Tag: aol
Boycott Wordle – New York Times workers plead, DNA firm disappears without trace
AOL-owned Huffington Post gets Twitter power: Biz Stone joins
Following the high-profile $315m takeover by AOL, the popular liberal news site Huffington Post will be joined by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. "Strategic adviser for social impact" is Stone's title at AOL, where he will among other things work…
Second time lucky: AOL seeks new media dominance with Huffington Post acquisition
The coolest kid on the liberal media block, Arianna Huffington, has agreed to sell her media group Huffington Post to AOL. AOL will pay $315 million for Huffington Post, the highly respected online newspaper, in a boon for AOL…
O2 voted favourite British broadband provider
A poll carried out by www.broadband-expert.co.uk has revealed O2 to be Britian's favourite broadband provider. Over 100,000 broadband users voted in the poll, with 6,676 giving O2 the highest average satisfaction rating of 77%. View the full list of results…
AOL to sell or close Bebo social network
It has been revealed that the flailing social network Bebo is set to be shut down or sold off by its owners AOL. It was just two years ago that AOL bought the social network for a reported $850 million….
Browser choice ballot rolls out to Windows Internet Explorer users
Following an EU mandate regarding Microsoft's web browser monopoly with thier Internet Explorer software, a new Windows update today will offer users a host of alternative web browser options. European Windows XP, Vista and 7 users will be presented with…
Yahoo! start discussions with AOL
It’s been a little while since the “Microhoo” shenanigans of earlier this year where titans Microsoft tried to take over the struggling Yahoo! Yahoo! haven’t really got too far since – a hoped-for ad deal with Google is struggling to get regulatory backing, and investors are worried…
Microsoft denies any further internet purchases
Microsoft CEO Stevie Ballmer is having to wave his arms about a bit to get the world’s attention and explain that Microsoft is not about to take over the internet…
AOL launches 250 free games on a new site imaginatively titled AOL Games
I sometimes wonder if AOL is for people who’ve never heard of the internet. The same three letters are becoming synonymous in my mind with OAP.
AOL has just launched a new internet games website with over 250 free games…
AOL combines Bebo, AIM, ICQ into "People Networks", looks to expand globally
A couple of months from AOL’s announcement of its intentions to buy Bebo, the $850m deal has been sealed.
Though exact details of future plans and money involved isn’t clear, it seems AOL is keen to push Bebo into other countries, particularly those in Europe, as well as creating “People Networks”, a new community platform combining Bebo, AIM, and ICQ…
