AOL swallows TechCrunch — but can they keep it down?
Last Updated on Thursday, 30 September 2010 03:00 Written by External Post Thursday, 30 September 2010 03:00
What do you get when you mix a tottering giant from the InterWebs’ formative years with the new breed of post-first-ask-questions-later news blogs? We’re about to find out, now that AOL has swallowed up TechCrunch .
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AOL buys TechCrunch site
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:01 Written by External Post Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:01
AOL has added another blog to its stable, snapping up Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch for an undisclosed fee on Tuesday. Tim Armstrong, AOL’s chief executive, made the announcement on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2010 along with TechCrunch founder and
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AOL Buys TechCrunch and 5min Media
Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 September 2010 10:41 Written by External Post Tuesday, 28 September 2010 10:41
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AOL acquires TechCrunch blog network
Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 September 2010 10:40 Written by External Post Tuesday, 28 September 2010 10:40
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington (Credit: CNET) AOL has added another blog to its stable, snapping up Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch for an undisclosed fee today. Tim Armstrong, AOL’s CEO, made the announcement on stage at along with TechCrunch
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Amazon loves LoveFilm (true)
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 September 2010 12:20 Written by External Post Tuesday, 21 September 2010 12:20
Amazon is mulling a £200 million bid for Lovefilm, the UK’s answer to Netflix, the Sunday Times reports. Techcrunch UK’s Mike Butcher is sceptical [1] – he reckons The Sunday Times is often used as a stalking horse to help investors achieve a
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Google buys visual shopping search site Like.com
Last Updated on Monday, 23 August 2010 04:40 Written by External Post Monday, 23 August 2010 04:40
Google has snapped up Like.com, the start-up announced on Friday, as Google puts its product-shopping search strategy on the front burner. Techcrunch, which earlier in the week, said the official deal could be for as much as $100m (£64m). “We were the
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Google rumored to buy virtual currency start-up
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 12:40 Written by External Post Tuesday, 10 August 2010 12:40
A report Monday on TechCrunch suggests that, complementing its purchase last week of social app manufacturer Slide, Google has made another social-networking buy: a virtual currency software company called Jambool. The start-up manufactures a product
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Report: Google Pumps Money Into FarmVille Maker Zynga
Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 12:00 Written by External Post Tuesday, 13 July 2010 12:00
Google is serious about getting a foothold in the games business. And according to one source, it’s betting big on the social space. Techcrunch reports that Google has invested at least $100 million in Farmville creator Zynga . Facebook games are
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Facebook’s Plan To Automatically Share Your Data
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 March 2010 06:00 Written by External Post Saturday, 27 March 2010 06:00
Giosuele sends in this excerpt from TechCrunch: ‘In anticipation of a slew of new features that will be launching at f8, today Facebook announced that it was once again making changes to its privacy policy. One of the biggest changes that Facebook is
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Google snaps up social search provider Aardvark
Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2010 10:45 Written by External Post Monday, 15 February 2010 10:45
Google has acquired social-search provider Aardvark, hot on the heels of its . Google declined to share financial terms of the deal, but TechCrunch reported on Thursday that Google paid $50m (£30m) for the start-up. ‘We have signed a definitive
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