Think having your blog bought out by a big conglomerate is all rainbows and unicorns?  Think again. Michael Arrington‘s days at TechCrunch, the blog he began from his basement back on June 11, 2005, are over.  Arrington has been fired by AOL brass amid a firestorm of controversy surrounding the “CrunchFund” he was trying to [...]

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Did AOL just jump the shark?  The online company once known for its dial-up access and CD-ROM’s has purchased The Huffington Post for $315 million. Now pick your jaw up off the floor. In addition to closing the blockbuster deal, AOL will also add HuffPo co-founder Arianna Huffington to its management team. After the acquisition [...]

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AOL has agreed to buy TechCrunch and its group of technology blogs.  The TechCrunch blogs will now become a part of the AOL Technology Network. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. This is the second acquisition of the day for AOL.  Earlier today the Time Warner spin-off picked up 5min Media, which has [...]

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Time Warer decided last night to “spin off” AOL into its own, independent comapny.  The Time-Warner board of directors gave the move an “enthusiastic endorsement,” according to reports. What does this mean for AOL? Several inside sources would seem to indicate that CEO Tim Armstrong is prepared set to make major changes to the company’s [...]

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We had it on the DL that AOL would have a new CEO ASAP. AOL has just named that chairman and CEO. Tim Armstrong, who formerly ran ad sales for Google, will replace Randy Falco as CEO. AOL President and COO Ron Grant will also be departing. Armstrong’s name had been tossed around as a [...]

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