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AOL will close Bluestring, Xdrive, MyMobile and AOL Pictures as part of a restructure, and Weblogs Inc blogs have not missed out, according to a report at PaidContent.
Of the services being […]

A small startup acquired by AOL earlier this year is now being incorporated into the company’s advertising platform.
Widget-maker Goowy will be used as part of AOL’s Platform-A as of this week. Clients will be able to use the already free service to build and distribute their own widget ads through all of AOL’s and […]

A new version of Propeller went live earlier today, complete with radical overhaul that included dropping Digg style voting and a look that screams news magazine.
I hate it, and many others will as well, however I know I’m not the target market. The market is the broader, mainstream non-tech market that Yahoo Buzz attracts, a […]

AOL is trying to stake its claim in the online health market with a new set of expansions for its AOL Health service.
The company is now planning to share health-related content with three other sites: Caring.com, Health.com, and HealthCare.com. In addition to AOL Health’s content targeted at women, the new partners will […]

Yahoo’s starting up direct talks with Time Warner, while Microsoft is meeting with Carl Icahn to plan for the future.
Yahoo spent time with Time Warner over the holiday weekend, according to London’s Times Online. The paper reports Yahoo’s board is struggling to seal some kind of deal before its August 1 shareholders’ meeting — […]

AOL has teamed up with Weblogs, Inc. to launch a new PC and Mac game service focused on free downloads.
BigDownload.com features game downloads and demos along with reviews, news, and industry analysis. Weblogs, Inc. provides the reviews and other text-based content while AOL Games delivers the software offerings.
The service won’t require any sign-up process. […]

AOL has just unveiled plans to make its content mobile via a new partnership with WIN plc.
The deal will give AOL’s UK division a “fully managed mobile content store” that’ll offer entertainment along with news-type information and other paid content for AOL users. It will also provide a mobile version of AOL’s Instant Messenger […]

AOL has launched specialized web sites in four new countries.
AOL Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela all went live this morning. Each site has local and regional news, as well as localized versions of AOL Instant Messenger and e-mail.
The launches bring AOL to a total of 25 country-specific sites. Five more are expected to […]

The company behind HGTV and the Food Network is teaming up with AOL in a new online video deal.
Scripps Network has signed on to feature its video content on AOL Video, as well as on several other AOL services like AOL Food and AOL Home. The content will also appear on AOL-operated site Slashfood.
The […]

AOL is offering a new way for application developers to make money.
The company announced the launch of AIM Money this morning. The new program will offer revenue sharing for programmers who create Open AIM applications. AIM Money will tie into AOL’s Open AIM 2.0 platform for developers.
To qualify, any application has […]

AOL is joining Google in its efforts to develop a standard for social networking tools.
Our friends over at TechCrunch reported the announcement from today’s Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. Google VP of Engineering David Glazer said AOL would be incorporating OpenSocial support into all its products.
OpenSocial is designed to create a common […]

Time Warner may be looking to take over new companies following its split from its cable unit.
The media giant announced it’s separating from Time Warner Cable this morning, a move that will bring in $9.25 billion in dividend payments. The decision is also expected to help cut down on the company’s $35 billion debt.
Time […]

AOL has finalized its acquisition of Bebo. The social networking number three will form the centerpiece of AOL’s newly created People Networks business unit.
Announced today, Bebo’s CEO Joanna Shields will serve as Executive Vice President of AOL and President of People Networks, which combines Bebo, AIM, ICQ and AOL’s other community platforms. Shields will report […]