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AOL, Verizon and the lessons of history
2015-05-17 15:33:46| Telecom - Topix.net
Put together one company with a large but declining business and another with a larger but declining business and you get ... AOL and Verizon, which last week tied the knot in a $4.4 billion deal that left people wondering if they ever got around to closing their dormant InstantMessenger accounts. Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam is buying AOL for $50 a share because he figures the media company, which shed its "You've got mail" roots long ago, has some advertising technologies that can help Verizon's smartphone-based video business.
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AOL, Verizon and the lessons of history
2015-05-17 15:17:32| IT Services - Topix.net
Put together one company with a large but declining business and another with a larger but declining business and you get ... AOL and Verizon, which last week tied the knot in a $4.4 billion deal that left people wondering if they ever got around to closing their dormant InstantMessenger accounts. Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam is buying AOL for $50 a share because he figures the media company, which shed its "You've got mail" roots long ago, has some advertising technologies that can help Verizon's smartphone-based video business.
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Verizon Grabs AOL for $4.4 Billion
2015-05-15 10:12:17| IT Services - Topix.net
With the future in mind, Verizon Communications is taking a bold -- and expensive -- step to build its digital and video platforms. The telecom giant has inked a deal to acquire Internet legend AOL.
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Verizon barges into online video, buying AOL for $4.4B
2015-05-13 12:10:44| IT Services - Topix.net
President Barack Obama has decided to build his presidential library on the South Side of Chicago, where his political career began. President Barack Obama has decided to build his presidential library on the South Side of Chicago, where his political career began.
Verizon barges into online video, buying AOL for $4.4B
2015-05-12 16:49:58| Telecom - Topix.net
Verizon is buying AOL for about $4.4 billion, advancing the telecom's push in both mobile and advertising fields. The acquisition gives Verizon an entry into increasingly competitive online and mobile video.