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AOL’s Moment: A Tale of Two Outcomes
Since the first news alert hit my in-box on Monday morning I’ve been trying to decide how I feel about the acquisition of Huffington Post by AOL. I’ve come down squarely on undecided: there are at...
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Being Grateful.
It’s a short week at the close of a busy, hectic year. It’s also the time when many of us take our last breath before the sprint to make Q4 numbers while simultaneously shopping for the holidays. So...
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Six Questions: Rishad Tobaccowala
The Drift is turning a new page this week. We’re publishing the first in an irregular series of interviews with provocative media, marketing and communications thinkers. This post features an edited...
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Lies My CEO Told Me.
When the announcement came down last week that Aol was eliminating 150 sales jobs and consolidating several brands I immediately got a half-dozen emails and calls asking the same question: “Did...
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You’ve Got Phone!
Verizon buying AOL for $4.4 billion is…. Well, it’s the biggest thing to happen since America Online acquired Time Warner for $182 billion in stock and debt 15 years ago! Sure, I know these ancient...
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Open. Close. Repeat.
I’m writing today’s post from Row 2 at the LUMA Digital Media Summit in New York. For those unfamiliar, LUMA is the investment banking firm that produces the “LUMAscape” charts that aim to make sense...
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Mobile Therapy Anyone?
I go into each Seller Forum gathering with at least one big open question in mind. As we head into our mid-year meeting on June 30th, I’m obsessing about this one: Who’s really ready for a...
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