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Rock, Meet Hard Place: More Details of AOL Layoffs–But Are There More to Come?
kara.allthingsd.com - 3/11/2009
Rock, Meet Hard Place: More Details of AOL Layoffs–But Are There More to Come?
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Earlier today, Silicon Alley Insider reported that layoffs at AOL , which had been announced in January , were finally taking place. Actually, said an AOL insider, about 10 percent of the layoffs, or 70 people, have been let go since the announcement. The pace just got ratcheted up today, ...
New AOL Chairman and CEO–and About-To-Be-Ex-Googler–Tim Armstrong Speaks!
kara.allthingsd.com - 3/13/2009
New AOL Chairman and CEO–and About-To-Be-Ex-Googler–Tim Armstrong Speaks!
— 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 ... (more) New AOL Chairman and CEO–and About-To-Be-Ex-Googler–Tim ...

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AOL Layoffs In Progress
businessinsider.com - 3/10/2009
AOL Layoffs In Progress
— 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 ... (more) AOL Layoffs In Progress

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timewarner.com - 3/12/2009
Tim Armstrong Named Chairman and CEO of AOL
— 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 ... (more) Tim Armstrong Named Chairman and CEO of AOL

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Silicon Alley Insider:  Why Does Randy Falco Still Have A Job?

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Why Does Randy Falco Still Have A Job?
Silicon Alley Insider — “Why Randy Falco gets to keep his job is a mystery to a lot of people,” says one AOL exec [BoomTown] Mobile advertisers know 20 things about you [NYT] This New York Times editor hates newspaper [Wired] Google turns on behavioral targeting [WSJ] Photo: kthrn Join the conversation about this story » ...

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With New CEO Spin Out Ahead For AOL [GigaOM] — GigaOM Network
Tim Armstrong, till recently senior V.P. of sales at Google will become the new chairman and chief executive of AOL, the troubled division of Time Warner, replacing much un-loved Randy Falco. Sure AOL is big, but so is General Motors. So why is he taking on this mission impossible? To put ...
Google Executive Takes Over AOL — Wash Post Technology
AOL is getting new leadership again, just two years after the outgoing executives were chosen to turn around the struggling dial-up and content company.
Google exec Tim Armstrong takes helm at AOL — BloggingStocks
Tim Armstrong is the new chief executive of AOL, a division of Time Warner (NYSE: TWX ) and parent of BloggingStocks. Armstrong, a senior VP at Google ( you can read the press release here ) replaces Randy Falco, who joined AOL in November, 2006. Also leaving AOL is President Ron Grant. Time ...
Google's Tim Armstrong Joining AOL As Chairman And CEO: AOL's Reorg History In Links — paidContent
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AOL Boots Loser CEO for Google's Tim Armstrong — Gawker Comments
Why are you so sure he's the best man for the job? He's no product guy -- and arguably that's what AOL needs if it's to restore the business. Also, this is messy timing. AOL just hired Greg Coleman, a well-regarded sales executive. Unless they told him he'd be reporting to another sales veteran ...
Google Ad Chief Tim Armstrong Replaces Randy Falco As Chairman And CEO Of AOL — TechCrunch
Breaking: AOL has named a new CEO and chairman. Tim Armstrong, who headed up ad sales for Google, will replace Randy Falco as chairman and CEO. AOL President and COO Ron Grant will also be leaving the company. Falco came from NBC when his predecessor Jonathan Miller was kicked out. Falco ...
AOL Shakes Up Management, CEO Out — AOL News
AOL Shakes Up Management, CEO Out posted: ONE MINUTE AGO comments: 0 Internet company AOL announces that Google Senior Vice President Tim Armstrong has been named Chairman and CEO of AOL. Current AOL Chairman and CEO Randy Falco and President and COO Ron Grant plan to leave ...
AOL Fires Everybody In China, Site Goes Two Days Without Update — Silicon Alley Insider
AOL is backing out of mainland China – again. Other than a PR rep or two, the company fired all 100 or so of its employees in its Beijing office, according Chinese portal Netease.com. The Wall Street Journal says the AOL China site hasn't been updated since Tuesday. The cuts are a part ...
Another AOL Layoff This Week? — Silicon Alley Insider
An ex-AOLer says there are rumors in Dulles that AOL is planning another layoff this week.  The d-date is rumored to be Tuesday.  AOL apparently likes to whack people on Tuesdays. The ex-AOLer forwards the following memo, which updates AOL's policies on child care for employees who ...