Aol launches Aol On video network
Aol has announced the launch of their brand new platform named Aol Online Network. Aol On is basically a centralized video platform which would showcase content from all their different networks. It has launched with around 14 content channels. All…
Microsoft buys around 800 patents from AOL for USD 1 billion
AOL has confirmed that they have sold around 800 patents to Microsoft. The deal is worth around 1 billion dollars. AOL gets a perpetual license to all these patents so Microsoft cannot sue them with any of these patents in…
AOL launches an iOS mobile app for their about.me service
AOL has launched a mobile app for the iOS platform connected to their about.me platform. about.me lets you create an online profile that can be shared on visiting cards or email signatures. Features of the app: • Create your own…
Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL confirms advertising partnership is now operational
Microsoft has announced that their advertising partnership with Yahoo and AOL is now fully operational. The three companies have collaborated to share their advertising inventory to provide the best result for their customers. This collaboration is largely aimed at taking…
AOL: We are not killing AIM
AOL has been reportedly killing a lot of jobs in their AIM division. This led to rumors that the company might be close to shutting down the instant messaging platform. AOL has however clarified that they have no plans to…
AOL AIM division getting major job cuts
Online sources report that AOL is cutting a lot of jobs in their AIM division. The aim is to cut costs to ensure that the unit is not consuming too many financial resources considering it is not a profitable venture…
AOL is shutting down Brizzly
Brizzly was one of the early web based third party Twitter client to become popular amongst the web users. It was acquired by AOL and is now being shut down. Brizzly team said that the service would be discontinued at…
AOL has no plans to go after Yahoo
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong has clarified that they are not interested in going after Yahoo. There have been reports that AOL and Yahoo might enter merger talks. Armstrong said that they have a clear vision on where they want to…
Sarah Lacy is the latest to leave the TechCrunch-AOL group
Sarah Lacy has announced that she is leaving TechCrunch. This was already a strong rumor in the industry and she has now confirmed herself in a blog post on the TechCrunch blog. She spoke about her decision to leave: As…
Brad Garlinghouse is leaving AOL
Brad Garlinghouse is the head of the AOL’s Silicon Valley operations. And he has just announced that he is leaving the company. He joined AOL back in 2009 to help in getting the company back on track. AOL has been…