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AOL shows signs of revival with gains in advertising
AOL is showing signs of revival with gains in advertising, a key toward the reinvention of the former Internet star as a media firm. AOL said Friday profits in the fourth quarter jumped 57 percent from a year earlier to $35.7 million, led by a rise in ad revenues. Total…
Four more advertisers flee from Limbaugh
Update, below: Tax Resolution Services, Co., Bonobos outfitters also drop Limbaugh The exodus of advertisers from Rush Limbaugh’s radio program continued Monday with Internet publisher AOL announcing that they are suspending further placements on his show following offensive, sexist comments he made about a law student called by members of…
Hedge fund demands five seats on AOL board of directors
NEW YORK — A US hedge fund with a large stake in AOL laid claim on Friday to five seats on the board of directors of the Internet company and criticized the strategy of the current management. Starboard Value said in a letter to the AOL board it was “troubled…
Writing for AOL’s Lemondrop
This is an experiment for writing for a different sort of audience, since Lemondrop is a more general women’s interest blog. My first post is about abstinence-only education losing its funding, and what could replace it. I’m worried a lot of programs will look like the atrocious new blog Sex,…
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