A major part of Aol's business these days is its large content network, headlined by sites like The Huffington Post — the company is now looking to increase the value of that network with the launch Continue reading…
Facebook will purchase some 650 social networking-related patents from Microsoft for $550 million, the two companies announced today. The patents in question are among the 925 patents Microsoft just Continue reading…
Struggling former web giant AOL is selling off over three-quarters of its patent portfolio. The company has just announced that it sold 800 of its roughly 1,100 patents to Microsoft for $1.056 Continue reading…
Things haven't been easy lately for AOL's Instant Messenger service, with recent layoffs striking such a chord that the company had to publicly insist that it wasn't going to be shuttering AIM Continue reading…
Microsoft's online advertising deal with Yahoo and AOL is now fully operational, according to the company. The software maker originally announced its partnership in November, promising high-quality Continue reading…
Yesterday we reported that the AOL Instant Messenger team was "eviscerated" in a new round of layoffs at the company, as the company tries to focus its assets into key growth areas. Today, AOL is Continue reading…
AOL is pruning employees from several of its web services, including the iconic AOL Instant Messenger. Executives at AOL have reportedly told The New York Times that the company laid off over 40 Continue reading…
US President Barack Obama has today unveiled a new framework for online privacy intended to ameliorate persistent concerns about the way web companies use their customers' personal data. This Continue reading…
YouTube is trying to "channelize" itself, Hulu Plus is doing its level-best to ensure it can offer apps on as many types of screens and platforms as possible, and Microsoft is trying to turn the Xbox Continue reading…
Some of the world's top providers of web-based email systems are teaming up with financial-services companies to combat phishing emails. Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, and AOL are all backing Domain-based Continue reading…
