New York -- Ailing Internet outfit AOL Inc., after making several acquisition during the past few months, on Thursday said it has scooped up New York-based digital advertising company Pictela Inc., the developer of a technology platform for serving and distributing high-definition display ads in an effort to bring magazine-quality photography to banner ads, along with the interactivity digital provides to attract more ad dollars from big brands by selling larger, glitzier ad formats.
Los Angeles -- Internet pioneer AOL not only outsmarted Facebook in unveiling its upgraded email/messaging service, it also seemed to win the style battle. AOL has just acquired email prioritization app Unblab, according to an email sent from Unblab's founder Eli Holder. (more…)
New York -- AOL Inc., the Internet portal site in the midst of transforming itself, on Tuesday announced that it is reorganizing its growing roster of video assets under one roof, dubbed as AOL Video. (more…)
New York -- Once ubiquitous, having lost the email crown long ago to Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo, now continuing its efforts to regain its glory, AOL unveiled a beta version of the new AOL mail -- aptly code named "Project Phoenix" -- with snazzy features to streamline communications. (more…)
Washington -- If you have been on the web for around a decade now then you would know that Ask.com, the immortal underdog in the search engine game is giving up its search efforts and will be focusing exclusively on Q & A from now on. (more…)
New York -- Attempting to keep pace with the emerging industry trends, AOL Inc., today announced an alliance with Ben Silverman's digital studio Electus and Next New Networks to produce original daily video program that will be featured on its recently re-branded homepage AOL.com. (more…) 
New York -- In an attempt to keep pace with escalating competition in the search and advertising business, AOL is trying to claim its glory again after breaking away from Time Warner. The struggling Internet pioneer has rolled out a newly redesigned homepage with more of a focus on video and local content.
San Francisco -- AOL Inc. chief executive Tim Armstrong on Tuesday confirmed that his company has scooped up the technology blog TechCrunch Inc., one of the most influential blogs in Silicon Valley, for an undisclosed sum, adding it to their arsenal of content sites that range from the gadget blog Engadget to local news site Patch.com, as the Internet giant looks to expand its offerings of critical content to its audience. (more…)
New York -- Right in the nick of time for the first day of New York City's Advertising Week, struggling web portal AOL Inc., made headway to take a jump on attention getting news with its latest endeavor to build a better advertising business. AOL said it has officially unveiled a new online advertising system codenamed -- "Project Devil," which essentially seeks to blow up what Web pages and Web advertising have been about until now, its top executive told Reuters on Monday.
New York -- Seeking to boost its mobile offerings like its fellow portal Yahoo, AOL too is tempted to adapt a new reality where mobile is only going to become increasingly important. The struggling company on Tuesday said that it has acquired Rally Up, a budding creator of the Rally Up and FacePlant social networking apps for the iPhone and iPad that lets users share their locations with select friends, for an undisclosed amount.