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Time Warner News Archives

Time Warner News Archives for October 2009

Oct 31, 2009 | International Business Times

Time Warner to take $100 million charge on Time cuts: sources

People walk in front of the Time Warner Inc. headquarters building at Columbus Circle in New York October 13, 2005.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Time Warner

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Salon.com

Blaming the gang rape victim

The blog Helpful Comments compiles a list of nauseating examples of comments posted in response to an AOL article about the attack.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Media, Computers, Life, Self Defense, US News

NBC 15 Online

Time Inc. to announce layoffs next week

A Time magazine naming President Barack Obama as Person of the Year sits at a news stand December 19, 2008 in New York City.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

TheStreet.com

Time Warner to Spin Off AOL Soon: Report

Time Warner plans to execute its long-planned spinoff of AOL in the middle of December, according to the blog Silicon Alley Insider , which cited three anonymous sources.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Business News

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Wired

Hackers Run Wild and Free on AOL

Using a combination of trade tricks and clever programming, hackers have thoroughly compromised security at America Online, potentially exposing the personal information of AOL's 35 million users.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media, Science / Technology, Spyware

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Wired

AOL: IM Compatibility Too Costly

America Online is scaling back efforts to make its popular instant messaging system work with rivals, saying the task has proven too difficult and expensive.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Apple Computer

Tue Oct 27, 2009

EDGEdallas.com News Feed

Gay Men, Digital's 'Early Adapters': Pride & Pitfalls

Rob Aboudi, an IT consultant who lives and works in Chelsea, is a quintessential "early adopter"--a gay man who has the financial means, motivation and patience to try out new technologies and acquire the next generation of highs-tech gadgets.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Social Software, Computers, Blog News, Media

Mon Oct 26, 2009

PaidContent.org

AOL's Spinoff From Time Warner: The Process; AOL India May Be Retained By TW

AOL Inc, the new about-to-be-spun-off unit from Time Warner, has filed an amended filing with SEC detailing some of the spin-off specifics.

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Related Topix: AOL, Computers, Media

New York Times

Studios' Quest for Life After DVDs

Blu-ray sales were up in the first half of the year, but studios are no longer acting as though that growth will continue forever.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Media, Computers, TV, Electronics, iPhone, Business News

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Blogging Stocks

Did Google try to buy Twitter?

Filed under: Google , Microsoft , Time Warner Sergey Brin claims that Google didn't try to buy Twitter .

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Software, Media, Computers, Microsoft, Internet, Science / Technology

Sat Oct 24, 2009

HispanicTrending

Q&A: Kevin Conroy, President, Univision Interactive Media

October 20, 2009 By Laura Martinez Kevin Conroy might not be fluent in Spanish, but with over 17 years experience working in the so-called mainstream media, he knows Spanish-language Web sites are the place to be.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media, iPhone

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Globeinvestor.com

Edgar Bronfman Jr. faces trial in Vivendi case

With Vivendi Universal SA on the edge of financial turmoil in 2002, Edgar Bronfman Jr.

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Related Topix: Vivendi SA, Media, Computers, Time Warner

VentureBeat

Web 2.0: News Corp.a s digital chief is serious about regaining momentum

Jonathan Miller had a tough job as chief executive of AOL, trying to fend off rival Internet businesses as its portal business shrank.

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Related Topix: Web 2.0 Conference, Emerging Technology, Internet, Science / Technology, Media, Computers, Social Software

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Paid Content

In Talks With Agencies, AOL Plays Up Its Role As Content Producera "While Downplaying The Ad Net

Chances are, most major media buyers are not likely to be impressed by seeing a media company's TV studio.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Motley Fool

NBC Jumps the Gun

NBC, the peacock network, is getting plucked. The network's former co-chairman, Ben Silverman, was shown the door after several years of disastrous lineups and dismal ratings.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy, General Electric, Financial Services, Aerospace-Defense, Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Southland, Media, Computers

Boulder Weekly

Comcast to put cable shows online for paying customers

Comcast Corp. says it has developed an online video player that gives viewers a TV experience on the Internet, and the cable giant intends to put shows and movies from 24 cable-TV networks online by the end of 2009.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Computers, Media

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Advertising Age

AOL Tells Content Story to Media-Buying Shops

RUNNING WITH AOL: Tara Poto, J3; Shane Ankeney, Initiative; Scott Laine, UM; Mike Racic, UM; Josh Sarpen, Initiative; Geoff Kehoe, Wahlstrom Group; David Cohen, UM; Running Man; Chris Hiland, Geomentum; John Chan, Reprise Media; David Kashman; Reprise Media; Quentin George, Mediabrands; Richard Beaven, Initiative NEW YORK -- "Keith Urban stood ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Silicon Alley Insider

How AOL Is Trying To Sell Itself To Advertisers

"Keith Urban stood right there!" It was, actually, just a TV studio and the assembled execs from Mediabrands had seen plenty of those before.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

MarketWatch

First Take: Unlikely voice of reason in CIT case: Carl Icahn

Hey CIT Group Inc., you know your deal is screwed up when Carl Icahn is making the most sense.

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Related Topix: CIT Group, Financial Services, Media, Computers

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Bloomberg

Warner Bros.'s `Where the Wild Things Are' Tops Sales of Weekend Movies

Last weeka s No. 1 movie, a oeCouples Retreat,a dropped to fourth place with $17.9 million, researcher Hollywood.com Box- Office said yesterday in an e-mailed statement.

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Related Topix: 9, Where the Wild Things Are, Media, Computers, Time Warner, Couples Retreat, US News

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Tech Confidential Blog

VC fundraising is back to 1990s

Venture capital fundraising is back to its pre-Internet boom days, but not in a good way.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Media, Computers

Fri Oct 16, 2009

TMZ.com

TMZ Live: LiLo, Balloon Boy & Jon & Kate

First time? A confirmation email will be sent to you after submitting. Name: Members enter your username and password.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

Silicon Alley Insider

AOL Hires Consultants To Help Decide Who To Fire

Oct. 14, 2009, 9:36 AM 1,186 AOL CEO Tim Armstrong has hired consultants Alix Partners to help him decide who to fire during the company's up-coming re-structuring, a source close to the company tells us.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

Thu Oct 15, 2009

9NEWS

'Lifestreaming' is the new buzz in social networking

Sick and tired of reading through Tweets and Facebook messages you do not want to read? One adviser shared advice with 9NEWS about how to streamline social networking communication.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Twitter, Computers, Media

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Air America Radio

Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein Dies

Bruce Wasserstein, the CEO of Lazard Ltd., has died, a company spokeswoman said.

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Related Topix: Startups, Wasserstein & Co., Investment Banking, Financial Services, Media, Computers, Morgan Stanley European Fund, Morgan Stanley

Tue Oct 13, 2009

XtraMSN Real Estate

Bloomberg to buy BusinessWeek from McGraw-Hill

Bloomberg LP will buy BusinessWeek magazine from McGraw-Hill Companies as the news and data provider seeks to reach a wider audience than its traditional clients in financial services.

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Related Topix: Media, IT Services, New York, NY, Computers

Silicon Alley Insider

Jeff Bewkes: I Love The Comcast-NBCU Deal

Jeff Bewkes: I Love The Comcast-NBCU Deal! Oct. 13, 2009, 12:06 PM 766 If Comcast does in fact take on NBC Universal , it will be to the delight of Jeff Bewkes, CEO of Time Warner.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Computers, Media

KOKI

Brinkley and Cook settle court battle

Christie Brinkley with Peter Cook, son Jack Paris, and daughter Sailor Lee at the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center in the Time Warner Center on October 7, 2004 in New York City.

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Related Topix: Christie Brinkley, Media, Computers, Time Warner, Family, Kids, Entertainment

PR-inside.com

America Online (AOL), once the leading Internet service provider, is...

America Online , once the leading Internet service provider, is rejuvenating its flailing brand by expanding its portfolio of products © companiesandmarkets.com companiesandmarkets.com 2009-10-13 03:45:02 - AOL Company Analysis - Mobile Ad Strategy Fuels America Online's Renaissance - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com ...

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Internet Service Providers, Advertising, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Marketing

Mon Oct 12, 2009

MomLogic

Music Teacher Hailed in Fatal Bus Crash

AOL : A bus carrying a celebrated Utah high school band swerved off an Idaho interstate and crashed on its side, killing an instructor and injuring some students, police and a school official said.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, American Fork, UT, Spanish Fork, UT

NBC 15 Online

Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein hospitalized

Bruce Wasserstein, Lazard Chairman, speaks during a media conference, where Lazard issued a report on Time Warner, at the St.

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Related Topix: Investment Banking, Financial Services, Media, Computers, Time Warner

Contra Costa Times

Wolverton: Interoperability overdue for instant messaging

You would think it was crazy if your cell phone could call only people with phones on the same network.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Media, Computers, TheStreetcom, Business News, Federal Communications Commission

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Digital Producer

AOL Launches JSYK.com

NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- AOL announced the launch of JSYK.com , http://www.jsyk.com , a new tween and teen pop culture blog featuring celebrity news, photos, videos, polls, quizzes and more.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, AOL, New York, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Fool.com

Did Yahoo! Blow It in Iran?

Disney buys Marvel. David Gardnera TMs top stock jumps 1,334%! See what David recommends that you buy NEXT.

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Related Topix: Startups, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Microsoft, Software, Blog News, Google

Thu Oct 08, 2009

KVAL-TV Eugene

Following hacker attack, e-mail users urged to change passwords

UNDATED Internet security experts are warning millions of email users to change their passwords immediately.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Media, Computers, Cable & Satellite, Comcast

COLDFUSION Developer's Journal

Research and Markets: AOL Company Analysis - Mobile Ad Strategy Fuels America Online's Renaissance

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "AOL Company Analysis - Mobile Ad Strategy Fuels America Online's Renaissance" report to their offering.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Advertising, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Marketing

Reuters

Amazon up on Kindle price cut, overseas launch

Shares of Amazon.com Inc rose as high as 4 percent on Wednesday after the global online retailer announced it would launch its popular Kindle electronic reader overseas and cut the price of its U.S. Kindle in advance of the holidays.

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Related Topix: Amazon, Media, Computers

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Squamish Chief

Canwest's financial problems began nearly a decade ago with huge debt for expansion

As with many of history's notable business flops, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

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Related Topix: CanWest Global Communications, Media, Television, Computers, Publishing, Hollinger International, The National, Entertainment, Economics News, Bankruptcy

Tue Oct 06, 2009

The Motley Fool

Google Gives AOL Another Top Talent

AOL just hired another former Google executive. It's a much bigger deal for AOL than it is for Google.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, VMware, Software, Yahoo!

Mon Oct 05, 2009

TheStreet.com

GE/Comcast: Collateral Damage

NEW YORK General Electric had better hope it can pull off at least the partial sale of NBC Universal to Comcast , because its other options do not look appealing.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, TheStreetcom, Media, Computers, Time Warner

Silicon Alley Insider

AOL, Yahoo, and Microsoft Spend Big On Ads To Reclaim Their Luster

Facebook and Twitter get all the attention, but Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft, all onetime winners in their respective categories , are out to remind the world they're still the heavy-hitters on the web.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Social Software, Science, Computer Science, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Marketing

Sun Oct 04, 2009

All Things Digital

Time Warner's $4.2 Billion AOL Fire Sale [MediaMemo]

When AOL CEO Tim Armstrong isn't busy hiring former Google executives , he's preparing for his company's spin-off from the Time Warner mothership, which is is supposed to happen by the end of the year.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media, Google, Startups

Sat Oct 03, 2009

WNED.org

U.S. magazines plan online newsstand, led by Time

Time Inc is gathering U.S. magazine publishers to start a jointly run digital newsstand next year that would deliver their titles to mobile devices like increasingly popular electronic book readers.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers

Philly.com

What Comcast really wants: content control

Comcast would expand into a new universe if its reported offer for a controlling interest in NBC Universal succeeds.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Media, Computers, Time Warner, Syracuse University

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Blogging Stocks

Content companies want more money from Netflix

Filed under: Google , General Electric , Time Warner , Netflix, Inc. , News Corp'B' , Media World Netflix is feeling a little heat from studios Time Warner , News Corp.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Google, Media, Computers, General Electric, Financial Services, Aerospace-Defense, Software, Retail, Wal Mart Stores

Q13.com KCPQ TV

Time Warner says it won't bid for NBC Universal, potentially strengthening Comcast's hand

The head of Time Warner Inc. says he's not interested in making a bid for NBC Universal.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Cable & Satellite, Comcast

TechNewsWorld

Caught Up in the Social Networking Frenzy

The concept of using technology for social networking is nothing new, but its practice has escalated to a whole new level.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Computers, Media

Thu Oct 01, 2009

The Motley Fool

AOL's Never-Ending Fall From Grace

I really didn't know how to react when I read yesterday that JPMorgan Chase put out a report valuing Time Warner 's AOL division at a mere $4.2 billion, while a Pali Research analyst pegged it at $4 billion.

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Related Topix: Amazoncom, Retail, Media, Computers, Startups, Yahoo!, Search Engines, eBay, Amazon.com

Berlin Reporter

Freedom TV? Conway official asks Freedom selectmen to participate in PEG channel

A Conway Selectman asked the Freedom Selectmen if they would be interested in sharing a Public Education Government television channel with Conway and other regional towns during Monday night's selectmen's meeting.

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Related Topix: Fryeburg, ME, Media, Computers, Time Warner

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