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Rock ‘n’ Blogroll: Diller, Murdoch, Zucker Friend Each Other at Internet Week...

Diller, Murdoch, Zucker Friend Each Other at Internet Week Soiree: An Observer photo gallery

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The Hyperlocal Bandwagon Rolls On: AOL Acquires Patch; Times Wants You to ‘Be...

Today, June 11, AOL annouced that it is acquiring Patch, the New York–based start-up, as well as Going.com, a nightlife event guide “for people who love to go out.” Patch’s sites, which currently cover...

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What the First Bloomberg BusinessWeek Says About Others, Itself

The first issue of Bloomberg BusinessWeek landed in news stands today. What is it like? First, the logo: “Bloomberg” is tucked discreetly between the the “B” and “i” in “Business.” The front of the...

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AOL Buys NY Based 5min, Maker of Unfun Videos

This morning brought the announcement that AOL will purchase NY based video firm 5min. The price of the acquistion is still unknown, although for what it’s worth, Peter Kafka at All Things D just...

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Why AOL Bought Techcrunch: It’s Getting Crushed by Gawker

AOL has officially purchased Techcrunch. The media giant has been eyeing the indie blog since as far back as 2008. But a quick look at AOL’s recent slide in covering the tech sector shows why it...

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‘1+1 = 11′: AOL Buys Huffington Post For $315 M.

In his bid to turn AOL around by creating a content empire, CEO Tim Armstrong has pulled out all the stops, purchasing the Huffington Post for $315 million and appointing Arianna Huffington as editor...

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TechCrunch Writer, Blogging on TechCrunch: ‘I’m Beginning to Feel Stupid for...

Ms. Tsotsis, Freedom Fighter (or something like it).Alexia Tsotsis was a well-liked and popular tech blogger before she was at TechCrunch, back when she was at SF Weekly. She became even more...

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Arianna Huffington Hung Up on New York Times Writer Andrew Goldman

New York Times Magazine writer Andrew Goldman kicked off his “Talk” with AOL CEO Tim Armstrong by revealing that Arianna Huffington, editor in chief of the AOL-owned Huffington Post, was not very...

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Makers Rocks: Amanpour, AOL’s Armstrong Fete Ladies At Lunch

Christiane Amanpour (Getty Images) Attendees at AOL and PBS’s recent joint “Makers Lunch” at AOL Studios in the Village posed in front of a bank of monitors featuring images of Katie Couric,...

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Patch Employee to Business Insider: ‘Screw BI and Go PATCH!’

We can’t say we envy whoever’s behind the wheel of Patch, AOL’s network of hyperlocal news sites. With a torrent of bad press; a prettier, more popular sister in The Huffington Post, and executives...

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Patch Expected to Lay Off 500 Employees Tomorrow

Hard times are hitting Patch, AOL’s network of hyperlocal news sites. In an earnings call yesterday, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said that he expects to shut, sell or find partners for nearly 300 of the 900...

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AOL CEO Tim Armstong Sort Of Apologizes For Firing Picture-Taking Employee...

Tim Armstrong (Photo: Patrick McMullan) Tim Armstrong sent out a staff email today to apologize for the camera shot heard ’round the world (or at least heard by those who frequent Jim Romenesko’s...

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Patch Layoffs Hit Today

Patch, AOL’s hyperlocal site, laid off around 350 employees today. The eliminated positions, which represent about 40 percent of the workforce, could increase to 500 if AOL doesn’t succeed in finding...

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Schadenfreude @ Gmail

Masters of their domain: Aol CEO Tim Armstrong, author Agapi Stassinopoulos and her sister, Arianna Huffington (Patrick McMullan) The morning that Aol CEO Tim Armstrong announced the $315 million...

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Morning Media Mix

(Illustration by Lauren Payne) Los Angeles ladies take notice: Rupert Murdoch is back on the market. (The New York Times) Tim Armstrong is finally winding down Patch, which David Carr terms the AOL...

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AOL’s Activist Investors Say Armstrong’s Content Play Isn’t Working

Starboard Value LP, who’s 4.5 percent stake in AOL makes it one of the company’s largest shareholders, is taking aim

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Patch Is Good for AOL After All. Maybe?

Gianna Palmer is a guest blogger for Betabeat. AOL released its fourth quarter earnings report today and not shockingly, profits

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Engineering and Editorial Exodus at AOL

AOL, the tech media company known on GlassDoor.com for being a “great jumping-off point for other things,” is making a habit of creating new

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AOL Turning Patch into Craigslist Competitor

So much for “hyperlocal” news as the Next Big Thing. Ad Age Digital reports AOL is preparing to make big changes

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Diva Tim Armstrong Reportedly Fires Employee For Taking His Picture...

We knew things weren’t going great over at AOL, but we’d no idea CEO Tim Armstrong had gone full Greta

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