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AOL Seeks Reinvention as Media Company But content still not a major revenue driver

A decade after broadband killed dial-up Internet, AOL is reinventing itself as a media company, according to The Economist. AOL's fourth-quarter earnings for 2012 showed growth for the first time…

April 22, 2013, 12:09 PM EDT

NBC's EveryBlock Experiment Folds Yet another casualty in the hyperlocal news wars

The hyperlocal news network EveryBlock, owned and operated by NBC News, is shutting down operations, per a post on the site's company blog. Founded in 2007 and acquired by MSNBC.com in…

February 7, 2013, 12:08 PM EST

The Neighborhood Watch Why do community news sites, once hailed as the future of journalism, so often flop?

Spelunking equipment, climbing gear and snowshoes are Steve Sutorius’ life. That’s clear watching him as he peddles outdoor-sports merchandise in his shop, Wildernest, on this 10-mile-long jewel in Puget Sound…

January 8, 2013, 6:09 AM EST

AOL's Tim Armstrong Talks Ads, Patch, and HuffPost Live As Web evolves, CEO says audiences will gather around trusted brands

Hot off some news about its advertising platform, Project Devil, AOL's CEO Tim Armstrong kicked off Advertising Week at OMMA Global's conference. Trying to cover a lot of ground in…

October 1, 2012, 11:45 AM EDT

AOL Takes Gloves Off in Proxy Fight Activist investor 'lacks understanding,' writes Tim Armstrong

A few weeks ago it looked as though AOL was winning its proxy fight whereas Yahoo’s efforts were floundering. While Yahoo seems to have lost its battle with activist investor…

May 16, 2012, 6:18 PM EDT

AOL Q1 Revenue Down as Display Advertising Softens CEO Armstrong 'not happy' with the numbers

AOL chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong said he predicted business to rebound in the year after first-quarter revenue fell 4 percent year over year to $529.4 million on declines in U.S.…

May 9, 2012, 10:36 AM EDT

Patch Hires Brooklyn Blogger Liena Zagare She brings hyperlocal expertise to the network of sites

AOL’s Patch network has hired Brooklyn blogger Liena Zagare as its national community editor as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen community engagement with its 800 hyperlocal sites. Patch,…

April 29, 2011, 4:55 PM EDT

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