Executives at AOL have confirmed plans to shut down social networking site Bebo if a buyer cannot be found. The site has found itself unable to compete in the marketplace thanks to pressure from much larger competitors such as Facebook. … Continue reading
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AOL befriends Facebook in social media venture
AOL has announced it is partnering with social networking site Facebook in order to revamp its instant messaging service. According to a report by the Associated Press, the deal concerns AOL’s instant messaging service, AIM, which will now let users … Continue reading
Mashable rumoured to be in talks with AOL
The originator of massively popular tech blog Mashable has been reported to be discussing selling up or forming an advertising partnership with AOL. Since it was established by Pete Cashmore in 2005, Mashable has become one of the 10 biggest … Continue reading
Divorced after eight years - TimeWarner announces date for final split from AOL
Divorced after eight years - TimeWarner announces date for final split from AOL Time will be called on the biggest media merger in the world, and one-time symbol of the dot.com boom - the coming together of Time Warner and … Continue reading
Mark Rolston on Privacy and Future of Mobile Technologies
Lee Dryburgh who year after year has been organising the Emerging Communications Conference has alerted the members of Facebook group to the talk on the future of mobile technology posted by Mark Rolston of Frog Design. The talk at the … Continue reading
Online fashion retailers see 31% growth in traffic
Online fashion retailers have seen an overall 31% increase in traffic over the past 12 months, which has highlighted a massive gap with just a 1% increase for traditional catalogue companies. This last statistics comes from the released ‘Engaging Online … Continue reading
AOL goes for Gold with Olympics site
AOL has unveiled its new Olympic Games campaign site, which includes exclusive and targeted content from former British Olympians Sharron Davies and Derek Redmond. The site will include daily news updates and information from the Beijing Games, with experts Davies … Continue reading
