http://techblips.dailyradar.com/online/ask_com/ The Web's top Ask.com news, videos, and blogs from TechBlips - find more at http://techblips.dailyradar.com/online/ask_com/ en TechBlips http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.dailyradar.com/media/img/techblips/logo_120x60.png http://techblips.dailyradar.com/online/ask_com/ 120 60 http://techblips.dailyradar.com/story/o-brien-beware-the-hype-around-mergers/ <p><a href="http://techblips.dailyradar.com/story/o-brien-beware-the-hype-around-mergers/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/tech/story_preview/2009/11/12/o_brien_beware_the_hype_around_mergers.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="O'Brien: Beware the hype around mergers" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>"Good" DEALS gone bad Four acquisitions gone bad, and the consequences: Time Warner buys America Online When: Jan. 10, 2000 Value: $165 billion Problem: All the talk of synergy never happened. Solution: AOL unit will be spun off in IPO later this year. eBay buys Skype When: Sept. 12, 2005 Value:&nbsp;...</p><p>Technology Liberation Front found this 14 days ago on mercurynews.com </p><p>Find more top technology news, videos, and blogs on TechBlips: <a href="http://techblips.dailyradar.com/online/">Online</a>, <a href="http://techblips.dailyradar.com/online/ask_com/">Ask.com</a>, <a href="http://techblips.dailyradar.com/online/aol/">AOL</a>, <a href="http://techblips.dailyradar.com/software/skype/">Skype</a></p> http://techblips.dailyradar.com/story/o-brien-beware-the-hype-around-mergers/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:18:14 +0000 Online Ask.com AOL Skype