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AOL is a leading global ad-supported Web company, with a comprehensive display advertising network in the U.S., a suite of popular Web brands and products, and a leading social media network. The company?s strategy focuses on growing the size, engagement and monetization of its worldwide audience by providing highly relevant content and advertising to consumers across the Web. AOL?s business is centered on Platform-A, Publishing and People Networks. In addition, AOL continues to run one of the largest Access businesses in the U.S. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC and its subsidiaries have operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia.
Chief Executive OfficerTim Armstrong
Number of Employees 300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Display Advertising: 541850
Recent Events
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Can Sony be saved?
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Michael Barrett Joins CyberDefender as VP-Finance & Accounting; Raffi Simonian to Serve as Vice President-Ecommerce
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StubHub Announces Partnership With AOL Music
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Push IM Clients Challenge SMS - Who needs to pay 20 cents bi-directionally for 160...
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The differences between display and video buys
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Mix: Best Buy, Push Notifications, MapQuest, DataViz
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AOL Buys Two Web Sites
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Accounts, People & Miscellany
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AOL Buys Two Local Online Media Companies
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Ford Joins Forces with Essence Magazine and AOL Latino on Initiatives Aimed at Empowering Multicultu
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AOL Buys Two 'local' Companies
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AOL to acquire local startup Going Inc.
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AOL Acquires Patch Media Corp. and Going, Inc.
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AOL Acquires Two Local Services, Patch and Going
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Travelscream Partners With AOL Travel to Provide Targeted Travel Deals
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Enter Your Video in GoToMeeting Contest
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LoveWeddingBands.com Announces New Shopping Agreement with America Online
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Time Warner Will Be A-OK
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Liberty Media CEO hints at AOL acquisition
Strategy Eye
- 2009-06-28
Liberty Media CEO, Greg Maffei,has hinted that the company is considering buying AOL's dial-up internet business from Time Warner, claiming that the firms are having "ongoing positive discussions". In an interview with CNBC, Maffei says: "There are assets inside Time...
AOL buys two sites to boost local news output
Strategy Eye
- 2009-06-11
AOL is buying two small websites which specialise in local content in an attempt to better target the market for local news. AOL confirmed the purchase of Patch Media and Going for less than USD10m each on June 11. Patch...
AOL Buys Two Local Startups
Content Next
- 2009-06-11
AOL (NYSE: TWX) has bought two local startups, including one which claims AOL CEO Tim Armstrong as an investor. In a statement, the company said the additions of Patch Media and Going Inc. would bulk up its network of local services, which it said already make up the largest...
Industry Moves: AOL Europe CEO Dunne Leaving After Reorg
Content Next
- 2009-06-11
AOL's Europe CEO Dana Dunne is the latest to be hit by AOL's new broom - he's leaving the company after a European reorg, NMA says and a spokesperson confirmed to us: "Earlier this year, the AOL (NYSE: TWX) leadership made a decision to make some changes to the...
Good News From Sears and AOL? Probably Not
BNET
- 2009-06-10
Sears Holdings and AOL -- two companies that haven't been bearers of much great news lately -- are tired of too much negative press out there. So they've come up with their own solution, GNN.com an abbreviation for Good News Network which will "foray into delivering ‘good news’ at a...
Yahoo's Bartz Dings Bing; No AOL Deal Happening in The "Forever Future"
Content Next
- 2009-06-08
Less than a week after saying that Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) would be "cleaner and simpler without a Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) connection," Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz threw cold-water at the possibility that Yahoo would ever do a deal with AOL (NYSE: TWX). "No, not any time in the forever future,"...
Media Roundup: AOL To Be Spun Off, Hulu Launches Desktop Application and More
BNET
- 2009-05-29
In Today’s Media Roundup: AOL to be spun off, Hulu launches desktop, Alt-weeklies outsource entire issue, GigaOM launches subscription service and Newspapers hold secret meeting to charge for content. by Sean Blanda
AOL brings Socialthing to Warner sites
Strategy Eye
- 2009-05-05
AOL is bringing its Socialthing life-stream to Warner Brothers Television Group websites. Time Warner-owned sites including CWTV.com, TheWB.com, KidsWB.com, DCHeroZone.com, Essence.com and Momlogic.com will integrate the life-stream service, which will display updates on a user’s activities on the Warner Brothers properties. ...
AOL's Tim Armstrong on the Value of Premium Online Content
BNET
- 2009-04-30
So, as promised, I've listened to all three parts of Ad Age editor Jonah Bloom's interview with new AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, and will now tell you about the most interesting part: Armstrong's thoughts on whether the Internet can support quality content. Said Armstrong: The answer is yes, IÂ ...
Time Warner Prepares to Spin Out AOL
BNET
- 2009-04-29
There was much more substance in the ether today about AOL then there was yesterday: while being somewhat mealy-mouthed about the language, Time Warner executives made it clear on their earnings call today that in all likelihood they will spinoff some or all of AOL, casting new CEO, and former...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Armstrong | Chief Executive Officer |
| Bill Wilson | President, MediaGlow |
| Gregory G. Coleman | President, Platform-A |
| Ted Cahall | President, Products & Technologies |
| Kimberly Strong | Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer |
| Nisha Kumar | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Dave Harmon | Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
| Ira Parker | Executive Vice President, Business Development, and General Counsel |
| Joanna Shields | Executive Vice President, & President, People Networks |
| Jon Werther | Executive Vice President, Integrated Operations |
| Kimberley Partoll | Executive Vice President, Access, Business Intelligence & New Ventures |
| Maneesh Dhir | Executive Vice President, International |
| Tricia Primrose Wallace | Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications |
| Tiane Mitchell Gordon | Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion |
| Erin Clift | Senior Vice President, Global Sales Development |
| Jeff Levick | Head, Global Advertising Sales Strategy |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Lawrence Academy Private School | Trustee | Current |
| AOL LLC | Chairman | Current |
| Advertising Research Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| KnowledgeStorm, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| AOL LLC | Vice President, Advertising Sales | Former |
| Starwave Corporation | Director of Integrated Sales & Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | President, MediaGlow | Current |
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, Programming | Former |
| Rutgers University Graduate School of Management | MBA | Former |
| State University of New York at Stony Brook | BS in Business Management | Former |
| State University of New York at Stony Brook | BA in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | President, Platform-A | Current |
| NetSeer, Inc. | President and CEO | Former |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Executive Vice President, Media & Sales | Former |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Executive Vice President, Global Sales | Former |
| NetSeer, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | President, Products & Technologies | Current |
| CNET Networks, Inc. | CIO | Former |
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, Platforms and Technologies | Former |
| Classmates Online, Inc. | COO & Executive Vice President | Former |
| United Online, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Former |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Harvard College | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Clarkson University | MBA | Former |
| Skidmore College | BA in Marketing and Psychology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, Business Development, and General Counsel | Current |
| Zink Imaging, Inc | Executive | Current |
| Zink Imaging, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Polaroid Corporation | Chief Legal Officer | Former |
| Bird Inc | Partner | Former |
| Alston & Bird | Partner | Former |
| Resolution Trust Corporation | Deputy General Counsel | Former |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Former | |
| Emory University School of Law | Law degree | Former |
| Brooklyn College | BA | Former |
| Emory University School of Law | Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, & President, People Networks | Current |
| Bebo LLC | CEO | Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, Integrated Operations | Current |
| The George Washington University Law School | JD | Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | MBA | Former |
| Emory University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, Access, Business Intelligence & New Ventures | Current |
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, Customer Management and Paid Services | Former |
| Duke University | Bachelor's degree in History | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, International | Current |
| Stanford University | Master's of Business Administration | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Master's of Science | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology | Bachelor's of Technology degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications | Current |
| Georgetown University | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion | Current |
| Women In Community Service, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| AOL LLC | Director of Diversity and Inclusion | Former |
| Wesleyan University | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Senior Vice President, Global Sales Development | Current |
| Peoria Ad Club | Board of Directors | Current |
| Google Inc. | Head, Advertising-Agency Relations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AOL LLC | Head, Global Advertising Sales Strategy | Current |
| Helium, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Search Engine Strategies | Board of Directors | Current |
| Google Inc. | Vice President, Industry Development & Marketing, The Americas | Former |
| Strategic Alliances LLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| DePaul University | J.D. | Former |
| New York University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| DePaul University | Degree | Former |
Executive News
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To Build Display, Yahoo Joins Self-Serve Ad Fray
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AOL acquires local online media start-ups
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AOL Buys Local Online Media Companies
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AOL acquires pair of local media companies
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AOL Eyes Local Ads with Acquisitions
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AOL Targets Local Advertising with Two Acquisitions
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AOL Eyes Local Ads with Acquisitions
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AOL adds to local network with two acquisitions
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Shelly Palmer: R.I.P. Analog Television, Hello Digital: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 12, 2009
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Accounts, People & Miscellany
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AOL Buys Two Local Online Media Companies
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AOL Buys Two 'local' Companies
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AOL buys local Web companies Patch Media, Going
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AOL acquires Patch Media Corp. and Going Inc.
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AOL Buys Two Local Content Sites
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AOL Buys Local Startups Going And Patch (And CEO Tim Armstrong Brings an Investment In-House)
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AOL Buys Two 'local' Companies
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AOL Acquires Two Web Startups
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AOL Picks Up Going and Patch Media
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AOL buys local Web companies Patch Media,...
Industry Transcripts by Seeking Alpha
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National CineMedia Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on May 12, 2009about NCMI
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Lamar Advertising Company Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on May 07, 2009about LAMR
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ValueClick, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on May 05, 2009about VCLK
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Harte-Hanks Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on May 05, 2009about HHS
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infoGROUP Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on May 05, 2009about IUSA
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