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AOL May Acquire Media Properties, Including Newspapers

  • PC, Friday, October 8, 2010 12:15 AM
AOL may buy more online media and even traditional newspapers in its bid to boost the digital content it offers customers, a senior company executive said. The move would be in line with AOL's strategy to have most of its content, including international content, from internal sources, AOL Chief Technology Officer Alexander Gounares said.

The company said last Tuesday that it had acquired TechCrunch, a technology news blog. AOL already owns Engadget a Web magazine on gadgets and consumer electronics. AOL now plans to expand the content it offers to provide its audience with community news and information. AOL already runs the Patch community sites, which are focused on coverage for individual towns and communities.

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