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19 min ago | All Things Digital

Yahoo Hires Longtime McKinsey Exec DeVine to Head Global Ops

According to an internal memo and now on his LinkedIn profile , Yahoo has just hired longtime McKinsey exec John DeVine as SVP of global operations.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Corporate Counsel

What's Not to 'Like' About Service Via Facebook?

About 15 years ago, you were greeted with, "You've got mail," when you turned on your computer.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Time Warner, Media, Computers, Texas Government, Texas

Business Journal

Founder Institute: Not enough Tampa Bay entrepreneurs for boot camp

An institute created to support entrepreneurial projects, the Founder Institute, had announced it would be holding a boot camp in the Tampa Bay-area, but has now cancelled it due to a lack of qualified applicants, it said.

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Computers, Media

Mon May 20, 2013

Mi2n

Cambio And Billboard Magazine Forge Digital Partnership For 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Cambio, one of AOL's leading entertainment destinations, announced a partnership with Billboard Magazine to serve as the exclusive digital partner for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.

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The Guardian

David Karp: Tumblr founder could be worth up to $220m after Yahoo deal

Self-taught coder who set up Tumblr in his mother's New York apartment could be the newest rich kid on the internet block David Karp has become the latest high school dropout turned twentysomething multimillionaire after selling his internet creation, Tumblr , to Yahoo for $1.1bn. The 26-year-old New Yorker founded the microblogging site in 2007 ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tumblr, New York, New York Government, WebMD

All Things Digital

AOL Has Mulled Launching "Bling Thing," a New Subscription Commerce Business

Is there room for another subscription commerce business among the Birchboxes and Dollar Shave Clubs of the world? AOL apparently has been weighing that very question.

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Computers, Media

Wall Street Journal

Yahoo Deal Shows Power Shift

Yahoo agreed to buy blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The WSJ's Amir Efrati tells Deborah Kan why this is a good move for the Internet giant's expansion into social media and mobile phones.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Blog News, Social Software, Startups, Facebook, WebMD

Thu May 16, 2013

Brand Republic

Are television budgets under real threat?

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

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Related Topix: Advertising

Tue May 14, 2013

Poynter Online

Cyndi Stivers: AOL home page 'still huge, huge, huge'

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.

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Related Topix: Journalism

680News

Nicole Richiea s new AOL web series a CandidlyNicolea is a hit, could TV be far behind?

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.

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Media, Computers, Entertainment, Television, Fashion Star, Twitter

KIRO-TV Seattle

Nicole Richie gets candid in new AOL web series

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.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Fashion Star, Time Warner, Media, Computers, Twitter

Insider Monkey

AOL, Inc. (AOL): This Business Is Crucial. Do You Know What It Is?

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.

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Daily Political

AOL Price Target Raised to $42.00 at Credit Suisse

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

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Ad Operations Online

AOL to Launch Video Audience Measurement, Powered by Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings

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

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Media, Computers, Nielsen Online, Nielsen

Ad Operations Online

AOL, FreeWheel, and Mediaocean Partner to Connect Television Buyers with Digital Viewing

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.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Forbes.com

New York's Media Future? Risks On The Horizon

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.

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Related Topix: Oliver Wyman, Time Warner, Media, Computers, Warner Music Group, Music

Fri May 10, 2013

FishBowl

Patch's Hyper-Urgent New Deadline: Q4, 2013

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)

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Related Topix: San Juan Capistrano, CA, Journalism

Patch.com

$16.75M Mercer Island Home Most Expensive in Washington Market

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.

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Related Topix: Mercer Island, WA, Time Warner, Media, Computers

Bohemian.com

A Little Oversight Goes a Long Way

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

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Media, Computers, Blog News, Journalism

Thu May 09, 2013

TheStreet.com

Cramer's 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds: MGM CLR Ir DD Aol CRM

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

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, EOG Resources, Energy, Oil & Gas, Mad Money, Entertainment, Television, TheStreetcom, Media, Computers

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