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Monday, August 20, 2007

Monday Morning Quarterback: The AOL Ad Black Hole Edition

AOL=Ads Online Loser?
What can we say about AOL’s ad miss, reported in the New York Times today by Miguel Helft, except to quote an email I got from a former AOL executive today: “Ad sales and no surprises were the reason these guys were supposedly brought in.”
Oops. Indeed, more analysis of this issue tomorrow, but [...]

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Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau in 1997 and also wrote the BoomTown column about the sector. With Walt Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech and media conference. Read more »

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