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BREAKING: AOL Acquires Huffington Post for $315 Million

Mashable!  Sun, 02/06/2011 - 23:16

AOL has acquired Huffington Post for $315 million in its biggest move since it became an independent company in 2009.

The acquisition will create a new online media conglomerate that already owns news websites TechCrunch and Engadget.

According to The New York Times, the deal is worth $300 million in cash with $15 million in stock.


 

Yes, The DMCA Is Still Quite Controversial

Techdirt  Thu, 08/26/2010 - 23:10

Michael Scott points us to an interesting blog post by law professor Tim Armstrong wondering if the DMCA is still controversial, noting that while many of the biggest fears associated with the DMCA when it was first passed did, in fact, come true, many of them were cut back by court decisions that limited the interpretations of the DMCA away from the most dangerous ones.


 

AOL Tries to Get Its Swagger Back With Lowercase Letters [PICS]

Mashable!  Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:23

The Time Warner-AOL marriage officially comes to an end on December 10th, when AOL once again becomes its own publicly traded company.


 

AOL and Time Warner Divorce on December 9th

Mashable!  Mon, 11/16/2009 - 16:23

Nearly nine years after what many consider the worst merger in history, AOL and Time Warner will finally be divorced.