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“Hands-Off”: The Impossible Promise

Inside Yahoo, Tumblr will be caught in the tectonic grinding of conflicting interests.
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A Year Later, What Google Drive Means for Startups

Building on platforms is one of the greatest opportunities for growth.
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It’s High Time We F**ked With the Magic

The nearly limitless variety of online content, devices and viewing habits has scrambled the measurement picture.
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Vringo Awarded $30 Million in Patent Suit

Small technology company Vringo Inc. was awarded about $30 million in damages and granted future royalties by a federal jury in its patent suit against a handful of technology giants, including Google Inc. and AOL Inc., according to a person familiar with the case.

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Halo 4 Passes Its First Crucial Test: Metacritic

Microsoft Corp. has a lot riding on its new alien shooting videogame, Halo 4, which is part of the blockbuster Halo franchise and debuts Nov 6. But there’s one thing over which Halo 4′s creators can breathe a sigh of relief: The game’s review score from Metacritic.com.

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AOL Announces Special Dividend, $600 Million Stock Buyback

AOL Inc. will return $1.1 billion to shareholders through a special dividend and said it will repurchase $600 million of stock under an accelerated stock-repurchase agreement with Barclays Bank PLC.

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AOL, Vringo Settle Part of Patent Dispute

AOL Inc. agreed to settle part of a patent dispute brought by video-ringtone company Vringo Inc., giving the start-up another potential win in its ongoing lawsuit against some of the biggest names in the technology sector.

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HuffPost Prepares for Video Launch

As the Huffington Post prepares for an Aug. 13 launch of its full-day online video network, it is hoping to tap a fast-growing advertising market by offering marketers something akin to sports naming rights in addition to traditional online video ads.

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The New New Web: Ask Not Who Needs It, Ask Who Wants It

The Internet has evolved from being a need-driven utility medium with only a handful of winners to a discovery-driven entertainment medium with room for multiple winners.

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For AOL, a Costly Gamble on Local News Draws Trouble

Patch.com, a network of small-town news sites owned by AOL Inc., has emerged at the center of a tug of war over the Internet company’s future.

Google’s Web Search Market Share Rises in April

Huffington’s Role Shrinks at AOL

AOL Investor Open to Compromise

Patent Trolls vs. Progress

JOBS Act Got Boost From AOL Co-Founder

Why American Newspapers Gave Away the Future (Excerpt)

AOL Defends Strategy Amid Investor Criticism

Arrington Talks New Blog (And How He Almost Stayed at AOL)

Culture Clashes Tear at AOL

Are You a Media Company or a Technology Company?

Remaking AOL in Huffington's Image

Web Shows Get Ambitious

Health Sites Try to Diagnose Growing Market