With the AOL/TechCrunch soap opera finally coming to an end, we thought we would see the forest through the trees and focus on Mergers and Acquisitions, or M&A, in general. continue reading...
A few years ago, we published a list of companies who ruled the Internet each year, from 1994-2007. Then, we forgot to update it for 2008-2010. On this week’s HipMojo show, we run down the list and picked a company for 2008, 2009, and 2010… and then open it up for you to suggest companies for 2011. Vote for the company of the Year below in the Comments, feel free to vote for the company you work for, but explain WHY, what was the one thing or many things that made the company stand out from the noise? continue reading...
What are the 10 consumer web companies that are best positioned for the 2010s? continue reading...
The following 8-video Decade Rewind 2000s series is a pretty impressive display of creativity and execution from the WatchMojo.com team, a 2000s decade recap and review where we rewind the events of the past 10 years in the Auto industry, Business & Technology, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Politics, Science & Space and Video Games. continue reading...
On March 12 2009, AOL replaced Randy Falco with Tim Armstrong, who previously ran Google’s North American sales operations. I attended the Media & Money conference yesterday at the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan and heard Tim talk about AOL’s future and past. continue reading...
From CNET:
Interviewer and conference organizer John Battelle tried to pry more information out of AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, to little avail. But it sounds like it has something to do with the framework that powers AOL’s network of blogs and content properties. continue reading...
I doubt Google’s market capitalization will surpass that of Microsoft’s (as I outlined as a possibility in 2006), but judging by the growth in cash flow of each company, it’s not impossible over time:
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From AOL’s Tim Armstrong:
Phase 1 of the Internet, during the ’90s, was primarily about access, he said. Then came Phase 2, occurring this decade, which has focused on platforms such as Google and Facebook. The next phase will be about news, entertainment and video all going through those pipes, and benefiting from platforms like Facebook that help consumers find and share information quickly, he said. continue reading...
Apparently, long form journalism doesn’t work online, according to venerable Time magazine, says Josh Tyrangiel, Managing Editor of TIME.com.
AOL-owned TMZ is firing its AOL sales staff. But I am not sure if the AOL sales staff was all that comfortable selling TMZ to their advertisers. continue reading...
