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AOL May Go Private, Trading Up on Report

AOL May Go Private, Trading Up on Report

AOL got a slight boost in trading today following a piece from an unlikely source- the New York Post– that the company may be heading for the auction block. An earnings call earlier this month saw a lower-than-expected outlook for fiscal […]

CollegeHumor Media Partners With Study Aggregator Citelighter

CollegeHumor Media Partners With Study Aggregator Citelighter

CollegeHumor, a site mostly known for their crass but funny videos and images, has teamed up with the slightly more serious Citelighter in a joint effort to cross-promote their services. While CollegeHumor is an entertainment destination on the web, Citelighter […]

AOL Looking To Sell, HuffPost Deal Deemed A Failure [Rumor]

AOL Looking To Sell, HuffPost Deal Deemed A Failure [Rumor]

When AOL purchased Huffington Post for $315 million nearly six months ago the deal left many analysts scratching their heads and now it appears that AOL has realized the error of their ways, meeting with law firm Watchell, Lipton, Rozen […]

Fox News Lies, Says Gawker Traffic Down 75% As Nick Denton Let’s Out Huge Yawn

Fox News Lies, Says Gawker Traffic Down 75% As Nick Denton Let’s Out Huge Yawn

Here’s news that will surprise absolutely no one, Fox News fabricated site numbers this past week, attacking the Nick Denton-owned gossip site Gawker. According to Fox the sites falling apart, losing more than 75% of their visitors over the last […]

AOL Travel Relaunches In UK, Partners With Warner Leisure Hotels

AOL Travel Relaunches In UK, Partners With Warner Leisure Hotels

AOL Travel, a website that focuses on travel news, features and city guides has relaunched in the UK and part of that relaunch includes partnering with Warner Leisure Hotels. The partnership includes a month-long agreement that will utilize AOL’s Project […]

Slate, Spitzer Facing Defamation Lawsuit From Bankers After Controversial Post

Slate, Spitzer Facing Defamation Lawsuit From Bankers After Controversial Post

Former New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer- known for his tough stance and vigorous pursuit of white collar crime on Wall Street when he served as the state’s Attorney General- is facing two massive lawsuits after a column he posted […]

Demand Media Announces Share Repurchase Program Following Plummeting Stock Prices

Demand Media Announces Share Repurchase Program Following Plummeting Stock Prices

Demand Media on Monday announced that it’s Board of Directors has approved a $25 million share repurchase program which went into effect on August 19, 2011. According to Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt: “This share repurchase program reflects confidence in […]

Glam Media Updates Mobile Advertising and Publisher Creation Platforms

Glam Media Updates Mobile Advertising and Publisher Creation Platforms

Glam Media, a collection of women friendly websites which includes SheFinds, Womens Forum and Dr. Phil among various other properties has announced a new mobile advertising and publisher program for mobile and app creation platforms. The company’s new program allows […]

Anti-Arianna Huffington Campaign Started By MessageSpace, Urges Bloggers To Write For Pay

Anti-Arianna Huffington Campaign Started By MessageSpace, Urges Bloggers To Write For Pay

The team at MessageSpace.co.uk isn’t happy with the treatment of bloggers at the Huffington Post, calling the platforms “free worker” campaign nothing short of “exploitation” which they plan to rectify with a new blogger offering of their own. The company, […]

AOL Huffington Post Media Group Announces Relaunch Of Stylelist.com

AOL Huffington Post Media Group Announces Relaunch Of Stylelist.com

AOL Huffington Post Media Group on Thursday announced the official relaunch of Stylelist.com, a website that focuses on the world of fashion and beauty, specifically working to enhance their readers personal sense of style. The site is being run by […]

Helium Gives Authors Ability to “Quick Accept” Assignments, Offers Other Platform Changes

Helium Gives Authors Ability to “Quick Accept” Assignments, Offers Other Platform Changes

Helium on Wednesday made it easier for users to bulk accept and withdraw from assignements by clicking multiple check box and choosing the “Accept” or “Withdraw” buttons. The system is meant to spur more use among Helium users, however they […]

AOL Huffington Post Media Group Launches HuffPost Small Business Section

AOL Huffington Post Media Group Launches HuffPost Small Business Section

Another day, another website launch by AOL Huffington Post Group, this time the company has launched HuffPost Small Business which they promise will deliver interactive hubs for Entrepreneurs, Real-Time News, Video, Analysis and Community engagement, all fairly standard fare for […]

KQED Public Radio Teams Up With Huffington Post San Francisco And HyperLocal News Provider J-Lab

KQED Public Radio Teams Up With Huffington Post San Francisco And HyperLocal News Provider J-Lab

San Francisco’s KQED public radio has announced a new partnership with Huffington Post San Francisco that will give the radio network the ability to feature the sites content on their radio shows and station website. The station has also announced […]

TPM To Expand Coverage In Effort To Boost Traffic

TPM To Expand Coverage In Effort To Boost Traffic

Political site Talking Points Memo (TPM) is planning to extend its coverage into new verticals in an effort to increase its traffic beyond its core audience of political junkies. TPM will extend its coverage into complimentary areas, including Foreign Politics, […]