http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/aol/ en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:45:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404885/posts NEW YORK – AOL resumed life as an independent Internet company Thursday as it completed its spinoff from Time Warner Inc. and closed the book on one of the most disastrous business combinations in history. AOL shares fell 47 cents, or 2 percent, to $23.20 in afternoon trading. Today's AOL is much different from the company once known as America Online, which got big in the 1990s by selling dial-up Internet access and then used $147 billion of its inflated stock to buy Time Warner. AOL, which is now worth about $2 billion, is trying to get most of its... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404885/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:45:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391833/posts AOL and Time Warner have finally called it quits. James Quinn looks at the souring of the dotcom match that appeared to have been made in mergers and acquisitions heaven It was an auspicious occasion, the business titans of the West standing shoulder to shoulder at the dawn of a new century. On the stage of the Shanghai International Convention Centre, in late September 1999, the crème de la crème of business achievement smiled at the hundreds of delegates, both Chinese and from around the world, who had gathered for the Fortune Global Forum. From AIG's Hank Greenberg to Viacom's... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391833/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:22:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389862/posts CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- AOL may lay off a third of its staff as part of a restructuring related to the company's upcoming spin-off from Time Warner Inc., the unit told regulators Thursday. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, AOL said it had informed employees of the layoffs, which are conditioned upon its successful spin-off from Time Warner (TWX 31.86, -0.96, -2.93%) . The transaction is slated for Dec. 9. AOL told employees it has announced a voluntary layoff program that starts Dec. 4 and goes through Dec. 11. The company is offering buyouts to as many as... MarketWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389862/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:18:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377649/posts What do you think of President Obama's job performance? Approve Disapprove And: Did you vote for Pres__ent Obama? Sphere.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377649/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:21:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2355985/posts In general, how does this country handle illegal immigrants? Too harshly Too leniently About right aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2355985/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:26:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2355505/posts What do you think of Carville's remarks about Beck? Thumbs up Thumbs down (called Beck nuts) aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2355505/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:07:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352519/posts Just four months after she announced her book deal, there's a title and new release date for Sarah Palin's memoir. The 400-page book is called 'Going Rogue: An American Life.' Working with author Lynn Vincent, the former GOP vice presidential nominee turned in the manuscript ahead of schedule and publication is being moved up from spring to Nov. 17 -- in plenty of time for holiday shopping. AOL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352519/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:34:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321593/posts A Jones County inventor has filed a lawsuit against two Internet server companies. John Ishmel Henry of Soso, in May, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. In his suit, Henry claims that “he was called and depicted as a n----r on two of the Internet service provider search engines, AOL and Google.” Henry, the original inventor of the vibrating toilet seat, was featured on the Jay Leno Show in November, 2008. “Needless to say that my invention garnered a lot of attention,” he said. “I was completely humiliated and horrified... Leader Call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321593/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:19:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321155/posts Has anyone noticed when they sign on to AOL, social networks or surf the net, there are banner ads touting "Obama wants to send you to college" or "Obama wants to lower your insurance". What is going on? It disturbs me that any politician would be elevated this way--especially when it puts him in the company of celebrity leaders like Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Castro and Chavez who were/are beloved leaders who promised to improve life for the believers at other people's expense. This isn't Obama paying for college or insurance, it's the taxpayers! It should be advertised as such: "Do... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321155/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:37:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2296975/posts Do you approve or disapprove of Obama's handling of health care? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove AND Do you approve or disapprove of Obama's overall handling of his job as president? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2296975/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:18:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2291105/posts How would you rate Obama's job performance so far? Excellent Good Fair Poor AND Has your opinion of him changed over the past few months? Yes, it's improved Yes, it's worsened No aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2291105/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:48:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276587/posts What's your general impression of Sarah Palin? Mostly negative 52% Mostly positive 43% Neutral 5% http://news.aol.com/article/sarah-palin-ethics-complaints/501303?ic...|htmlws-main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fsarah-palin-ethics-complaints%2F501303 AOL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276587/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:28:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270161/posts This is why I stopped watching David Letterman even before Jon Stewart came along: He was forever either drooling on women or treating them like they were perfect idiots, in a way he never behaved with male guests. (I did, however, enjoy the appearances of his mom Dorothy, a church secretary who was occasionally able to summon Good Dave, live from her kitchen in Indiana.) At age 62, he shouldn't need Dorothy to tell him that referring to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as having updated her "slutty flight attendant look'' is outrageous – and his "joke'' about Palin's daughter was... Politics Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270161/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:43:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2265199/posts I don't know Tommy Christopher personally, just from his regular gig on the Ed Morrissey show, and the fact that I follow his tweets and read some of his columns. I probably disagree with Tommy's politics 95% of the time, he is a liberal but he is not a crazy liberal and he is very funny. One story that Tommy and I agreed on was this week's disgusting piece in Playboy, the one about the ten conservative women they would like to hate f**K. We both wrote pieces on it. Tommy's piece appeared on his regular AOL column and was... Newsbusters/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2265199/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 04:00:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259770/posts Time Warner unveiled plans Thursday to spin off AOL as an independent company, an end to the massive media media marriage formed in 2001. "We believe that a separation will be the best outcome for both Time Warner and AOL," said Time Warner (TWX, Fortune 500) chief executive Jeff Bewkes, in a prepared statement. The 2001 merger between AOL and Time Warner was applauded at the time as a visionary attempt to meld old media with new media. But synergies between the two never materialized. [Snip] Bewkes said that an independent AOL will "have a better opportunity to achieve its... CNN Money http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259770/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 13:16:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241275/posts Time Warner: Mag Group May Dive 30%, TV Dips Time Warner is anticipating that ad dollars at its Turner networks will fall in a mid-single-digit percentage range for the current April-June period, a top company executive said Wednesday. At the Time Inc. magazine group, a decline in the 30% range is possible. Time Warner also indicated it would be spinning off all or part of the AOL unit soon. CFO John Martin said one contributor to the expected Turner drop this quarter is a decline in international revenue. But he said that advertisers are also exercising options to cancel spending... Media Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241275/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:10:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2226646/posts Should the US government pay the pirates a ransom to secure the hostage's release? Yes No aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2226646/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:19:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2216453/posts What do you think of Palin's remarks about the media? I agree with them I disagree with them I have mixed feelings AND How has your impression of Palin changed since the election? It has gotten better It has gotten worse It has stayed the same aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2216453/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:01:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214899/posts There's a new controversy surrounding Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's clothes, but this time, the price-tag is considerably lower. An Alaska Democrat wants the Governor to take off any clothes that bear the "Arctic Cat" logo while she's on the clock. AOL News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214899/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:38:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2203068/posts It wasn't supposed to happen this way. The Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats have been pursuing a strategy of tying elected Republicans to Rush Limbaugh, concocted in hopes of painting Republican opposition to the Administration policy proposals as extremist. ... The conservative radio host, and liberal scourge, reports that his ratings have nearly doubled since Democrats began their campaign to marginalize him. Revenues are up as well. ... Things are so good for him right now, even the White House has to admit its attacks on Limbaugh are becoming "counter-productive." ... AOL News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2203068/posts#comment Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:59:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2202642/posts What do you think of Obama's decision to reverse Bush's policies on embryonic stem cell research? Thumbs up Thumbs down And: How would you rate Obama's first few months in office? Excellent Good Fair Poor aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2202642/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:38:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2199428/posts What grade would you give Obama's presidency so far? A B C D F aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2199428/posts#comment Thu, 5 Mar 2009 00:27:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197149/posts Ever since Barack Obama became a prominent political fixture in the country, he has encountered a large number of rumors and smears concerning him and his family. - - clip - - Most of the charges were, for the most part, put to rest by vigorous responses from the Obama team during the campaign. But one conspiracy theory lives on -- despite overwhelming evidence debunking it. Politico.com reports that the Birthers -- a persistent group of conservatives who believe Obama is ineligible to be president because of alleged questions surrounding his birth status -- continue to operate and thrive on... AOL-news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197149/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:17:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2196939/posts What do you think of Limbaugh's speech? Thumbs up Thumbs down aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2196939/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:06:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2182321/posts What did you think of Obama's prime-time speech and press conference? Thumbs up Thumbs down I didn't watch And 3 more polls news.aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2182321/posts#comment Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:52:25 GMT