kara.allthingsd.com - 3/17/2009
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As soon as he got his new job last week, new AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong sent out a rather hopeful email to the troops –his first communication as the latest leader of the ragtag online service.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing you and would love to hear your ...
kara.allthingsd.com - 3/13/2009
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kara.allthingsd.com —
For a very, very tall man, Tim Armstrong
has been on an awful lot of online companies’
short lists. For a big Web exec job, that is. Indeed, whenever one opens up in the Internet space, the Google ad sales exec always pops up on it as a ...
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New AOL Chairman and CEO–and About-To-Be-Ex-Googler–Tim ...
businessinsider.com - 3/10/2009
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businessinsider.com —
As expected, many AOLers in Dulles started receiving
"the email" yesterday afternoon. The email asks them to
attend an "important meeting" this morning--at which they will be fired. This is the way AOL's layoffs have been handled over the past ...
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AOL Layoffs In Progress
timewarner.com - 3/12/2009
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timewarner.com —
NEW YORK- Tim Armstrong, Google Senior Vice President,
has been named Chairman and CEO of AOL, LLC,
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes announced today. Current AOL Chairman and CEO Randy Falco and President and COO Ron Grant plan ...
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Tim Armstrong Named Chairman and CEO of AOL
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AOL Spin-Out A Go, Armstrong Woos Dulles
Silicon Alley Insider —
... “[Tim] Armstrong would not have taken the job if the plans for a spin out of AOL were not in place and it’s in everyone’s interests to signal that it’s a go right away,” says one of Kara Swisher's inside sources. “The only catch is the poor economy, but even that should not prevent Time Warner from doing what’s right to finally fix AOL.” ...
First Bytes: Robot Catwalk, AOL, Yahoo, iPhone
Tech Observer —
... AOL boss Tim Armstrong has chosen the company's old headquarters in Dulles, VA, as the place to address the company for the first time later this morning. [All Things Digital] ...
Weekend Update, 3.21.09–March Madness Edition
Digital Daily —
... appeared at a huge pep rally at AOL (TWX). Case and former AOL exec Ted Leonsis gave their support (and a lucky green tie) to new CEO Tim Armstrong. Elsewhere, ...
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