Jan
23
AOL Buys Gravity, a Firm That Personalizes Web Searches
Posted in: UncategorizedAOL said it hoped Gravity would help AOL “distribute relevant and engaging content and advertising across the Internet through intelligent technology.”
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Jan
15
AOL Finds a Partner to Run Its Troubled Patch Division
Posted in: UncategorizedThe local news network has been a personal passion of AOL’s chief executive, Tim Armstrong, but also something of an albatross.
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Jan
14
NBC’s News Unit Teams With Video Start-Up NowThis News
Posted in: UncategorizedWorking with the start-up is the latest part of NBC’s investment in keeping pace with the new ways that people consume news.
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Jan
02
New Venture for AllThingsD Journalists
Posted in: UncategorizedThe ReCode site was started by Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher after they parted ways with News Corporation and The Wall Street Journal.
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Dec
30
Time Inc. Is Preparing to Head Out on Its Own
Posted in: UncategorizedTime Warner is joining other media conglomerates in pushing to compartmentalize their publishing units during a fragile time for the industry.
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Dec
16
The Media Equation: AOL Chief’s White Whale Finally Slips His Grasp
Posted in: UncategorizedTim Armstrong, the chief executive of AOL, had a sentimental, and some would say debilitating, attachment to Patch, a network of local news sites that he is finally winding down.
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Oct
09
All Is Fair in Love and Twitter
Posted in: UncategorizedThe sweet, innocent ideas and ruthless power plays that created Twitter.
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Sep
20
2 Top Technology Writers Are Leaving Dow Jones
Posted in: UncategorizedWalt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, co-editors of the All Things Digital news site, will depart at the end of the year.
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Sep
16
The Media Equation: Storytelling Ads May Be Journalism’s New Peril
Posted in: UncategorizedNative advertising is advertising that wears the uniform of journalism, mimicking the storytelling aesthetic of the host site. Some say it could dilute the power of a brand over time.
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Aug
16
Deep Cuts at Patch, AOL’s Local News Sites
Posted in: UncategorizedThe service, Patch, has been losing money and has been a frustration for AOL’s chief executive, Tim Armstrong. The company is expected to shed many of its 900 local sites.
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Aug
12
Campaign Spotlight: Ads Seek to Clear Up Qualms About Cataract Surgery
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Alcon unit of Novartis and AARP join forces to educate baby boomers about the procedure.
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Aug
05
Katharine Weymouth Takes Charge at the Washington Post
Posted in: UncategorizedKatharine Weymouth has lived much of her life in the shadow of two formidable women. Now, she has a chance to join their ranks.
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Jul
19
Advertising: Instead of a Sale, Hulu Concentrates on ‘The Awesomes’
Posted in: UncategorizedTo compete with Netflix, Hulu is expanding its original programming and creating an animated series.
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Jul
07
The Media Equation: A Different Deal Mania Grips TV
Posted in: UncategorizedAs companies like Tribune and Gannett buy up local television stations, the goal is not transformation, but leverage, using size to cut better deals with distributors and suppliers.
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Jun
07
N.S.A. Said to Gather Users’ Online Data
Posted in: UncategorizedA National Security Agency program took e-mails and other information from companies that included Google, Apple and Facebook, according to documents that emerged on Thursday. A government official said the program targeted only foreigners abroad.
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Jun
05
Bloomberg Begins Fund to Invest in Start-Ups
Posted in: UncategorizedBloomberg Beta is the first time that Bloomberg L.P. will reap profits from investments in some of the technology companies that its news operation covers.
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May
18
AOL to Impose More Cuts at Patch, Its Local News Operation
Posted in: UncategorizedThe company will reduce the number of regional news offices, but says community service will not be reduced.
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May
10
Advertising: Now the TV Heavyweights Have Their Week to Unveil Shows
Posted in: UncategorizedAt the annual upfront week, the largest broadcast networks and cable channels will show off their programming for the 2013-14 season in expensive presentations.
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May
08
AOL Says Ad Revenue Helped First-Quarter Earnings
Posted in: UncategorizedAOL said its first-quarter revenue increased 2 percent, largely because of rising advertising revenue, and net income grew 23 percent.
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