What, me, worry? Those three words broadly sum up the attitude of the broadcast TV network chiefs regarding the encroachment on their turf by digital media companies, as they conducted their traditional springtime dog and pony shows for advertisers in New York this week… Tweet This Post

Before Facebook, which is now just days away from a record-busting IPO, there was America Online or AOL. Before Social Media, there was Community. It’s quite possible that without the bulletin boards and chat rooms of the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s, there were would be no Facebook or Twitter… Tweet This Post

New York-based start-up NimbleTV has named longtime cable and broadband industry veteran Lou Borrelli as its new chief marketing officer. Borrelli has been involved with the media technology company since last year, serving as an advisor and investor… Tweet This Post

The plot seems to be thickening at AOL, at least when it comes to Arianna Huffington’s role at the former portal. She confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that her role within the company has been reduced, something that was the subject of much speculation after a New York Times story last month said her [...]

I know we’ve been taking the piss out of Aol* all day, but someone in Aol PR must be drunk, because this bizarre “BREAKING: Board Has Presided over Improvement of AOL’s Operating Results and Financial Strength and Unlocked over $1… Tweet This Post

AOL has had a few knocks from shareholders over whether it’s on the right track with its content strategy — a mix of high-volume, ad-based websites that cover lifestyle, tech, travel, news and more — but CEO Tim Armstrong has stayed the course, and today the company is launching a video portal that it hopes [...]

The 650 patents that Facebook acquired from Microsoft are “web-related” said a source with knowledge of the deal and listed some specific examples. The source said the portfolio includes patents related to: instant-messaging, e-commerce, LTE, mobile, handsets, search and advertising… Tweet This Post

Facebook has signed an agreement to acquire $550 million in patents from Microsoft, the companies announced jointly Monday. The patents were part of the $1.065 billion in patents Microsoft purchased from AOL earlier this month… Tweet This Post

Facebook announced today that it will pay $550 million to Microsoft for the right to 650 patents and patent applications. Microsoft acquired those patents and hundreds of others in a deal with AOL earlier this month… Tweet This Post

While it’s easy to understand why some observers see Tim Armstrong’s sale of the bulk of AOL’s patent portfolio to Microsoft as a major step towards selling the Internet portal for parts, I’m not there — yet… Tweet This Post

The simple one-page profile platform About.me is now available on iPhones. Since its 2010 launch and acquisition by AOL, around 1.5 million people have built a splash page, a collection of their social media handles… Tweet This Post

You know every once in a while you come across news about your company and it turns out your boss is no longer your boss anymore. If you’re me this probably happens to you every three months. Anyways this morning I read in the media that Arianna Huffington (who I think used to be my [...]