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The Rise & Fall of Internet Giants [Infographic]

Will Francis — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:53:38 +0000

Today’s internet is so dominated by Facebook and Google it’s hard to imagine how they could possibly be superseded. This infographic from CenturyLink reminds us that on the web, nothing is forever. The past giants from AOL to Yahoo! have all experienced life cycles, and according to the averages below Facebook has about 3 years until it dies! Maybe we should be taking Facebook up on their offer last Thursday to download an expanded archive of all our data after all.

CNN in talks to acquire Mashable for as much as $200m

@gordonmacmillan — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:27:54 +0000

It is being reported that CNN is in late stage talks to acquire social news and technology website Mashable for as much as $200m. If true it will be one of the last big independent blogs to be snapped up by a larger media owner. AOL bought the Huffington Post for $315m last year and in 2010 it also snapped up TechCrunch for around $30m.

Techcrunch 2.0 launches backed by $2.5m investment investment

@gordonmacmillan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:51:37 +0000

The fallout from the AOL acquisition of Techcrunch continues as former writer, Sarah Lacy, launches a news site, called PandoDaily, which is being dubbed “TechCrunch 2.0 by some.

PandoDaily, which will focus almost exclusively on tech start-ups, launches today and is backed by a number of investors including TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington, who left the site he founded in September unhappy (but richer) after the earlier sale to AOL.

The 25 most valuable blogs in the US – 2011

@gordonmacmillan — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:03:31 +0000

24/7 Wall St has published its list of the 25 most valuable blogs in the US. It is an interesting list with interesting price tags attached showing that blogs continue to be huge business. Combined they are worth almost $1 billion.

GooHoo? Google in talks about buying Yahoo!

@gordonmacmillan — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:49:46 +0000

Reports this weekend suggest Google could be lining up to buy its one time rival Yahoo!. Google is said to have spoken to at least two private equity firms about a deal to buy Yahoo!, which has been in a state of turmoil since chief executive Carol Bartz was sacked in early September.

Down but not out: AOL finds its legs as talk of Yahoo! merger resurfaces

Dan Leahul — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:53:40 +0000

AOL is expected to surpass its quarterly earnings forecast, thanks to gains made in display advertising sales, according to analysts at financial firm UBS.

The much-maligned media company is to report revenues of $532m (£340m) this quarter, rather than the predicted $525m (£335m). The boost comes from year-over-year growth of its domestic display sales, up 21% for the quarter.

Arrington launches Uncrunched as rival to Techcrunch

@gordonmacmillan — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:43:27 +0000

Last year Techcrunch founder Michael Arrington sold his tech news business to AOL for around $30m, according to reports. Things went a bit rocky and very early on people were wondering how long he would last at AOL as he threw public punches at the media firm while ostensibly employed by it.

Social media ends the ad race to the bottom

Jeremy Lee — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:13:56 +0000

Content platforms evolve, splitting and dissipating audiences as they do. This has been happening in the UK ever since William Caxton’s printing press put the town crier out of work. Fast forward to Channel 4 competing against ITV for advertisers in 1982; the rise of 24-hour news channels; then the competition from digital TV, web; and today from mobile.

Huffington Post to launch UK edition this summer

Sue Keogh — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:04:27 +0000

US news and current affairs website Huffington Post – which was bought by AOL for $315m in February – is to launch a UK edition in the summer.

In a surprise announcement at the MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit, founder Arianna Huffington explained that the new investment meant that they could finally expand outside the US.

Yes your next CV should definitely be an infographic [infographic]

Polly Becker — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:49:56 +0000

A little while ago I asked the question will your next CV be an infographic? A lot of you liked that post as it was widely shared. If you haven’t already heard by now the answer is a big fat yes courtesy of Chris Spurlock.