The idea that AOL might want to merge with Yahoo -- as a news report on Friday said it does -- isn't surprising, since the company has tried to arrange a similar deal at least twice. The only question is which metaphor for failure should apply.…
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With Bartz out at Yahoo, is AOL’s Tim Armstrong next?
Carol Bartz may be gone, but there's another CEO who has also spent two years trying -- and failing -- to turn around a former web giant: namely, AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong. How much longer does he have before he gets the chop as well?…
Read MoreAOL stock is crushed after it postpones turnaround, again
After releasing its earnings for the latest quarter, AOL's stock fell by as much as 30 percent at one point on Tuesday. Why? Because while it showed some revenue growth, the company said the turnaround investors have been waiting for is still a long way off.…
Read MoreArmstrong: Moving 53 Brands Into 20 Provides Better Focus
AOL's move to funnel its 53 sites into 20 "super brands" (listed below) is meant to offer a streamlined, more coherent set of content brands……
Read MoreCan Patch Become the Huffington Post of Local News?
AOL continues to pour money into its Patch.com "hyperlocal" news venture, and is also rolling out a Huffington Post-style aggregation effort called Local Voices aimed at pulling in local bloggers. But can any of this help AOL dig itself out of the financial hole it's in?…
Read MoreAOL’s Armstrong: Content Business Could Be Profitable In 2012
AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong suggested Q1's earnings proved that the company was back on track, mainly due to the first increase in yea……
Read MorepC2011 Video: Q&A With Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong
What do Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington have in mind for the newest version of AOL? (NYSE: AOL) At our recent conference paidContent 2……
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Amidst the layoffs – 900 or so, most in India back-office ops – AOL is still generating some other news. This interview…
Read MoreInterview: Armstrong On Layoffs: ‘News & Finance Was Losing $20 Million’
AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong warned that layoffs would be coming last week, and today, the pink slips were released. Armstrong spoke ab……
Read More@ Media Summit: AOL’s Armstrong: Layoffs Today, Hiring Tomorrow
Update: CEO Tim Armstrong's full memo to staffers. AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong took the stage at Bloomberg Media Summit and confirmed……
Read MoreUpdated: AOL’s Post-HuffPo Layoff Round Begins; 700 Jobs Affected In India
Last week, AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong told the crowd at paidContent 2011 that layoffs -- aka "job changes" -- were coming following t……
Read MoreIt’s Official: AOL Now Owns The Huffington Post; Announces New Hires
AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong said from the stage at paidContent 2011 that the company was within days of closing its $315 million deal……
Read More@ pC2011: AOL-HuffPo Merger Will Produce $20M In ‘Synergies’ – And Layoffs
The $315 million AOL/Huffington Post merger could close next week, said CEO Tim Armstrong, seated next to his new partner Arianna Huffington……
Read MoreTim Armstrong Joins Arianna Huffington For paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC
Last week we announced Arianna Huffington as the closing act for a jam-packed paidContent 2011: The Next Decade in Digital, March 3, at TheT……
Read MoreArmstrong Puts Another $10 Million In AOL; Huffington Takes Stock
Tim Armstrong, already the largest individual shareholder in AOL (NYSE: AOL) as well as chairman and CEO, nearly doubled his stake in the co……
Read MoreWhat the Web Is Saying About AOL’s HuffPo Purchase
AOL dropped a bombshell on the online media world late Sunday night with the news that it is acquiring popular blog network The Huffington Post for $315 million. Here's a roundup of some of the other commentary on the announcement from the web and from Twitter.…
Read MoreSteve Case On The AOL-HuffPo Math
AOL (NYSE: AOL) Founder Steve Case has a sense of humor and a PhD in merger math. Here's his response to current AOL CEO Tim Armstrong's rat……
Read MoreNew Yorker’s Auletta: ‘Much Of What AOL Publishes Is Piffle’
In a scene from Casino Jack, when a partner complains about a negative story in Newsweek, Kevin Spacey as Jack Abramoff has that week's Time……
Read MoreArmstrong: The Old M&A Strategy Didn’t Make Sense; AOL Spent $9 Billion
AOL (NYSE: AOL) spent an astounding $9 billion in the last decade on an M&A strategy that didn't make much sense, said CEO Tim Armstrong in……
Read MoreAOL Beats Estimates, but the Ship is Still Taking on Water
AOL managed to beat analysts' estimates for revenue and earnings for the latest quarter, thanks in part to some asset sales that boosted the bottom line. But the company's advertising business continues to shrink rapidly, even as it's spending hundreds of millions on acquisitions.…
Read MoreTim Armstrong: AOL is Brands & Platforms
AOL is buying three companies -- TechCrunch, 5Min, and Brizzly -- for a rumored $100 million. AOL is trying to regain its preeminence in tech-land by focusing on building media brands and platforms that help other media, CEO TIm Armstrong tells us.…
Read MoreWe Nailed It! AOL Has Bought TechCrunch
AOL said it has purchased the technology blogging site TechCrunch for an undisclosed amount, a story Om broke last night. While we don't know yet how much AOL paid for the blog network founded by Michael Arrington, we'll update this story as details emerge.…
Read MoreAOL’s Armstrong: Google Deal ‘Better For Us Per Search’
Any search deal with AOL (NYSE: AOL) would start with the same given: search-advertising revenue will continue to decline as it loses access……
Read MoreOne More AOL Change: Longtime PR Head Primrose Switching To Advisor
Two quarters in to life as a public company, AOL (NYSE: AOL) is looking for a new head of corporate communications. Tricia Primrose, the top……
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