http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication member public blog listing page, first argument is nid of the blog_profile xx http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/aol-buys-social-network-bebo Yesterday, AOL announced its pending acquisition of <a href="http://www.bebo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bebo</a>, the third largest social network in the United States, for $850 million. The announcement comes amid ongoing speculation of where AOL and its parent company Time Warner fit in Microsoft's battle for Yahoo!<p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/aol-buys-social-network-bebo">read more</a></p> acquisition advertising aol bebo facebook Internet media merger monetization myspace social network Technology Technology 745571 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:13:24 -0400 April Joyner 745571 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/hulu-youtube-killer-no-internets-nick-nite <p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/hulu-youtube-killer-no-internets-nick-nite">read more</a></p> fox hulu Innovation Internet nbc new media news corp Technology television Technology Work/Life 745640 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:21:00 -0400 April Joyner 745640 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/gunning-google-two-camps-online-marketing Microsoft's bid for Yahoo!<p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/gunning-google-two-camps-online-marketing">read more</a></p> acquisition advertising display google merger microsoft online marketing search Technology Yahoo Technology Management 745621 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:30:00 -0500 April Joyner 745621 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/does-ethnocentricity-sell-part-2-niche-media <p> February and Black History Month are just about over, so, building upon my last post about <a href="/blog-post/does-ethnocentricity-sell-part-1-advertising" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Black History Month and advertising</a>, I'd like to discuss the topic of ethnicity in niche media markets. </p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/does-ethnocentricity-sell-part-2-niche-media">read more</a></p> advertising black history month Marketing media niches purchasing power Work/Life Management Work/Life 730404 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:27:04 -0500 April Joyner 730404 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/does-ethnocentricity-sell-part-1-advertising <p> Black History Month is almost over, so I figure I'd tackle this topic while we're still in February. Maybe it's because I'm not watching as much TV, but I haven't seen nearly as many ads saying &quot;We Celebrate Black History Month&quot; as I used to. These types of ads, which were once ubiquitous in February, seem to have fallen off in popularity. Why?<br /><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/does-ethnocentricity-sell-part-1-advertising">read more</a></p> advertising black history month demographics ethnicity Innovation Marketing Work/Life Management Work/Life 723093 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:33:09 -0500 April Joyner 723093 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/who-does-yahoo-want-wrangle <p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/april-joyner/class-and-communication/who-does-yahoo-want-wrangle">read more</a></p> acquisitions aol Internet media mergers microsoft news corp Technology time warner Yahoo Technology Work/Life 703095 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:44:12 -0500 April Joyner 703095 at http://www.fastcompany.com