News tagged with aol
AOL says to sell 800 patents to Microsoft for $1.0 bn
AOL announced plans to sell more than 800 patents to Microsoft in a $1.056 billion deal giving the struggling Internet pioneer a needed cash injection as it seeks to fend off pressure from shareholders.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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White House unveils 'one click' online privacy plan
The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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AOL offers video chat with no log-in, download
In a move to become more competitive in the fast-growing field of video chat, the team behind AOL Inc.'s AIM instant messenger rolled out the first version of a free video chat service on Thursday that doesn't require users ...
May 13, 2011 |
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AOL steps up news, ad push with Huffington Post
(AP) -- AOL Inc.'s $315 million deal to buy news hub Huffington Post signals that it is serious about building its profile as a media company as its legacy dial-up Internet business dies away.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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AOL cracks open door to new Project Phoenix e-mail
You've still got mail - but AOL is redesigning it from the ground up to be faster and easier to use.
Nov 14, 2010 |
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Yahoo! increases US search share, Bing up again
Yahoo! increased its share of the US search market by nearly a percentage point in April and Microsoft's new search engine Bing also recorded a slight gain, online tracking firm comScore said Tuesday.
May 11, 2010 |
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AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force
(AP) -- The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - more than a third of its work force - as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Time Warner to spin off AOL, ending ill-fated deal
(AP) -- Time Warner Inc. is dumping AOL after spending nearly a decade trying to build a new-age media empire only to wind up in a weaker position than when the marriage began.
May 28, 2009 |
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With ex-Google exec, AOL seeks another fresh start
(AP) -- Shortly before taking over as head of AOL in April, Tim Armstrong ripped out some office doors.
May 23, 2009 |
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Time Warner profit down, expects to spin off AOL
US media and entertainment giant Time Warner Inc. reported a 14-percent drop in quarterly net profit on Wednesday and said it expects to spin off troubled Internet unit AOL.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Facebook beefs up patent arsenal ahead of IPO
Facebook struck a $550 million deal Monday to get its hands on hundreds of AOL patents from Microsoft as the social network hardened its defenses before it goes public on the Nasdaq. ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Microsoft deal with AOL part of patent scramble
(AP) -- AOL's $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of "Antiques Roadshow" moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Report: Tablets helping improve news consumption
Mobile technology appears to be increasing the public appetite for news but it's far from clear whether the news industry will profit from that, a study issued Monday concluded.
Mar 19, 2012 |
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US hedge fund seeks five seats on AOL board
A US hedge fund with a large stake in AOL laid claim on Friday to five seats on the board of directors of the Internet company and criticized the strategy of the current management.
Feb 24, 2012 |
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AOL revamps AIM in hopes of stanching user exodus
AOL is giving its AIM instant-messaging software a new look and new features in hopes of stanching an ongoing exodus of users who have turned to texting and other online messaging services.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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AOL
AOL LLC (formerly America Online) is an American global Internet services and media company operated by Time Warner. It is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York, NY. Founded in 1983 as Quantum Computer Services, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services.
AOL is best known for its online software suite, also called "AOL", that allowed millions of customers around the world to access the world's largest "walled garden" online community and eventually reach out to the internet as a whole. At its zenith, AOL's membership was over 30 million members worldwide, most of whom accessed the AOL service through the AOL software suite.
On May 28, 2009, Time Warner announced that it would spin off AOL into a separate public company by the end of 2009, ending the 8 year relationship between the two companies.
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