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With consummate timing, two major figures from the digital economy chose the same day to announce the death of conventional TV.

AOL announced last week that Columbia Journalism Review Editor-in-Chief Cyndi Stivers had accepted the editorship of AOL.com , the company's storied Web gateway.

This April 30, 2013 file photo shows television personality Nicole Richie at AOL's web series NewFront to promote her series "#CandidlyNicole" in New York.

This April 30, 2013 file photo shows television personality Nicole Richie at AOL's web series NewFront to promote her series "#CandidlyNicole" in New York.

When I listened to AOL, Inc. 's conference call last Wednesday, I was thrown for a loop by the intense efforts company execs made to convince listeners that the seemingly long-suffering Patch network is not on its last leg.

They currently have a neutral rating on the stock. AOL has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

AOL announced a collaboration with Nielsen to measure the audience viewing AOL's library of over 620,000 premium videos.

AOL, FreeWheel, and Mediaocean announced a partnership which, upon implementation, will allow AOL to enable marketers to extend their existing television buying workflow and systems to reach target audiences at scale across premium digital video inventory.

New York is a media city. We know that. In fact, by any reasonable measure it currently holds the title of the center of the media universe.

Hindsight is admittedly 20/20. But looking back on the evolution of AOL's Patch, it's hard not to wonder where the network might be today if the 2011 focus had been on rolling out around 80 nationwide hubs rather than shooting for a ridiculous, illogical year-end target of 800+. The fallout from that misguided tactic remains clear and present ... (more)

A Mercer Island home in the Faben Point neighborhood is listed at $16.75 million -- the most expensive current real estate listing in Washington , according to AOL Real Estate.

The internet: A glorious place where everyone is connected to everyone and anyone can say anything.

"Remember, EOG Resources has better assets but Harold Hamm does a good job. I'd rather be in EOG," Cramer said.

Cyndi Stivers is leaving The Columbia Journalism Review , where she was editor in chief, to become as editor in chief of AOL.com, AOL's Chris Grosso announced in a blog post this afternoon .

's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Goldman Sachs in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports.

Pink Slips For A Dozen-Plus Daily News Staffers The New York Daily News is now undergoing what employees of the tabloid have been fearing for weeks: Multiple insiders tell Capital that layoffs hit the newsroom Wednesday.

AOL Inc. stock fell the most in five months after the digital media company, with operations in Dulles, reported first-quarter profit that missed estimates, according to Bloomberg .

If you equate great stocks with great companies, then you probably consider AOL one of the great tech companies of the last two years.

Internet company AOL posted just its second quarter of revenue growth in years and met profit expectations, but shares fell 8.9% on worries about waning subscribers, third-party ad growth and the future of its Patch local media unit.

"Growth continues at AOL," said Tim Armstrong, Chairman and CEO. "AOL's strategy of being the first scaled media and technology company is clearly represented in our results today, and we will continue to aggressively drive the company toward near-and long-term growth." See Page 10 for a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA and Free Cash Flow to the ... (more)