Comments on: AOL picks up The Huffington Post for $315M — so who's next?

By: One more reason bloggers are ruling the world? The Huffington Post wins a Pulitzer Prize - VentureVillage

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:13:40 +0000

[...] Post was founded by Arianna Huffington in 2005. It is owned by AOL, which acquired the blog last year for $315 million. Last year, the site announced it had achieved the landmark of one billion pageviews in a single [...]

By: Love it or hate it, Buzzfeed just got $19.3M for its crazy take on news | KeepRSS

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:17:42 +0000

[...] before Buzzfeed, and now Buzzfeed has lifted some-more than a Huffington Post did before it was acquired by AOL for $315 [...]

By: Love it or hate it, Buzzfeed just got $19.3M for its crazy take on news | VentureBeat

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:48:56 +0000

[...] Post before Buzzfeed, and now Buzzfeed has raised more than the Huffington Post did before it was acquired by AOL for $315 [...]

By: AOL revenue is showing signs of life, except where it counts | VentureBeat

AOL revenue is showing signs of life, except where it counts | VentureBeat — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:19:44 +0000

[...] the company has made since 2009, including the $25 million purchase of TechCrunch and the $315 million purchase of The Huffington Post. The lower traffic/audience numbers in Q1 could also add credibility to the rumor that AOL may be [...]

By: Arianna Huffington no longer in charge of all AOL content | Simply Boundless Entertainment

Sun, 06 May 2012 01:03:39 +0000

[...] of all AOL media properties in February 2011 after her Huffington Post news site was purchased by AOL for $315 million. Since then many leaders at AOL’s other publications have had trouble working under her, [...]

By: Arianna Huffington no longer in charge of all AOL content | NotiPra.Com - La Noticia Del Momento!!

Sat, 05 May 2012 13:29:31 +0000

[...] of all AOL media properties in February 2011 after her Huffington Post news site was purchased by AOL for $ 315 million. Since then many leaders at AOL’s other publications have had trouble working under her, [...]

By: Arrianna Huffington no longer in charge of all AOL content | VentureBeat

Arrianna Huffington no longer in charge of all AOL content | VentureBeat — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:26:14 +0000

By: Huffington Post brings home the blogosphere’s first ever Pulitzer | Simply Boundless Entertainment

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:14:11 +0000

By: Huffington Post brings home the blogosphere’s first ever Pulitzer | VentureBeat

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:57:16 +0000

By: Patch Editor-in-Chief leaving AOL | VentureBeat

Patch Editor-in-Chief leaving AOL | VentureBeat — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:10:12 +0000

[...] The news does not bode well for AOL, which has been struggling to keep its online media business alive. In December 2011, major AOL shareholder Starboard Value LP warned Chief Executive Tim Armstrong that his media strategy wasn’t paying off. After AOL’s dial-up Internet service became outdated, the company shifted its focus towards media and advertising. In doing so, AOL purchased TechCrunch for $25 million and The Huffington Post for $315 million. [...]

By: AOL stems the bleeding: reports advertising revenue gains for Q4 | VentureBeat

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:43:50 +0000

[...] in part to poor profit returns on acquisitions, like the $25 million purchase of TechCrunch and the $315 million purchase of The Huffington Post. The company has also suffered from a number of top-level talent losses this [...]

By: AOL’s media business is in trouble, says major investor | Telecom Newswire

AOL’s media business is in trouble, says major investor | Telecom Newswire — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:54:41 +0000

[...] Over the past few years, AOL has attempted to shift away from its roots as a dial-up internet service provider in favor growing its media and advertising business. The company has also made a number of high-profile acquisitions since 2009, including the $25 million purchase of TechCrunch and the $315 million purchase of The Huffington Post. [...]

By: AOL’s media business is in trouble, says major investor | VentureBeat

AOL’s media business is in trouble, says major investor | VentureBeat — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:19:32 +0000

By: HuffPo hits 1 billion monthly page views, snaps up Localocracy

HuffPo hits 1 billion monthly page views, snaps up Localocracy — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:17:17 +0000

[...] has been growing rapidly since it was acquired by AOL for $315 million earlier this year. Today’s news is a sign that the site has no intention of slowing down anytime [...]

By: OnlineMagazine » Blog Archive » HuffPo hits 1 billion monthly page views, snaps up Localocracy

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:08:38 +0000

[...] has been growing rapidly since it was acquired by AOL for $315 million earlier this year. Today’s news is a sign that the site has no intention of slowing down [...]

By: HuffPo hits 1 billion monthly page views, snaps up Localocracy | Freedom Developers

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:51:58 +0000

[...] has been growing rapidly since it was acquired by AOL for 5 million earlier this year. Today’s news is a sign that the site has no intention of slowing down [...]

By: HuffPo hits 1 billion monthly page views, snaps up Localocracy | VentureBeat

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:09:17 +0000

[...] has been growing rapidly since it was acquired by AOL for $315 million earlier this year. Today’s news is a sign that the site has no intention of slowing down [...]

By: Why Time Warner should reacquire Aol | VentureBeat

Why Time Warner should reacquire Aol | VentureBeat — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:06:19 +0000

[...] two years since its divestiture from Time Warner. CEO Tim Armstrong has been incredibly aggressive, acquiring the Huffington Post, the leading online pure play for news, restructuring Aol’s various blog properties, and [...]

By: Sayonara Salon: CEO Gingras bolts, will run Google’s news products | E-learning, E-book, Tutorial Online

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:58:40 +0000

[...] to Newser, an aggregation site founded by Michael Wolff, but they fell through in February after AOL acquired the Huffington Post for $315 million and Salon’s board reportedly wondered whether it should increase its asking [...]

By: Salon CEO Gingras headed to Google to run news products | VentureBeat

Salon CEO Gingras headed to Google to run news products | VentureBeat — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:42:53 +0000

[...] spearheading talks to potentially sell the company earlier this year. The talks fell apart after AOL acquired the Huffington Post for $315 million and Salon’s board wondered whether it was worth more than what it was being offered for, [...]

By: Did Yahoo approach Hulu with a buyout offer? | VentureBeat

Did Yahoo approach Hulu with a buyout offer? | VentureBeat — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:39:18 +0000

[...] Yahoo does buy Hulu, the company could easily follow the same strategy pursued by AOL, which acquired the Huffington Post in February and installed Arianna Huffington as editor of all [...]

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Superbsongs.com — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:31:40 +0000

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By: donfelipe

donfelipe — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:08:02 +0000

AOL is making a comeback. A lot of influential people read the Huffington Post. I think even Obama reads and comment on the Huff. AOL is making bold moves to recover its leadership.

By: jaysportsfan

jaysportsfan — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:43:39 +0000

Was affiliated with Lake Show Life, along with other non-FanSided blogs, but am no longer. Hey, Bloguin is good stuff, but as someone who has watched the sports mediasphere for a half decade comparing them to FanSided seems off. You also are obviously working with Bloguin, so there is going to bias, just like on this side.

By: svdude

svdude — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:37:53 +0000

I see your avatar has you pegged as someone affiliated with Fansided so I can understand your defensive nature. Don't know/havent heard about any acquisition rumors. If so, good for them/you as there were some good sites in the network.I would say a partnership with my company for Bloguin is not “sitting on the sidelines”. They seem to be doing well and we're excited to start working with them on a couple of initiatives.

By: jaysportsfan

jaysportsfan — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:21:43 +0000

That's why all the rumors have FS getting acquired and Bloguin sitting on the sidelines. Bloguin has most of that comScore/Quantcast info hidden, far as I can tell, and word is they don't own a lot of their network. FanSided has a sterling reputation when it comes to content. Pretty sure that's why Big Lead Sports is aligning themselves with FS.

By: svdude

svdude — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:11:22 +0000

I am not sure how you drew that conclusion. I lead BD at a internet media company and did analysis on both for potential partnerships a couple months back Fansided might be older but per Comscore and Quantcast its smaller. Fansided has broader coverage but the quality and posting frequency is all over the place.We eliminated them from the running for what we're trying to do because of the content issues we saw.

By: jaysportsfan

jaysportsfan — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:02:54 +0000

I think Total Pro Sports is a site to wwatch, too.

By: jaysportsfan

jaysportsfan — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:01:37 +0000

FanSided is a bigger, older, better recognized sports content network than Bloguin.

By: svdude

svdude — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:20:17 +0000

On the sports front Bleacher Report is the ultimate POS content farm out there so maybe it can fill the FanHouse void. SB Nation is led by a former AOL exec but seems to be destined to join NBC/Comcast. There is a new upstart called Bloguin that has a lot of potential and would be a lot cheaper.