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Twitter on the Huffington Post-AOL Deal: '90s Internet Jokes Aplenty

Everyone's a media critic. At least, that's how it seems, as Twitter weighs in on the news that Surge Desk's bosses at AOL have purchased The Huffington Post for $315 million. Of course, Twitter users can't agree on whether this is a smart, bold move or a big mistake for both parties. But what fun would there be in...

Arianna Huffington Joins Forces With AOL: Reactions From Around the Web

Looks like we answer to Arianna Huffington now. The media universe awoke this morning to the news that AOL (our company) CEO Tim Armstrong has worked out a deal to acquire The Huffington Post for $315 million. Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post's co-founder and driving force, will enter the newly formed Huffington...

AOL Buying Huffington Post for $315M

Internet company AOL Inc. is buying news hub Huffington Post in a $315 million deal that represents a bold bet on the future of online news. AOL, once the king of dial-up Internet access known for its ubiquitous CDs and "You've got mail" greeting in its inboxes, is in the midst of a turnaround effort as it tries to find...

Did Park51 Islamic Center Design Sketches Win Over New Yorkers?

(Oct. 4) -- Developers of the controversial Park51 Islamic center near Manhattan's ground zero recently received their first taste of reactions to the actual look of their proposed building, following the release of the first official architectural renderings on the project's blog last week. The unifying potential in a...

Studies Suggest 'It's Complicated' When It Comes to Teens and Online Ethics

(Sept. 21) -- The Internet is great, but it can also be a scary place, haunted by unethical teens, "cyberbullies" and, of course, insidious, anonymous online commentators. That's at least according to several recent studies indicating that even in an increasingly Web-friendly world, logging online can still be a somewhat...

Background on Huffington Post

The Huffington Post is an liberal or leftist American news website, content aggregator, and blog—founded as an alternative to existing conservative online media outlets such as the Drudge Report—by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, the late Andrew Breitbart, and Jonah Peretti, featuring various leftist columnists and various news sources.

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