AOL to sell off ICQ

I don't think there is a person on the net today who has been online for more that 10 or 15 years who doesn't hold up their low number count ICQ ID as some sort of badge. ... continue

AOL acquires MMAFighting.com

AOL has acquired MMA news portal MMAFighting.com, with the site to be merged into its Fanhouse sports network. MMAFighting.com covers the increasing popular sport of mixed martial arts, and includes a mix of blog like news elements, sport ... continue

AOL shuts CompuServe. In related news, CompuServe was still alive

AOL has shut CompuServe, the first major commercial online service in the United States. The company had its origins in 1969 and started offering limited dial-in services in the mid-1970's. The year it first offered "online services" was ... continue

Q: What browser do you use? – A: Google [VIDEO]

I have to give big props to the guys over at TheNextWeb.com for finding this gem of a video – oh and the headline it’s actually from the video and their answer wasn’t Google ... continue

AOL makes a hyperlocal play, acquires Going and Patch

AOL has announced that it has acquired hyperlocal news service Patch and social events site Going. Both acquisitions offer local news and events, with a strong emphasis on user generated content. Of the two acquisitions, Going would seem ... continue

Time Warner announces AOL split as revenue plunges

Time Warner has announced that it will spin off AOL, on the same day as reporting a big plunge in revenue in the troubled division. Time Warner has made an initial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ... continue

AOL cuts 700, including Weblogs Inc lifestyle blogs

AOL will fire 700 employees according to a memo sent to all staff by CEO Randy Falco today. Included in the cuts is a freeze on "merit" pay rises for 2009. Among the cuts is also said to be ... continue

AOL is feature complete says Falco

It’s been a long haul for AOL the Internet brand we all love to hate. It was only 18 months ago that the company set about to rework itself into a more relevant company and while it ... continue

AOL to close YouTube competitor. In related news, AOL had a YouTube competitor?

AOL will shut AOL Video Uncut, its user generated video YouTube competitor in early December. AOL Video Uncut launched in 2006 with promises of greatness, targeted at AOL's strong base of IM users. The service did get off ... continue

Is the Blog Network model dying?

Blogging may have started from personal journals, but the diaries of 2000 evolved into something different. As sites grew a new form of company emerged, the blog network, that aimed to take the experience often gathered in ... continue

Former AOL, Yahoo Execs Team Up For New Blog Network

A former AOL exec has recruited a team of tech veterans to help fund his new sports blogging network. Jim Bankoff, one-time programming chief of AOL, has just secured a "mid-seven-figure sum" of money for SportsBlog ... continue

Yahoo7 to cut 10% of workforce

Yahoo7, the Australian version of Yahoo, is to cut 10% of its workforce. News reports that workers are expected to be told of the cuts this afternoon. 20 positions will go, but it isn't clear which positions ... continue