable investors swoon

Posted November 2, 2011 - 2:52 pm

AOL continues its rocky transition from a subscriber-based company to an ad-supported content provider in the third quarter.
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AOL strategy chief strategically bails for job at Spotify

Posted October 27, 2011 - 2:27 pm

Jared Grusd, SVP of business development and chief of strategy for AOL, reportedly is leaving to take a job at streaming music service Spotify.
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Tim Armstrong really, really wants Yahoo to buy AOL. Seriously, Yahoo, call him.

Posted October 13, 2011 - 11:32 am

The chief executive of AOL is pushing top shareholders to consider a sale of the beleaguered Internet pioneer to Yahoo. Yes, that Yahoo.
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Grouper founder's pants perpetually on fire

Posted September 29, 2011 - 12:23 pm

That the tech start-up world is awash with the ethically challenged is no secret. Here's the latest case.
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Tim Armstrong pinpoints the problem with AOL: The HR lady

Posted July 26, 2011 - 5:01 pm

AOL undergoes another shake-up in the executive ranks. Good thing it has that booming dial-up business to fall back on!
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Tim Armstrong wants investors to overvalue AOL as much as those other loser companies, dammit!

Posted June 20, 2011 - 12:48 pm

The AOL chief executive is miffed that his struggling firm isn't feeling the irrational love from investors.
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How the HuffPost blogger compensation lawsuit is like the '79 Comedy Store strike

Posted April 12, 2011 - 7:44 pm

A class-action lawsuit filed by a blogger and labor activist against AOL and the Huffington Post argues that AOL and HuffPost founder Arianna Huffington have enriched themselves at the expense of unpaid labor.
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At AOL and HuffPost, it's all about quality

Posted March 18, 2011 - 8:52 am

I know this has nothing to do with tech business per se, but the screenshot below from Friday's Huffington Post says it all about where the AOLs of the world want to lead us.
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The AOL Way: Layoffs, lies about 'quality content'

Posted March 10, 2011 - 4:40 pm

According to a memo from AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong that was leaked to Business Insider, nearly 900 workers are being laid off Thursday in the wake of the company's acquisition of online tabloid The Huffington Post.
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Unholy union of SEO trickeration clears antitrust scrutiny

Posted March 1, 2011 - 5:50 pm

Just when Google thought it was getting a handle on ridding its searches of low-quality content created by content farms, aggregators and SEO-riggers, the marriage of two masters of those dark arts was approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
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eMarketer: Facebook to pass Yahoo in display-ad revenue in 2011

Posted March 1, 2011 - 2:47 pm

If Internet research firm eMarketer's latest estimates are anything close to reality, Yahoo and AOL face increasingly marginal futures.
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Stephen Elop's secret 10-point plan to save Nokia

Posted February 9, 2011 - 1:34 pm

The tech world is buzzing about the memo allegedly written by Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop to employees, in which he outlines the perilous market situation facing the struggling Finland-based mobile phone company, likening it to a man standing on a burning oil platform.
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AOL-HuffPost: Marriage made in content farm/tabloid hell

Posted February 7, 2011 - 12:40 pm

Shares of AOL (NYSE:AOL) dropped more than 4 percent in early trading Monday as investors reacted negatively to news that the troubled Internet pioneer will buy popular online news and entertainment site The Huffington Post for $315 million.
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'AOL Way' revealed: Screw quality, grind down staff

Posted February 1, 2011 - 5:44 pm

The trouble with most journalists and writers is that they don't realize their true potential. AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong knows this and wants to help by requiring them to hack out five to 10 stories a day.
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Hey AOL, quit ripping off your older dial-up customers

Posted January 24, 2011 - 11:00 am

You know how every so often your local newspaper reports about elderly people being swindled out of money by shady contractors who trick them into paying for unnecessary home repairs, like a repaved driveway or new gutters? To me, that's sort of what AOL is doing.
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Yet another rumor about AOL merging with Yahoo

Posted December 6, 2010 - 3:58 pm

Online content farm AOL reportedly is working on a super, double-secret plan to break up the company, with one potential result being a merger of one of its pieces with Yahoo, according to Reuters.
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'Peanut Butter Manifesto' guy speaks again about Yahoo

Posted November 10, 2010 - 5:28 pm

AOL consumer apps president Brad Garlinghouse, better known as the Yahoo senior vice president who four years ago sounded the alarm that the company lacked focus and direction, doesn't believe things have changed much.
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How AOL is like the Chum Bucket

Posted November 8, 2010 - 4:39 pm

AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong provided some unintentional levity during last week's third-quarter earnings call.
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Are you scared yet, Google?

Posted November 8, 2010 - 1:18 pm

Embattled Internet pioneer AOL has hired advisers to explore strategic options, including some kind of partnership with embattled Internet pioneer Yahoo.
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AOL soars on third-quarter profit

Posted November 3, 2010 - 11:44 am

Shares of AOL jumped more than 9 percent in early trading Wednesday after the Internet veteran more than doubled its third-quarter profit from a year ago.
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Hey investors, Yahoo's still not growing revenue

Posted October 20, 2010 - 1:44 pm

There were some things to like in Yahoo's third-quarter earnings report released after Tuesday's market close, but the company's inability to grow revenue remains Problem No. 1.
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AOL's takeover of Yahoo: Rumor or real?

Posted October 14, 2010 - 10:26 am

The Wall Street Journal reports that AOL, with the possible help of some private equity firms, is considering making a buyout offer for Yahoo.
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Rumor to reality: AOL buys TechCrunch

Posted September 28, 2010 - 1:27 pm

AOL has acquired technology news website TechCrunch as part of its recent effort to build a platform of original online content.
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