Read more AOL stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/394/aol.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSun, 22 Nov 2009 16:24:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74403/aol-to-lay-off-a-third-of-staff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAOL says it plans to cut about a third of its work force once it is spun off from Time Warner. That would amount to nearly 2,300 of the roughly 6,900 workers at the struggling company. AOL said in a securities filing today it will impose the cuts...http://www.newser.com/story/74403/aol-to-lay-off-a-third-of-staff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 8:13:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69906/cost-cutting-companies-target-no-2-execs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCost-cutting at American's largest corporations is hitting the executive suite, with CEOs rolling up their sleeves to take on more day-to-day responsibilities and laying off their No. 2s. In the 18 months leading up to June 2009, 40 major companies eliminated COOs or presidents, the Wall Street Journal notes, while...http://www.newser.com/story/69906/cost-cutting-companies-target-no-2-execs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 8:27:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62909/tmz-scoops-world-on-jackson-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTMZ left its more savory rivals in the dust yesterday, reporting Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death before any other media outlet, the Chicago Tribune reports. The AOL gossip website reported Jackson’s death at 2:44 local time, less than 20 minutes after the singer expired. But many outlets were...http://www.newser.com/story/62909/tmz-scoops-world-on-jackson-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 10:41:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60346/time-warner-set-to-spin-off-aol-by-years-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime Warner plans to to shed its AOL division by the end of the year, the company said today, spinning it off into a publicly traded firm, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many predicted the move when Time Warner tapped Google ad exec Tim Armstrong as AOL’s CEO, and amended...http://www.newser.com/story/60346/time-warner-set-to-spin-off-aol-by-years-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 8:43:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53178/aol-names-former-google-exec-as-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAOL is getting a new CEO. Tim Armstrong, a senior vice president at Google, will replace Randy Falco, who took the job in late 2006. Falco is leaving along with president and COO Ron Grant. The shakeup could mean that a Time Warner spin-off of AOL is more likely. Time...http://www.newser.com/story/53178/aol-names-former-google-exec-as-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Mar 2009 18:27:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49852/time-warner-posts-16b-loss-on-declining-media-value.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime Warner reported a shattering fourth-quarter loss of $16 billion, prompted by plunging ad sales and a $25 billion goodwill writedown to reflect the decline in cable, publishing, and Internet assets, Bloomberg reports. While the media conglomerate took a hit from plummeting revenue at AOL and its magazines, rising revenue...http://www.newser.com/story/49852/time-warner-posts-16b-loss-on-declining-media-value.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 6:18:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49122/aol-explores-sale-of-bebo-sources.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLess than a year after shelling out $850 million to acquire Bebo, AOL is looking to sell, sources tell TechCruch—though both AOL and the social-networking site are denying it. Bebo, with underwhelming numbers and buffeted by the spiraling economy, could go for $200 million.http://www.newser.com/story/49122/aol-explores-sale-of-bebo-sources.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 15:56:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44195/ex-aol-chief-seeks-funds-to-buy-yahoo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter months of advising both Microsoft and Yahoo on a failed deal, former AOL chief Jonathan Miller is trying to put together a bid for Yahoo himself. The venture capitalist is asking private investors to help him amass the $30 billion needed to acquire the struggling, $10-a-share search engine group,...http://www.newser.com/story/44195/ex-aol-chief-seeks-funds-to-buy-yahoo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Dec 2008 14:08:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43944/web-users-still-cant-get-enough-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe just can't seem to let Sarah Palin go. Nearly a month after the election, she continues to dominate user lookups on search engines, cable news sites, and YouTube, reports Politico. Alaska's governor ranks near the top of virtually every major search tool, including Yahoo, AOL, and Lycos, where she...http://www.newser.com/story/43944/web-users-still-cant-get-enough-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Nov 2008 12:05:24 CST