AOL LOSES TRAFFIC SINCE HUFF & PUFF BUYOUT

Grady
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30 Jan 2012 15:34 #1 by Grady

AOL LOSES TRAFFIC SINCE HUFF & PUFF BUYOUT was created by Grady

One year after getting into bed with the media princess and plunking down $315 million to buy the Huffington Post, the AOL boss has seen traffic on his Web site fall to where the ubiquitous e-mail voice should be saying, “You Got Nailed.”

Consider this: AOL had 78.9 million unique visitors prior to the acquisition. Recent Nielsen numbers show a drop-off to 73.6 million.

Analysts ripped Armstrong for overpaying at the time, and an OTM insider goes so far as to call it his “biggest mistake to date.”

“A total disaster from the beginning,” our source, who covers the market, said. “Between all the layoffs and redesign, it’s amazing anyone would want to work at HuffPo. They’re chasing the competition now rather than leading it.”

Imagine the surprise in my voice

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AspenValley
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30 Jan 2012 16:37 #2 by AspenValley

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I guess I'm having a hard time seeing cause and effect in this? I'm pretty sure AOL was faltering when it bought the Huffington Post and hoping buying it would prop up it's sagging numbers. That didn't happen, but is it accurate to conclude that HP is to blame? AOL has been on the decline for a long time. In fact, most people feel it totally sucks. I'm surprised it's lasted thing long. The numbers very well have been even worse wtihout Huffington Post.

Also, the Huffington Post itself has gone downhill since AOL acquired it. The content seems stale and repetitive and it's loaded with annoying pop up ads, ads disguised as news articles, and a lot of other annoying crap that wasn't there before. I'll bet it has lost a lot of readers.

I think you could make a case that AOL is dragging down Huffington Post, not the other way around.

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Rick
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30 Jan 2012 18:46 #3 by Rick

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Well it's no surprise to me and I don't think it matters at all who owns the Huffrag. They use the same ultra left garbage as MSNBC but don't have a racist like Sharpton spewing lies and hate...so I guess they should get a little more respect.

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Tim Walz

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JSG
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30 Jan 2012 18:52 #4 by JSG

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Grady wrote: Consider this: AOL had 78.9 million unique visitors prior to the acquisition. Recent Nielsen numbers show a drop-off to 73.6 million.

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CinnamonGirl
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30 Jan 2012 19:34 #5 by CinnamonGirl

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Huffpost is one of the worst offenders as far as Black Hat SEO goes.

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FredHayek
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31 Jan 2012 07:50 #6 by FredHayek

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I think AOL is a perfect example of how to destroy a company.

Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.

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31 Jan 2012 13:49 #7 by UNDER MODERATION

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I love to see companies like AOL and Qwest go under because when they were the only game in town they showed no mercy..Verizon is next on my hit list..I can't wait to dump them and I will stiff them on my last two bills..What do I care? I'm retired, everythings paid for and I don't need or want good credit for anything..In fact I wanna see how low I can get my credit score..

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Grady
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01 Feb 2012 10:30 #8 by Grady

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Vice Lord wrote: I love to see companies like AOL and Qwest go under because when they were the only game in town they showed no mercy..Verizon is next on my hit list..I can't wait to dump them and I will stiff them on my last two bills..What do I care? I'm retired, everythings paid for and I don't need or want good credit for anything..In fact I wanna see how low I can get my credit score..

This is from a so called "union supporter" both Qwest, now Century Link, and Verizon are very large employers of CWA members. I guess their jobs don’t matter. The same thing goes for the USW (United Steel Workers) it’s OK to outsource their jobs, just not VL’s. I bet he doesn’t have his car repaired at a union shop, or hire any union craftsmen to do work around the estate. Nor is there any union made clothing, electronics, beer, or anything else around the house.

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01 Feb 2012 10:51 #9 by UNDER MODERATION

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Thats not true..I have a master list I work from , but doesn't everybody hate Qwest? I was getting $300 bills (3 lines) for 15 years when I first moved here..I had a home based business and when the service went out I'd lose 1000's only to recieve a $5 credit from those bastards...Verizon just volentarily turned over phone records (illegally) to the Bush administration and fired theiri employees who participated in the occupy protests during their lunch breaks...

Thats it-I will not be doing business with them

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