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.
The blog Helpful Comments compiles a list of nauseating examples of comments posted in response to an AOL article about the attack.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Did Google try to buy Twitter?
Filed under: Google , Microsoft , Time Warner Sergey Brin claims that Google didn't try to buy Twitter .
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.
Edgar Bronfman Jr. faces trial in Vivendi case
With Vivendi Universal SA on the edge of financial turmoil in 2002, Edgar Bronfman Jr.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
VC fundraising is back to 1990s
Venture capital fundraising is back to its pre-Internet boom days, but not in a good way.
TMZ Live: LiLo, Balloon Boy & Jon & Kate
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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.
'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.
Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein Dies
Bruce Wasserstein, the CEO of Lazard Ltd., has died, a company spokeswoman said.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Disney buys Marvel. David Gardnera TMs top stock jumps 1,334%! See what David recommends that you buy NEXT.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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