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Huff Post closes deal to join AOL

The Huffington Post officially joined AOL Monday, celebrating with the announcement that it had nabbed reporters from The New York Times, Yahoo!, and even Rupert Murdoch's new iPad newspaper The Daily.

Layoffs expected after AOL's Huff Post buy

AOL's acquisition of The Huffington Post news and opinion website will trigger layoffs, the Internet company's chief executive Tim Armstrong said Thursday.

Arianna Online: AOL targets Huffington's cachet

Elegantly clad in black lace, her famously copper hair now blond, Arianna Huffington was surrounded by friends and well-wishers as she arrived Saturday at a fundraising dinner for Columbia University's student newspaper. ...

Readers, bloggers sound off on Huff Post sale

When The Huffington Post was sold to AOL last Monday for $315 million, its founder, Arianna Huffington, was feted as a new media pioneer. Not everyone is celebrating, however.

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.

Consultants sue HuffPo, say site was their idea

(AP) -- Two Democratic political consultants say The Huffington Post's founders stole their blueprint for the popular news-and-views website, and they're suing to get what they say is their rightful credit - and money.

Hackers mimic Huffington Post's Twitter feed

(AP) -- A Huffington Post spokesman says the left-leaning news and opinion Web site was not hacked when a Twitter social network feed emerged in its name and began issuing insults with a conservative bent.

Media execs make case for online fees at FTC panel

(AP) -- Media companies need to deliver compelling information on a variety of electronic devices and overcome readers' resistance to paying for material online, news executives said Tuesday at a government-sponsored journalism ...

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