http://gigaom.com/2008/03/13/the-gigaom-interview-ron-grant-coo-of-aol/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:53:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://gigaom.com/2008/03/13/the-gigaom-interview-ron-grant-coo-of-aol/#comment-866757 Aner Ravon Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:45:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11799#comment-866757 <p>Bebo is real cool but AOL never managed to digest international services very well. Take a look at what they have done with ICQ, which could have been the most popular IM network.</p> Bebo is real cool but AOL never managed to digest international services very well. Take a look at what they have done with ICQ, which could have been the most popular IM network.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/03/13/the-gigaom-interview-ron-grant-coo-of-aol/#comment-865714 AOL Buying KickApps Too? - GigaOM Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:55:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11799#comment-865714 <p>[...] When I asked AOL COO Ron Grant if AOL was going to be aggressive about buying more social media companies, he declined to comment on additional acquisitions but said the company will be aggressive. I have heard from multiple sources of AOL kicking the tires at many Silicon Valley start-ups. From the looks of it, Time Warner is ready to spend to do a complete makeover of AOL. Call it dressing up before a spin-off, regardless of what happens with Yahoo. gigaom:http://gigaom.com/2008/03/14/aol-buying-kickapps-too/ Share/Send Sphere Print Previous Post [...]</p> [...] When I asked AOL COO Ron Grant if AOL was going to be aggressive about buying more social media companies, he declined to comment on additional acquisitions but said the company will be aggressive. I have heard from multiple sources of AOL kicking the tires at many Silicon Valley start-ups. From the looks of it, Time Warner is ready to spend to do a complete makeover of AOL. Call it dressing up before a spin-off, regardless of what happens with Yahoo. gigaom:http://gigaom.com/2008/03/14/aol-buying-kickapps-too/ Share/Send Sphere Print Previous Post [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/03/13/the-gigaom-interview-ron-grant-coo-of-aol/#comment-865713 AOL-Bebo deal is good for the industry « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:26:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11799#comment-865713 <p>[...] Corporate Development, then as GM of Netscape.] While there has been debate about whether this is a good deal for AOL or not, there is no doubt in my mind that it is good for the social media [...]</p> [...] Corporate Development, then as GM of Netscape.] While there has been debate about whether this is a good deal for AOL or not, there is no doubt in my mind that it is good for the social media [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/03/13/the-gigaom-interview-ron-grant-coo-of-aol/#comment-865627 Om Malik Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:54:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11799#comment-865627 <p>Social NEtworks are the new black, I don't buy this euphoria around social networks - this is the "free" madness that is beginning to spread around us.</p> Social NEtworks are the new black, I don’t buy this euphoria around social networks - this is the “free” madness that is beginning to spread around us.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/03/13/the-gigaom-interview-ron-grant-coo-of-aol/#comment-865612 Franck Poisson Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:40:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11799#comment-865612 <p>A social network in your portfolio is a must-have today for the web giants: in other words be strong in the ad display business to counter-balance the search ad king Google.</p> A social network in your portfolio is a must-have today for the web giants: in other words be strong in the ad display business to counter-balance the search ad king Google.

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