Here are the latest posts about AOL on Writers Write:
Yahoo and AOL to Become Oath After Verizon Combines Iconic Web Brands (2017-04-04): Verizon will combine Yahoo and AOL into a company called Oath following the Yahoo acquisition deal.
AOL is Closing Joystiq and TUAW (2015-01-30): AOL is closing Joystiq and TUAW as part of a reorganization of its many sites.
AOL Finds Partner to Run Patch Local News Service (2014-01-17): AOL has found a partner, Hale Global, to run Patch, its local news service. The deal was announced January 15.
The Huffington Yaolhoost? AOL and Yahoo Discussing Merger Deal (2011-09-09): Bloomberg is reporting that AOL and Yahoo are in talks for a possible merger following Yahoo's firing for its CEO Carol Bartz.
AOL Launches Editions for iPad (2011-08-06): AOL has launched Editions, which it describes as a free daily magazine for the iPad.
AOL's Patch Local News Service Nears 7 Million Views (2011-06-06): Online Media Daily reports that AOL's Patch.
AOL Launches 100th Patch Site (2010-08-20): AOL has launched its 100th Patch site, Morristown Patch.
AOL Using Thousands of Writers for Online Content Creation (2010-05-26): AOL has transformed from a software company to a content company.
AOL Applauds Its Own Blog Success (2008-10-23): AOL has released a press release applauding their blog success on the third anniversary of the Weblogs Inc.
AOL Closes AOL Journals; Sends Users to Blogger (2008-10-14): AOL is shutting down its AOL Journals and Hometown services. AOL is providing AOL Journal users with a special link to move their journal to Google's Blogger service.
AOL Buys Bebo for $850 Million (2008-03-13): AOL has purchased the Bebo social network for $850 million.
AOL Launches AIM Widget for Blogs and Websites (2007-06-30): AOL has launched a new widget that will allow bloggers and website owners to interact with their users.
Jason Calacanis Leaves AOL (2006-11-16): Jason Calacanis is leaving AOL. He was the founder of Weblogs, Inc. which was sold to AOL in 2005.
AOL Launches Political Blog Network (2006-10-17): Add another one to the growing list of blogs launching to cover the midterm elections.
AOL Launches Sports Blog Network (2006-08-29): AOL is launching a network of sports blogs despite the fact that sports doesn't have any endemic advertisers.
AOL Searcher No. 4417749 (2006-08-08): AOL's accidental unleashing of hundreds of thousands of AOL customer's private searches has already resulted in the discovery of at least one specific person.
AOL Releases Tons of Personal Search Data (2006-08-07): What are they thinking at AOL corporate headquarters? Over the weekend
AOL placed an enormous amount of private customer search history
onto the Internet.
Time Warner Launches AOL Video (2006-08-01): AOL has a launched the video service they alluded to earlier this year.
AOL Launches Video Site to Compete With MySpace and YouTube (2006-05-16): AOL has made a beta launch of UnCut Video, a new video sharing service.
MySpace and AOL Battle Intensifies (2006-05-09): We raised this question before but it now looks like MySpace is really going to make an attempt at being an AOL IM Killer.