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AOL Will Likely Be Spun Off As Separate Company
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Kara Swisher grabbed the man of the hour, Tim Armstrong, after Time Warner announced that he would become AOL's new CEO. Tim will start his new job on April 7. ...
With New CEO Spin Out Ahead For AOL [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... If he goes to AOL and does a good job of turning the company around, he adds another feather to his cap, and in the process become fabulously wealthy. That is going to happen with AOL being spun out of Time Warner.
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes pretty much said so. “He’ll also be helpful in helping Time Warner determine the optimal structure for AOL,” he noted in a press release. Armstrong was also candid in admitting as much in his interview with Kara Swisher.
One of the things we discussed was making ...
5Words for March 13th, 2009
Technologizer —
... Happy Friday the thirteenth, everybody!
Mozilla releases new Firefox beta.
AOL gets CEO from Google.
StumbleUpon preps a URL shortener.
Cybercriminals get down to business.
Unlimited-VoIP-and-data carrier.
New iPod Shuffle teardown photos.
A little more Pre news.
An iPhone 3.0 wish list.
Poor Woz fractures his foot.
Regimes that repress the Internet.
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Did Tim Armstrong Leave Google Because It’s Struggling, or He’s Struggling?
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... There’s no doubt that Tim Armstrong did a lot of great things while serving as Google’s top ad sales executive, but his departure to become AOL’s new CEO takes place during a slump in performance. ...
First Bytes: AOL, iPhone, Tech Billionaires, Web Turns 20
Tech Observer —
Google exec defects to become new AOL chief. [All Things Digital]
Prelude to new iPhone software. [Reuters]
Tech moguls on the Forbes billionaires list manage to lose a total $81.5 billion in the last year and yet remain billionaires. [Tech Crunch]
Happy birthday, Internet! [CNet News]
by Alexandra Fenwick
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Around the Web 3.13.09: Armstrong speaks, the Pre gets raves, Apple hints at new iPhone
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- The 38-year-old Tim Armstrong talks about his new CEO job at AOL. AllThingsD
-- The new iPod shuffle, when compared with a Pez dispenser, is pretty small. AppleInsider
-- Analysts have some pretty good stuff to say about the Palm Pre. Maybe McNamee was right. AllThingsD
-- Second Life, trying to help companies feel more comfortable in the virtual world, creates a red light district. PaidContent
-- Tech billionaires lost some pretty hefty ...
Vid-Biz: Obama, Armstrong, Wii
NewTeeVee —
... Tim Armstrong to Become AOL Chairman and CEO; soon-to-be former Google ad exec still believes there is life left in the AOL brand. (All Things D) ...
Nice going-away cake, but why is my name on it?
GMSV —
... head of U.S. sales for the search sovereign, was taking the AOL CEO job, though his name has been bandied about previously for other high-level openings. And rank-and-file AOLers disheartened by ineffective strategy, questionable acquisitions, slumping performance and ongoing waves of layoffs were said to be pleasantly surprised that someone with Armstrong’s options (both in terms of bank account and career opportunities) would sign on for the job. As one anonymous exec told Swisher , “I am so thrilled. We couldn’t change the DNA with Rondy on top,” using the derisive ...
Weekend Update, 3.14.09–Special Roman “Ides of March” Edition
Digital Daily —
... AOL President and COO Ron Grant and Chairman and CEO Randy Falco. BoomTown interviewed Falco’s replacement, Google (GOOG) ad sales exec Tim Armstrong, who’ll start at AOL as Chairman and CEO on April 7. ...
