International Business News - aol http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif AOL wants you to check your Gmail and see what your Facebook friends are up to--the company just prefers you do these things from its site. In an effort to increase user loyalty and bring more visitors to AOL.com, AOL is taking a step in a new direction by adding outside content, including e-mail from rival providers like Yahoo and Google and updates from social sites like Facebook and MySpace. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/aol-adding-third-party-content-to-aol-com.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:32:31 EDT In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/105199-google.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/google-believes-investment-aol-crumbling.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/google-believes-investment-aol-crumbling.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:26:28 EDT In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/google-believes-investment-aol-crumbling.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:54:06 EDT AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the Internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/aol-shutting-3-services-to-cut-costs-focus-on-ads.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:54:29 EDT Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you're really spreading an ad. Time Warner Inc.'s AOL said Wednesday it was integrating technology from its newly acquired Goowy Media Inc. to help advertisers pitch their products and services at social-networking sites, which have struggled to generate revenue despite heavy traffic. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/aol-integrates-widget-tech-to-boost-social-net-ads.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:38:33 EDT Executives from Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc.'s AOL are trying to advance discussions on a possible combination that could give the software maker an alternative to a deal with Yahoo Inc., a newspaper reported Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/newspaper-reports-microsoft-aol-continue-talks.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:58:54 EDT AOL on Tuesday launched new sites on personal finance and photography as part of its bid to grow advertising opportunities by serving niche audiences. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/aol-launches-2-niche-sites-to-grow-ad-potential.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:53:27 EDT If you're still paying for AOL, your bill may be going up 20 percent this month. AOL's cheapest dial-up Internet access plan is going from $9.99 to $11.99 to offset costs of round-the-clock help by telephone. Subscribers can keep the $9.99 rate if they forgo full phone support, but they must actively change their plans to avoid an automatic price increase. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/aol-fee-up-20-pct-for-some-plans-with-phone-help.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:47:11 EDT AOL is revamping its popular online radio service Tuesday, adding streams from all 140 CBS Corp.-owned radio stations and upgrading its player to add more functions and expand the service's reach. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/67868-an-aol-radio-screen.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/aol-revamps-online-radio-cbs-stations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/aol-revamps-online-radio-cbs-stations.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:04:13 EDT AOL said Friday that it plans to expand its online advertising efforts in Europe and looks to further broaden its reach across the world by the end of next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/aol-to-expand-online-advertising-efforts-in-europe.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:27:32 EDT Federal regulators on Monday said eight former Time Warner Inc. executives fraudulently inflated the company's online advertising revenues by more than $1 billion between 2000 and 2002. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/8-ex-aol-time-warner-executives-charged.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 20:35:44 EDT The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that it had sued eight former executives of AOL Time Warner, alleging they had fraudulently inflated the company's online advertising revenues by more than $1 billion between 2000 and 2002. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/time-warner-aol-former-executives-lawsuit-sec-advertising.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 17:42:25 EDT Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit said Monday it completed its acquisition of Bebo, a global social media network. San Francisco-based Bebo, which AOL agreed to buy in March for $850 million, will form the centerpiece of AOL's newly created People Networks business unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/aol-closes-purchase-of-social-media-network-bebo.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 08:03:45 EDT Unless you're looking carefully, you'll likely miss the fact that the new Asylum Web site for young men is a creation of Time Warner Inc.'s AOL. Same for WalletPop on personal finance, Spinner on indie music and StyleList on fashion. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/48151-aol.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/aol-sheds-its-brand-to-draw-specialty-audiences.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/aol-sheds-its-brand-to-draw-specialty-audiences.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 07:46:27 EDT Unless you're looking carefully, you'll likely miss the fact that the new Asylum Web site for young men is a creation of Time Warner Inc.'s AOL. Same for WalletPop on personal finance, Spinner on indie music and StyleList on fashion. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47337-aol.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/aol-sheds-its-brand-to-draw-specialty-audiences.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/aol-sheds-its-brand-to-draw-specialty-audiences.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 14:56:39 EDT A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses, AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty Web sites. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47327-aol.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/aol-seeks-growth-in-shift-from-mass-site-to-niches.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/aol-seeks-growth-in-shift-from-mass-site-to-niches.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 14:55:00 EDT A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses, AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty Web sites. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47247-aol.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/aol-yahoo-internet-site-niches.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/aol-yahoo-internet-site-niches.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 15:37:59 EDT A one-time dot-com billionaire has been convicted of stock fraud and obstruction of justice after a finding that he deceived investors in his Las Vegas software company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/purchasepro-founder-convicted-in-stock-fraud-scheme.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:08:25 EDT AOL made key mistakes that pushed down display-advertising sales and resulted in the Time Warner Inc. unit's first quarter of flat ad revenue since it began staking its future on the boom in online ads, executives said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/integration-missteps-at-aol-led-to-first-flat-ad-quarter.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:13:29 EDT A jury on Thursday found a former AOL executive and a former executive at a defunct Las Vegas software company were not liable for sham financial transactions in 2001 as federal regulators argued. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/aol-exec-cleared-by-jury-in-civil-fraud-case-brought-by-sec.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:06:31 EDT