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AOL’s MapQuest sees surge in popularity in wake of iPhone 5 release
Late last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued an apology to iPhone users over the shortcomings in Apple’s homegrown mapping application. Indeed, the days previous were filled with user complaints and, depending on your vantage point, comical photographic examples of Apple’s Maps app displaying incorrect information. Cook promised that Apple would work relentlessly to get […]
Continue reading...TechCrunch on the precipice; Is Michael Arrington on the way out?
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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There’s a lot of interesting soap-opera worthy developments going on at TechCrunch these days following Michael Arrington’s recent announcement of a new investment fund called “CrunchFund’, backed in part by AOL. Consequently, AOL may be kicking Arrington out of TechCrunch to prevent any conflicts of interest – you know, favorable TC reviews for companies that […]
Continue reading...Two Senior Editors leave Engadget in a week’s time
Monday, February 21, 2011
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Some big shakeups over at Engadget. In the span of just a few days, Senior Editors Paul Miller and Ross Miller both decided to up and leave Engadget, which is owned by AOL. Both former editors noted that AOL’s ownership wasn’t the sole reason for their decision to leave, but suggest that the AOL Way, […]
Continue reading...AOL buys TechCrunch
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Hmm, interesting. From the press release: AOL TO ACQUIRE TECHCRUNCH NETWORK OF SITES Leading Authority on Tech News Will Expand AOL’s Growing Offering of World-Class, Audience-Relevant Content San Francisco, CA, September 28, 2010 – AOL Inc. [NYSE: AOL] today announced that it has agreed to acquire TechCrunch, Inc., the company that owns and operates TechCrunch […]
Continue reading...When AOL CEO Steve Case thought about acquiring Apple and putting Steve Jobs in charge
Sunday, June 6, 2010
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Former AOL/Time Warner CEO Steve Case described to Kara Swisher of All Things D how he floated the idea of AOL purchasing Apple back in 2002 when We had a board meeting, I think in 2002, we had a strategy session.. and one of the suggestions I made was that we acquire Apple and put […]
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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