AOL proves that big companies and blog networks are a difficult mix

A week after announcing cut backs, bloggers at the AOL Weblogs Inc are still up in arms, according to a post at ReadWriteWeb. In an internal briefing AOL Senior VP of Programming Marty Moe spun a positive line, ... continue

AIM Offers New Social Aggregation Tool

AIM is expanding its reach to include integration with other social-oriented services. The options come as part of the newly launched BuddyUpdates feature for AOL's instant messaging platform. The feature lets you link your buddy list to ... continue

AOL to close services, Weblogs Inc blogs affected

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 cut, most would be unfamiliar names ... continue

Goowy Gets New Push From AOL

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 ... continue

The new Propeller, what were they thinking?

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 ... continue

AOL Fights For Online Health Market

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: ... continue

Yahoo Talks to Time Warner; Microsoft Meets with Icahn

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 ... continue

New Service Aims to Attract Gamers

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 ... continue

AOL Lands Mobile Content Partnership

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 ... continue

AOL Goes Latin

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 ... continue

AOL Snags Deal With HGTV Company

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 ... continue

AOL Offering Cash For Applications

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. ... continue