AOL
AOL to acquire mobile ad firm Millennial Media
04 Sep 2015
AOL to take over management, sales of ads from Microsoft
30 Jun 2015
The deal is the latest by Microsoft to focus on its core products, while exiting the display ads and search business
Verizon to acquire AOL in $4.4-bn deal
13 May 2015
Verizon’s acquisition is in pursuance of its LTE wireless video and over-the-top video strategy
Ad growth drives AOL Q1 sales beating forecast
09 May 2015
Verizon chief denies takeover interest in AOL
07 Jan 2015
Verizon eyeing AOL takeover: reports
06 Jan 2015
AOL to buy video ad platform Adap.tv
07 Aug 2013
In 2012 Adap.tv supported more than 26,000 global ad campaigns, which ran on approximately 9,500 websites and was used by many top brand advertisers
Huffington Post launches German edition; India on the horizon
30 Apr 2013
The Huffington Post currently has international editions in the UK, Canada, France, Spain and Italy, with a sixth edition, in Japan, launching in May
AOL shares up on first sales rise in eight years
09 Feb 2013
Facebook buys AOL patents from Microsoft for $550 mn
25 Apr 2012
Earlier this month, Microsoft paid over $1 billion for around 925 AOL patents and patent applications plus a license to AOL’s remaining portfolio of approximately 300 additional patents
America Online to sell over 800 patents to Microsoft for $1.56 bn
09 Apr 2012
Following the sale, New York-based AOL will continue to hold a significant patent portfolio of over 300 patents and patent applications spanning core and strategic technologies
Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL join hands to share ad space
09 Nov 2011
Yahoo Inc, Microsoft Corp and AOL Inc have announced a partnership to pool unsold display ad space in a bid to combat the online advertising dominance of Google Inc and Facebook
AOL's Armstrong keen to merge with Yahoo
13 Oct 2011
The unlikely deal, if it materialises, would combine two fallen internet giants that have squandered their once leading positions to emerging rivals in the fast-evolving internet industry.
AOL, Yahoo talk merger: report
10 Sep 2011
Yahoo has a strong web presence drawing 600 million visitors to all its services, including its search page and its media sites like news, finance and sports, and is second only to Google.
AOL, News Corp, PE firms mull Yahoo takeover
14 Oct 2010
Several private equity firms have approached US-based Internet pioneer AOL Inc and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to explore the possibility of taking over Yahoo Inc
AOL to acquire tech blog TechCrunch websites
29 Sep 2010
Once the toast of US Inc, the then celebrated AOL, which faded into oblivion with its audacious but ill-fated acquisition of Time Warner, now hopes to emerge a tech publishing leader.
AOL hives off Bebo to Criterion Capital Partners
17 Jun 2010
AOL starts laying off one-third jobs
12 Jan 2010
After its seperation from Time Warner in December, AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs to help reduce annual operating costs by about $300 million
AOL ends 10-year alliance with Time Warner
09 Dec 2009
The new AOL logo and brand identity will be fully unveiled on 10 December, when AOL common stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange
AOL to adopt new brand identity
23 Nov 2009
AOL to axe 2,300 jobs prior to spin off from Time Warner
20 Nov 2009
If the layoff programme falls short of a 2,500 target, the company will start issuing pink slips to reach a payroll cut target of up to 2,300 positions.
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