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Today, Consider One Day Without Shoes
By Jane Healey - AOL NewsIn developing countries, being unable to afford shoes is an unfortunate fact of life for many children. Children often have to walk barefoot for miles to get to school, to get clean water or to find medical assistance. And being barefoot in all sorts of weather and terrain puts these children at risk for diseases and infections that could be prevented if they simply had shoes on their feet. In 2006, American Blake Mycoskie was biking in Argentina and witnessed this problem firsthand. Wanting to help get shoes on the feet of children in need, he created TOMS Shoes. TOMS' business model is ...
My Farewell* Post to Politics Daily Readers
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFor the last couple of years, I have been honored and privileged to be a part of the superb Politics Daily team. It is with some reluctance that I announce my imminent departure from PD for The Daily Caller. PD remains a unique place on the Web, where diverse and often nuanced opinions are welcomed and encouraged -- and where civil debate over incredibly serious (and occasionally trivial) political ideas and news takes place on a daily basis. But while I have loved my tenure at PD, recent news that AOL had acquired The Huffington Post -- and that Arianna Huffington would become editor in ...
Twitter on the Huffington Post-AOL Deal: '90s Internet Jokes Aplenty
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsEveryone's a media critic. At least, that's how it seems, as Twitter weighs in on the news that Surge Desk's bosses at AOL have purchased The Huffington Post for $315 million. Of course, Twitter users can't agree on whether this is a smart, bold move or a big mistake for both parties. But what fun would there be in unanimous opinion online? Some think this is a coup for Arianna Huffington. .bbpBox34626069164204030 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/a/1295051201/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px ...
Arianna Huffington Joins Forces With AOL: Reactions From Around the Web
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsLooks like we answer to Arianna Huffington now. The media universe awoke this morning to the news that AOL (our company) CEO Tim Armstrong has worked out a deal to acquire The Huffington Post for $315 million. Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post's co-founder and driving force, will enter the newly formed Huffington Post Media Group as editor-in-chief, overseeing content on AOL properties ranging from recent AOL acquisition TechCrunch to Moviefone and local journalism start-up Patch. Surge Desk rounds up a few instant reactions to the big deal. All Things Digital's Peter Kafka is a ...
AOL to Acquire Huffington Post in Merger of News Sites
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyBorrowing a line from President Obama, Arianna Huffington announced what she called a "Sputnik moment" for her self-named online publication Sunday night: AOL will purchase the Huffington Post in a $315 million deal that will reverberate through both companies and the larger online news industry. "By combining HuffPost with AOL's network of sites, thriving video initiative, local focus, and international reach, we know we'll be creating a company that can have an enormous impact, reaching a global audience on every imaginable platform," Huffington told readers Sunday night on her website. A ...
AOL Buying Huffington Post for $315M
By not in system - AOL NewsInternet company AOL Inc. is buying news hub Huffington Post in a $315 million deal that represents a bold bet on the future of online news. AOL, once the king of dial-up Internet access known for its ubiquitous CDs and "You've got mail" greeting in its inboxes, is in the midst of a turnaround effort as it tries to find ways to boost online ad sales to offset declines in the access business. The acquisition announced early Monday is among the most aggressive strategic moves engineered by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong in an effort to reshape a fallen Internet icon. Perhaps just as important as ...
Arianna Huffington in Airplane Blackberry Dispute
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsMedia mogul Arianna Huffington experienced some pre-flight turbulence when she "defied" a United Airlines request for travelers to shut down all electronic devices, leading one incredulous male passenger "to get up from his seat in protest of her continued chatting and texting," the New York Post reported. A testy exchange of words ensued between Huffington and the passenger, who is identified as Plainview, Long Island, resident Ellis Belodoff, and both were "hauled off the plane for questioning," according to the Post. Police did not end up charging either Huffington or ...
Opinion: When Political Pundits Go Bad
By John Merline - AOL News(Nov. 2) -- If there's one certainty after this election, is that political pundits will be out in full force, offering their expert opinions on what it all means, and boldly predicting the future health and well-being of the two political parties. Should anyone listen to them? Or would you be better off heading over to the local fortune teller? Given the track record of some pundits, that's a tough call. Consider how well the punditocracy did after the last big election in 2008. That one saw President Barack Obama win and Democrats expand their majorities in the House and Senate. And it ...
The Stewart-Colbert Saturday Rally: Can Theater of the Acerbic Stop the In(s)anity?
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyAll the Mall's a stage, and all the men and women merely players, except, of course, Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert, Comedy Central's superstars who will headline their hyped-to-the-heavens "Rally to Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive" Saturday circus on the National Mall. There is nothing "merely" about either of these guys or their extravaganza. Three days before the midterm elections -- marked by some seriously nasty political ads and jibes -- and three months after FoxNews conservative talk-meister Glenn Beck drew many thousands to his "Restoring Honor" convergence at the Lincoln Memorial ...
Should News Outlets Ban Staff From Stewart-Colbert Rally?
By Deborah Hastings - AOL News
(Oct. 27) -- Alert the media. Journalists have opinions, too. Whether or not they're allowed to express them has sparked the newest round of hand-wringing among members of the Fourth Estate about whither goest the future of reporting. The catalyst? Saturday's left-leaning satirical rally by Comedy Central's faux journalists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Charles Sykes, AP Saturday's planned rally by Comedy Central hosts Stephen Colbert, left, and Jon Stewart, shown Oct. 2 at the network's "Night of Too Many Stars" benefit, has sparked an ethical debate about the conduct of members of the ...
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