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Exclusive Videos: AOL's New Logo Comes to Life

The best way to get a look at AOL's new look are with these nifty videos by Wolff Olins.READ»

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A Gazillion More Free Hours From AOL? Gee, Thanks.

How can AOL afford to attract millions of subscribers every year? More easily than you might think.READ»

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Aol. A Shrunken New Logo for a Shrunken Company [UPDATED]

In preparation for its spin-off from Time Warner, AOL changes its look...and it may have just changed its name, too.READ»

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Erasing AOL from Time Warner

Tomorrow, AOL Time Warner will finally take the AOL out of its corporate name, a final acknowledgement that the much ballyhooed 2001 merger turned out to be a big bust -- probably the biggest bust of the New Economy. Some analysts ...READ»

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Strategy

It's FItting that Don Logan, the legendary Time Inc. magazine man, now oversees AOL. A few years ago, Logan was asked what he thought of Time's Internet portal, Pathfinder. He responded by saying that it looked less like a portal and ...READ»

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Culture

Anne We've known each other for a decade through several jobs and several companies. Practicing martial arts has seemed like an important tool for you to maintain focus and balance at work. Are there specific lessons from that kind of ...READ»

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He Sees Stars

Charlie Fink knows a Net celebrity when he sees one.READ»

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AOL's Hundreds of New Content-Generators: Journalism or Content Spam?

Abandon hope, all ye traditional journalists who enter here: AOL has plans to be the "world's largest producer of high-quality content" and is hiring "hundreds" more content-generators to fill up its 17 new "super networks" of ...READ»

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Any Fool Thing

Satirist Scott Ott has an amusing take on the FCC's decision to repeal its ban on AOL incorporating video into its Instant Messenger product and "any other fool thing AOL wants to try."READ»

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An 800-Pound Partnership

AOL and Microsoft are discussing a possible joint venture online. Possible options include merging MSN with AOL, combining advertising sales forces, and making the separate IM services interoperable. Other options loom large in the ...READ»

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Bebo and the Death of Start-Up Culture at AOL

Look how happy these Bebo users are. Smiling, listening to music, hanging out with their dog, giving sexy eyes. They may soon be forced to find another outlet, though, as AOL announced today that it is looking to sell the social ...READ»

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Inside the New AOL: Pick a Logo, Any Logo

Hello baby! Spun off from Time Warner today, AOL takes its first breaths as a brand-new company with the ability to swap out your homepage theme like a car air freshener. How do we get newborn baby flavor?READ»

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Exclusive Interview: Wolff Olins and AOL on Why AOL's New Brand Is From the Future

Yep, the blue monsters are from the future, too. An interview with the designers at Wolff Olins reveals they might know something we don't.READ»

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AOL's New Logo, Site, and Company Launches at Midnight

The Internet pioneer returns to startup mode after it's released from Time Warner tonight.READ»

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AOL, You've Got Problems!

Web-usability expert Jakob Nielsen redesigns AOL.com.READ»

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CEO of Love

Job Titles of the Future: Bill SchreinerREAD»

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Automated AOL News: Heralding the Future of Online News Writing?

AOL's CEO Tim Armstrong has just launched his company into a world of controversy (nothing new there, then) by promising to "spark a revolution." In what? In online news reporting: He's got plans to automate it, kind of. Try not to ...READ»

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Change Agent - Issue 29

In My Humble Opinion: Why is it that the really obvious chances to improve our businesses and careers almost always pass us by?READ»

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Fly You to Space and 10 Other Tryptophan-Free Stories This Week on Fast Company

We still haven't found a better way to sleep off a turkey feast than beach ourselves in front of the boob tube. But that doesn't mean there aren't better ways to watch TV: Roku wants to, well, rock you--the Web-to-TV device is upping ...READ»

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Digital Matters - Issue 31

In My Humble Opinion: "People need a haven from the Web that's on the Web."READ»

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The Case Against Lowercase: Design Experts on Re-branded Aol. [VIDEO]

We've compiled the reactions from the blogosphere to AOL's new logo. And it ain't pretty.READ»

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AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Has Job for 100 Days, Can't Shut Up About It

The one-time Google advertising honcho has been at the helm of AOL for 100 days. What's he done, what's next, and can he save the online giant from irrelevance?READ»

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Sign of the Dot-Com Apocalypse III

Philip Kaplan unearths a spin-ridden internal memo from AOL explaining why it makes sense to remove AOL from the corporate name. The short form: "For millions of people, we are the Internet. It's time for us to get our brand ...READ»

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AOL's Greatest Hits

In spite of its litany of failed innovations and squandered opportunities, AOL still delivers some of the Internet's best entertainment and services. Its instant messenger and finance site both lead their categories. Here are four more winners.READ»

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AOL and Google Gobbling Israeli Startups

U.S. and European tech firms have been snapping up startups in Israel for the last few months. Here's why they're hot. READ»