From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of acquisitions by AOL
List of acquisitions by AOL
sites.[3] The majority of the companies acquired by AOL
are based in the United States. As of April 2008, AOL has
acquired 41 companies. Most of the acquired companies
are related to the internet, including several internet ser-
vice providers and web browsers.
Acquisitions
References
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AOL’s Silicon Valley branch office
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AOL is an internet company founded in 1985 as Quantum
[6] "7th USENIX Tcl/Tk Conference". USENIX.
Computing Services.[1] Each acquisition is for the respec-
http://www.usenix.org/events/tcl2k/
tive company in its entirety. The acquisition date listed is
loginsummaries/summaries.html. Retrieved
the date of the agreement between AOL and the subject
2008-04-15.
of the acquisition. The value of each acquisition is listed
[7] "Resume: Barry Schuler". Business Week.
in US dollars because AOL is headquartered in the United
2001-07-02. http://www.businessweek.com/
States. If the value of an acquisition is not listed, then it
magazine/content/01_27/b3739175.htm. Retrieved
is undisclosed.
2008-04-15.
As of April 2008, AOL’s largest acquisition is the pur-
[8] "Ubique". The Yozma Group.
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http://www.yozma.com/portfolio/
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terms of market share, but it has lost most of its share
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fallen from over 90% in the 1990s, to less than 1%.[2] Its
[10] "America Online Acquires Imagination Network".
second-largest acquisition is the purchase of MapQuest, a
Time Warner. 1996-08-06.
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http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of acquisitions by AOL
Acquisition Company Business (USD)
Country Value (USD) References
date
01994-08 Redgate Commu- Internet service USA $&1000000003300000000000033,000,000 [4]
August nications provider
1994
01994-11 BookLink Web browser USA $&1000000003000000000000030,000,000 [5]
November
1994
01994-11-30 NaviSoft Web server USA — [6]
30 Novem-
ber 1994
01995-05 Medior User interface de- USA — [7]
May 1995 sign
01995-05 WAIS Inc. Search engine tech- USA $&1000000001500000000000015,000,000
May 1995 nology
01995-09-22 Ubique Virtual places ISR — [8]
22 Septem-
ber 1995
01996-02-01 Johnson-Grace Data compression USA — [9]
1 February
1996
01996-08-06 ImagiNation Net- Online game USA — [10]
6 August work
1996
01996-11-25 Global Network Web browser USA — [11]
25 Novem- Navigator
ber 1996
01997-11-10 CompuServe Online service USA $&10000000175000000000000175,000,000 [12]
10 Novem-
ber 1997
01998-01-26 Personal Library Search engine USA — [13]
26 January Software
1998
01998-06-08 Mirabilis Instant messaging ISR $&10000000287000000000000287,000,000 [14]
8 June 1998
01998-11-24 Netscape Web browser USA $&100000042000000000000004,200,000,000 [15]
24 Novem-
ber 1998
01999-05-27 Moviefone Film database USA $&10000000525000000000000525,000,000 [16]
27 May
1999
01999-06-01 Nullsoft Media player USA $&1000000008000000000000080,000,000 [17]
1 June 1999
01999-06-01 Spinner.com Media player USA $&10000000320000000000000320,000,000 [17]
1 June 1999
01999-10 Gateway.net Internet service USA $&10000000800000000000000800,000,000 [18]
October provider
1999
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01999-12-03 Tegic Predictive text USA — [19]
3 December
1999
01999-12-22 MapQuest Web mapping USA $&100000011000000000000001,100,000,000 [20]
22 Decem-
ber 1999
02000-09-02 Quack.com Voiceportal USA $&10000000200000000000000200,000,000 [21][22]
2 Septem-
ber 2000
02000-09-05 iAmaze HTML editor USA — [23]
5 Septem-
ber 2000
02001-05-19 InfoInterActive Telecommunications CAN $&1000000002820000000000028,200,000 [24]
19 May
2001
02001-07 eVoice Telecommunications USA — [25]
July 2001
02003-11-19 Singingfish Audio/Video search USA — [26]
19 Novem- engine
ber 2003
02004-06-24 Advertising.com Online advertising USA $&10000000435000000000000435,000,000 [27]
24 June
2004
02004-08-03 MailBlocks E-mail service USA — [28]
3 August provider
2004
02005-08-03 Xdrive Online storage USA — [29]
3 August
2005
02005-08-07 Wildseed Mobile software USA — [30]
7 August
2005
02005-10-05 Weblogs, Inc. Weblog network USA — [31]
5 October
2005
02005-11-03 MusicNow Online music store USA — [32]
3 Novem-
ber 2005
02006-01-10 Truveo Video search engine USA — [33]
10 January
2006
02006-05-17 Lightningcast Internet marketing USA — [34]
17 May
2006
02006-08-13 Userplane Social network ser- USA — [35]
13 August vice
2006
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02006-08-16 GameDaily Video game journal- USA — [36]
16 August ism
2006
02006-11-08 Relegence Financial services USA — [37]
8 Novem-
ber 2006
02007-05-14 Third Screen Me- Mobile advertising USA — [38]
14 May dia
2007
02007-05-15 AdTech Advertising technol- DEU — [39]
15 May ogy provider
2007
02007-07-23 Tacoda Advertising network USA $&10000000285000000000000285,000,000 [40]
23 July 2007
02007-11-07 Yedda Social Search ISR — [41]
7 Novem-
ber 2007
02007-11-07 Quigo Advertising network USA — [42]
7 Novem-
ber 2007
02008-02-05 buy.at Affiliate network USA — [43]
5 February
2008
02008-03-13 Bebo Social network ser- UK $&10000000850000000000000850,000,000 [44]
13 March vice
2008
02008-04-14 Sphere Web search engine USA — [45]
14 April
2008
02008-08-15 Socialthing Social Network Ag- USA — [46]
15 August gregator
2008
02009-06-11 Patch Media Local search (Inter- USA — [47]
11 June net)
2009
02009-06-11 Going Local search (Inter- USA — [48]
11 June net)
2009
02009-07-15 MMAFighting.com MMA blog USA — [49]
15 July 2009
02010-01-25 StudioNow Internet video USA — [50]
25 January
2010
02010-08-31 Rally Up mobile applications USA — [51]
31 August
2010
02010-09-28 5Min Media video syndication USA — [52]
28 Septem-
ber 2010
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02010-09-28 TechCrunch Technology blog USA — [53]
28 Septem-
ber 2010
02010-09-28 Thing Labs mobile applications USA — [54]
28 Septem-
ber 2010
02010-12-01 Unblab email USA — [55]
1 December
2010
02010-12-16 Pictela content marketing USA — [56]
16 Decem-
ber 2010
02010-12-20 About.me social networking USA — [57]
20 Decem-
ber 2010
02011-01-31 GoViral online video distrib- DEN $&1000000009670000000000096,700,000 [58]
31 January ution
2011
02011-02-07 The Huffington news USA $&10000000315000000000000315,000,000 [59]
7 February Post
2011
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1999-05-27. http://www.news.com/Short-Take- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/
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CNET. 1999-06-01. http://www.news.com/ The Street. 2001-07-16. http://www.thestreet.com/
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2008-04-15. Targeting Firm TACODA". AOL. 2007-07-23.
[27] "AOL Buying Advertising.com". The Washington http://corp.aol.com/press_releases/2007/07/aol-
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articles/A1989-2004Jun24.html. Retrieved [41] "AOL Acquires Questions and Answer Service
2008-04-15. Yedda, Inc.". AOL. 2007-12-07. http://corp.aol.com/
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Mailblocks, Inc.". AOL. 2004-08-03. and-answer-service-yedda-inc. Retrieved
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america-online-inc-announces-acquisition- [42] "AOL Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Quigo, A
mailblocks-inc. Retrieved 2008-04-15. Leading Site and Content-Targeted Advertising
[29] "America Online, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Firm". AOL. 2007-11-07. http://corp.aol.com/
Xdrive, Inc.". AOL. 2005-08-03. press_releases/2007/11/aol-enters-agreement-
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america-online-inc-announces-acquisition-xdrive- advertis. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
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[30] "America Online, Inc. Announces Acquisition of 2008-02-05. http://corp.aol.com/press_releases/
Wildseed, Ltd.". AOL. 2005-08-07. 2008/02/aol-acquires-buyat-affiliate-network.
http://corp.aol.com/press_releases/2005/08/ Retrieved 2008-04-15.
america-online-inc-announces-acquisition- [44] "AOL To Acquire Global Social Media Network
wildseed-ltd. Retrieved 2008-04-15. Bebo". AOL. 2008-03-13. http://corp.aol.com/
[31] "Post This: America Online Acquires Weblogs, Inc.". press_releases/2008/03/aol-acquire-global-social-
AOL. 2005-10-05. http://corp.aol.com/ media-network-bebo. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
press_releases/2005/10/post-america-online- [45] "AOL Acquires Sphere". AOL. 2008-04-14.
acquires-weblogs-inc. Retrieved 2008-04-15. http://corp.aol.com/press_releases/2008/04/aol-
[32] "AOL Announces Acquisition of MusicNow". AOL. acquires-sphere. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
2005-11-03. http://corp.aol.com/press_releases/ [46] "AOL to Acquire Socialthing!". AOL. 2008-08-15.
2005/11/aol-announces-acquisition-musicnow. http://corp.aol.com/news/2008/08/aol-acquire-
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[33] "AOL Acquires Truveo, Inc.; AOL Extends [47] "Aol to purchase Patch". AOL. 2009-06-11.
Leadership in Video Search...". AOL. 2006-01-10. http://corp.aol.com/news/2009/06/aol-acquires-
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2006-05-17. http://corp.aol.com/press_releases/ [49] "Aol buys MMAFighting". PaidContent.org.
2006/05/aol-llc-acquires-lightningcast-inc. 2009-07-15. http://paidcontent.org/article/
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[56] "Aol buys Pictela". TechCrunch. 2010-12-16. [59] "AOL Agrees To Acquire The Huffington Post". The
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Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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