America Online

Take a guess, then ask yourself, “How many hours does the average person waste per 8-hour workday?” According to the data from this infographic by the Online Courses Resource (which cites a survey by America Online (NYSE: AOL) and Survey.com), American workers are wasting an average of 2.09 hours...

But is @Qwikster still the king of comedy? This week, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) got into a bit of trouble when it used a half-hearted apology to advertise its new DVD-by-mail service, Qwikster. But our initial feelings of anger were quickly replaced by unrelenting laughter when it was revealed that...

Michael Arrington, founding editor of TechCrunch, has officially left the website following a public dispute with AOL (NYSE: AOL), the website's owner of nearly a year. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong announced Monday that Michael Arrington has “decided to move on from TechCrunch and AOL to his newly formed...

Turns out a bunch of bankers made the whole thing up. Surprising, isn't it? And here I thought that bankers were just as honest as car salesmen. Sarcasm aside, AllThingsD's Kara Swisher reports that that AOL (NYSE: AOL) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) are not talking about a merger “any more than I am...

Soon to have the new slogan, "You've got death." If you visit the homepage of the company formerly known as America Online (NYSE: AOL), you may have noticed a change. Whereas aol.com used to be known as a hub for logging into a crappy e-mail account, it has slowly transformed into a mainstream...

If Michael Arrington is crazy, America Online subscribers must be nuts. Arrington, the editor of TechCrunch (AOL's (NYSE: AOL) tech blog), is making waves for his rant regarding the company's silly expense practices. AOL is reportedly very strict with its expense reports, forcing employees to...

It's not easy being liked, especially if you're on Facebook. Sure, you might get a few friends to “like” a photo of your new puppy or a video of your colleagues dancing to Nicki Minaj. But if you want to get some serious attention and raise your “likability” on the Internet, you've got to offer...

Before becoming the CEO of Zecco (an online, social media-oriented broker), Michael Raneri worked for a small firm called Quick & Reilly. “[I] started my career as a floor runner on the New York Stock Exchange as part of a management training program,” Raneri told Benzinga during a recent...