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  AOL sells majority of patent portfolio to Microsoft in billion-dollar deal

  By Adi Robertson on April 9, 2012 08:11 am + 50 comments

  Struggling former web giant AOL is selling off over three-quarters of its patent portfolio. The Continue reading…

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  Some AIM users hit with login problems, AOL 'working on a fix'

  By Bryan Bishop on March 21, 2012 06:45 pm + 13 comments

  Things haven't been easy lately for AOL's Instant Messenger service, with recent layoffs striking Continue reading…

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  Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL online ad partnership launches

  By Tom Warren on March 16, 2012 04:51 am + 4 comments

  Microsoft's online advertising deal with Yahoo and AOL is now fully operational, according to the Continue reading…

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  AOL promises it's not getting rid of Instant Messenger

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 14, 2012 08:39 pm + 7 comments

  Yesterday we reported that the AOL Instant Messenger team was "eviscerated" in a new round of Continue reading…

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  AOL Instant Messenger developer team laid off, reports NYT

  By Adi Robertson on March 13, 2012 04:39 pm + 39 comments

  AOL is pruning employees from several of its web services, including the iconic AOL Instant Continue reading…

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  Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and others sign up to Obama's new 'Privacy Bill of Rights,' will respect do-not-track instructions

  By Vlad Savov on February 23, 2012 05:58 am + 49 comments

  US President Barack Obama has today unveiled a new framework for online privacy intended to Continue reading…

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  Online video providers planning 'Upfronts' for ad sales, just like TV

  By Dieter Bohn on February 17, 2012 12:43 am + 5 comments

  YouTube is trying to "channelize" itself, Hulu Plus is doing its level-best to ensure it can offer Continue reading…

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  Webmail providers team up to reduce 'phishing' emails

  By Tom Warren on January 30, 2012 03:45 am + 15 comments

  Some of the world's top providers of web-based email systems are teaming up with financial-services Continue reading…

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  Google and Facebook are Nielsen's top online US destinations of 2011

  By Chris Welch on December 29, 2011 07:39 am + 22 comments

  As the clock winds down on 2011, US research firm Nielsen has shared via its blog a collection of Continue reading…

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  Twitter, Facebook, Google and others take out full-page NYT ad to protest copyright law changes

  By Jeff Blagdon on November 17, 2011 04:05 am + 26 comments

  A group of nine internet and technology companies including Google, Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, and Continue reading…