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| − | '''AOL''' stands for "America OnLine", a leading commercial provider of email accounts and access to the [[internet]]. It merged with [[New York City]] based conglomerate [[Time Warner]] in 2001<ref>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/28/technology/timewarner_aol/</ref> | + | '''AOL''' stands for "America OnLine", a leading commercial provider of email accounts and access to the [[internet]]. It merged with [[New York City]] based conglomerate [[Time Warner]] in 2001,<ref>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/28/technology/timewarner_aol/</ref> and in the past few years, its business model has increasing shifted to an advertising-supported one, serving ads both on their own sites and to third-party sites via their [http://www.platform-a.com/ Platform-A] distribution system. |
In 2009, Time Warner bought out [[Google|Google's]] minority stake, and then AOL was [[spin-off|spun off]] into a separate, publicly-traded company, initially owned by Time Warner's shareholders.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7696469</ref> In 2011, it acquired<ref>http://corp.aol.com/about-aol/overview</ref> the liberal<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1192975/The-Huffington-Post</ref> [[Huffington Post]]. In 2015 [[Verizon]] announced that it would acquire AOL for $50 per share, or approximately $4.4 [[billion]].<ref> | In 2009, Time Warner bought out [[Google|Google's]] minority stake, and then AOL was [[spin-off|spun off]] into a separate, publicly-traded company, initially owned by Time Warner's shareholders.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7696469</ref> In 2011, it acquired<ref>http://corp.aol.com/about-aol/overview</ref> the liberal<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1192975/The-Huffington-Post</ref> [[Huffington Post]]. In 2015 [[Verizon]] announced that it would acquire AOL for $50 per share, or approximately $4.4 [[billion]].<ref> | ||
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpDSBAh6RY News coverage of Ferrari] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpDSBAh6RY News coverage of Ferrari] | ||
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Revision as of 06:59, June 27, 2016
AOL stands for "America OnLine", a leading commercial provider of email accounts and access to the internet. It merged with New York City based conglomerate Time Warner in 2001,[1] and in the past few years, its business model has increasing shifted to an advertising-supported one, serving ads both on their own sites and to third-party sites via their Platform-A distribution system.
In 2009, Time Warner bought out Google's minority stake, and then AOL was spun off into a separate, publicly-traded company, initially owned by Time Warner's shareholders.[2] In 2011, it acquired[3] the liberal[4] Huffington Post. In 2015 Verizon announced that it would acquire AOL for $50 per share, or approximately $4.4 billion.[5]
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External links
- AOL Website
- Cancel The Account! Vincent Ferrari deals with billing and sales practices (contains explicit language)
- News coverage of Ferrari