AOL Said, ‘If You Leave Me I’ll Do Something Crazy’
Listen to the hilarious "Today Show" appearance of a guy who nearly had to sacrifice his firstborn child to get an AOL customer service representative to cancel his account. Times article on himListen to the hilarious “Today Show” appearance of a guy who nearly had to sacrifice his firstborn child to get an AOL customer service representative to cancel his account.
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The future of nearly all media -- and consequently, all advertising -- is on our phones, said AOL CEO Tim Armstrong in a video memo to employees after announcing the sale of his company to Verizon.
The surveillance state-friendly communications giant declared Tuesday that it will acquire AOL with the goal of expanding its video offerings. But the acquisition of the onetime king of media comes with much more than just videos; it comes with one of the biggest left-leaning websites online, The Huffington Post.
Caught in the act of secretly spying on millions of Americans, the president is trying to minimize the damage done to his public reputation, including among his most devoted supporters.Caught in the act of spying on millions of Americans, the president is trying to minimize the damage done to his public reputation, including among his most devoted supporters.
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