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AOL Seeks to Cut 2,500 Jobs
online.wsj.com — NEW YORK—AOL Inc. plans to cut its work force by about a third, or roughly 2,500 jobs, as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month. AOL Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong will surrender his 2009 bonus, which was expected to range ... (more) AOL Seeks to Cut 2,500 Jobs
Exclusive: AOL Hires Bankers to Sell Off ICQ, As Internet Service Starts to Shed Non-Core Assets
Exclusive: AOL Hires Bankers to Sell Off ICQ, As Internet Service Starts to Shed Non-Core Assets
kara.allthingsd.com — AOL has hired a pair of New York investment bankers Morgan Stanley and Allen & Co., to manage a sale of its ICQ instant messaging unit. Sources familiar with the situation said interest in buying the asset from two major non-U.S. companies ... (more) Exclusive: AOL Hires Bankers to Sell Off ICQ, As ...

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AOL To Spin Off December 9, Begin Trading December 10
kara.allthingsd.com — AOL will officially be spun off from Time Warner on December 9, with trading to begin the next day. Shareholders of record at 5 pm ET on November 27 will get one share of AOL for each 11 shares of Time Warner (TWX) on the day of the long-expected ... (more) AOL To Spin Off December 9, Begin Trading December 10
Video - News Hub: A Slimmer New AOL
marketnewslive.blogspot.com — AOL announces will lay off a third of its staff as part of its restructuring. Barron.com's Eric Savitz comments on the news and the company's efforts to reinvent itself with Kelsey Hubbard and Simon Constable in the News Hub. (more) Video - News Hub: A Slimmer New AOL
AOL: We Need to Fire 2,500 "Volunteers"
AOL: We Need to Fire 2,500 "Volunteers"
mediamemo.allthingsd.com — AOL, which has already told investors that it will spend up to $200 million firing a good chunk of its staff, has now told its employees. It is looking for "up to 2,500 volunteers," CEO Tim Armstrong told his staff today. That's a third of the ... (more) AOL: We Need to Fire 2,500 "Volunteers"
AOL Also Likely to Eye Sale of MapQuest–Is Microsoft a Possible Buyer?
kara.allthingsd.com — Yesterday, BoomTown wrote about AOL’s efforts–including hiring investment bankers–to sell its ICQ instant-messaging unit . But that’s probably not going to be the end of the shedding of assets at the online site. In ... (more) AOL Also Likely to Eye Sale of MapQuest–Is Microsoft a ...
With AOL Spinoff, TMZ To Move To Time Warner/Telepictures, As Expected; $25M 2008 Revenues
With AOL Spinoff, TMZ To Move To Time Warner/Telepictures, As Expected; $25M 2008 Revenues
paidcontent.org — As we have been reporting for a while , celeb powerhouse site TMZ will now be part of Time Warner, after operating as a JV between AOL and Warner Bros-owned Telepictures for a while. First ... (more) With AOL Spinoff, TMZ To Move To Time ...
comScore Releases October 2009 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
comscore.com — RESTON, VA, November 17, 2009 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In October 2009, Americans conducted 14.3 billion core ... (more) comScore Releases October 2009 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
The beginning of the end? AOL to go its own way Dec 9
The beginning of the end? AOL to go its own way Dec 9
feedproxy.google.com — Back in the mid-90s, I really thought that AOL (America Online) couldn’t keep competing against the tidalwave of new ISPs that were offering Internet connectivity for much less, not to mention without the horrible bandwidth-sucking AOL application in an age of dial-up modems. I was quite ... (more) The beginning of the end? AOL to go its own way Dec 9
AOL's Mass Layoffs Will Cost $200 Million
mediamemo.allthingsd.com — AOL formally acknowledged that it plans on a round of very large cuts: In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Time Warner unit said it plans on taking up to $200 million in restructuring charges through the first half of 2010. ... (more) AOL's Mass Layoffs Will Cost $200 Million
Things That Should Never Go Together: Pickles & Ice Cream, Time Warner & AOL
Things That Should Never Go Together: Pickles & Ice Cream, Time Warner & AOL
marketingpilgrim.com — Sometimes, what looks like it will be as tasty as chocolate and peanut butter, ends up tasting more like pickles and ice cream. Nothing matches that last culinary disaster better than the merger of AOL and Time Warner. Well, on December 9th, ... (more) Things That Should Never Go Together: Pickles & Ice ...
AOL Begins Layoffs; 100 To Be Let Go Today
AOL Begins Layoffs; 100 To Be Let Go Today
paidcontent.org — AOL is laying off 100 staffers today, sources tell paidContent, confirming earlier reports by AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher and Valleywag . The moves are part of CEO Tim Armstrong’s ... (more) AOL Begins Layoffs; 100 To Be Let Go Today
The Best Travel Gadgets of 2009
time.com — Home U.S. Politics World Biz & Tech Health & Science Entertainment Travel People Photos Video Best & Worst Lists Magazine TIME.com CNN.com Best & Worst Lists ADD TIME NEWS My Yahoo! My Google Netvibes My AOL RSS Feed See all feeds NEWSLETTERS Special ... (more) The Best Travel Gadgets of 2009
Time Warner Sets AOL Spin For December 9
blogs.barrons.com — Time Warner (TWX) has set the terms for its spin off of AOL , which will be made December 9 to holders of record November 27. Holders will get one AOL share for every 11 shares of TWX they hold. Fractional shares will not be issued; instead they will ... (more) Time Warner Sets AOL Spin For December 9
AOL Layoffs Tomorrow To Kick Off Depressing Holiday Season?
AOL Layoffs Tomorrow To Kick Off Depressing Holiday Season?
valleywag.gawker.com — 'Tis the season to rush up layoffs so they don't fall in the sacrosanct Thanksgiving-to-Christmas period: An AOL insider tells us the company is slated to let go around 100 people tomorrow, following 1,500 firings Electronic Arts announced today.  ... (more) AOL Layoffs Tomorrow To Kick Off Depressing Holiday Season?
AOL: Small Layoff Today, a Voluntary Buyout and, Then…the Big One
AOL: Small Layoff Today, a Voluntary Buyout and, Then…the Big One
kara.allthingsd.com — Essentially–although AOL is located in New York and not California, it’s going to be like tremors before the Big One at the online company today, as about 100 employees are laid off. Sources said the cuts, first reported by ... (more) AOL: Small Layoff Today, a Voluntary Buyout and, ...
UPDATE 2-Time Warner to spin off AOL on Dec. 9
reuters.com — * Holders get 1 AOL dividend for 11 Time Warner shares * AOL will start trading as 'AOL' on NYSE on Dec. 10 (Adds analyst, background) By Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc ( TWX.N ) said on Monday it will ... (more) UPDATE 2-Time Warner to spin off AOL on Dec. 9
Time Warner Declares Spin-off Dividend of AOL Shares
finance.yahoo.com — NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX - News ) and AOL Inc. today announced the timing and details regarding the spin-off of AOL from Time Warner. The Time Warner board of directors has approved the final distribution ratio and ... (more) Time Warner Declares Spin-off Dividend of AOL Shares
Video: Layoffs Begin at AOL
marketnewslive.blogspot.com — AOL lays off roughly 100 employees. Plus, Droid sells well and the EU objects to Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun. (more) Video: Layoffs Begin at AOL
Facts about Google's acquisition of AdMob
google.com — The deal will bring new innovation and competition to mobile advertising, and will lead to more effective tools for creating, serving, and analyzing emerging mobile ads formats. This deal will benefit developers, publishers, and advertisers by ... (more) Facts about Google's acquisition of AdMob
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