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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    11/09/09

    In reply to AOL Layoffs Tomorrow to Kick Off Depressing Holiday Season?
    At least when I got laid off, the Southern Baptist prick delayed from Good Friday (because the Judge hadn't signed off on the closure of a major metro newspaper actually making money and the firing of nearly 1,900 people) to the Monday after Easter. Did I mention he was and still is a rich prick? #aol
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    10/22/09

    In reply to AOL and Time Inc CEOs Meet to Discuss Merger?
    Synergy! #timeinc
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    Image of Magister Magister
    10/10/09

    In reply to A Dramatic Google Goodbye
    That's hot.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    10/09/09

    In reply to A Dramatic Google Goodbye
    She’s cool. I expected to this be cringeworthy, but she’s good.
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    Image of yojeezy yojeezy
    10/10/09

    @SpyMagician: In fact, I think cringeworthy is the perfect description for this. Let me guess- she was in Whim n Rhythm and she still thinks it's cool/cute to randomly bust out with her oddly self-assured vocal stylings like all the singing group rushes who would inexplicably start singing "Carolina on my Mind" in the middle of Cross Campus. Man, Yale sucks - this just reminds me of how much.
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    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    10/09/09

    In reply to A Dramatic Google Goodbye
    I like her. She has heart and style. I'm glad nobody is dumping on it yet. I like it. There is a predisposition in every audience. At one of those Armenia's-got-no-talent shows, the tendency is to sneer. On Oprah, everybody likes everything. I'm not sure which is best, but I like this video.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    10/09/09

    In reply to A Dramatic Google Goodbye
    Years ago, this magazine I worked on had a farewell staff meeting on the day it folded. One musical-theater-and-film loving member of the staff touchingly serenaded us with "They Can't Take That Away From Me." After she finished, a colleague complimented her on the song--and then asked if she wrote it. Did I mention that this magazine covered arts and culture, among other things? Just reminiscing here. Now I have to take my tonic and go to bed.
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    Edited by TheBusinessGuy at 10/09/09 8:11 PM TheBusinessGuy was starred TheBusinessGuy was unstarred
    Image of onebadclam onebadclam
    10/09/09

    In reply to A Dramatic Google Goodbye
    Seriously, three years? Is that the new longevity standard?
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    Image of Rock tha Hizzee Rock tha Hizzee
    10/05/09

    In reply to Why Delay AOL's Mass Layoffs?
    It takes a long time to get all those layoff CDs printed and mailed out.
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    Magister promoted this comment Rock tha Hizzee was starred Rock tha Hizzee was unstarred
    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    10/05/09

    In reply to Why Delay AOL's Mass Layoffs?
    Well, as an investor-type, I can tell you that the reason these things are postponed is so that, when Newco is public, they can make this really positive-sounding announcement that there will be cost cuts (downsizing), and all the sell-side analysts will run to their models and raise their earnings targets because hey! a one-time charge for layoffs doesn't flow through your "normalized" earnings-per-share, but the benefits over time do.

    So I'd say it's a bit of window-dressing and smoke and mirrors, as these spinoffs usually are.
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    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    10/05/09

    @FormerEnglishMajor: and their year over year comparisons next year will be great because the first year will be burdened by the charge, right? so they'll make it look like, unburdened of Time Warner, they were finally able to unlock value.
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    10/05/09

    @daveyjonesisdead: Yes. Not making the announcement isn't to prevent anything on Time Warner's part, but to put the finger on the scale on AOL's behalf. AOL doesn't have subscriber growth (quite the opposite), so the only way they can show earnings growth is by cutting costs, hard. Companies like Time Warner are "on the hook" for a bit after the spinoff (you don't want people suing you for fraudulent conveyance), so they try to save all the good news for the spinoff until after the company is on its own.
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    10/05/09

    @daveyjonesisdead: Yay daveyjones for getting starred!
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    10/05/09

    In reply to Why Delay AOL's Mass Layoffs?
    Time Warner doesn't want to compensate exiting employees. AOL can't afford a "deep restructuring" to be taking place during the sales process for the IPO to investors. Most importantly, I'd cynically state that the turd in the hand is worth way less than the birds in the bush here and that the sales process isn't exactly employing a frank appraisal of the company's future prospects.
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    Image of MeganZegan MeganZegan
    09/17/09

    In reply to Did Elisabeth Murdoch Just Get Conned?
    Uh.... She was not the primary owner of Bebo. The vast majority of the $850 million was decidedly NOT hers. Nice research there gawker.
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    jackbarber promoted this comment MeganZegan was starred MeganZegan was unstarred
    Image of jackbarber jackbarber
    09/18/09

    @MeganZegan: To be fair Gawker only said she sold the company. No comment made about how much Joanna owned.

    About your issue you should speak w/ miss_msry.

    Still think it's a stupid post though.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    09/17/09

    In reply to Did Elisabeth Murdoch Just Get Conned?
    Shields bagged $850 million 18 months ago and now she wants someone else to bankroll her? Watch out Ms. Murdoch.
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    miss_msry was starred miss_msry was unstarred
    Image of jackbarber jackbarber
    09/17/09

    In reply to Did Elisabeth Murdoch Just Get Conned?
    Given that you, Valleywag, have no idea as to the terms of the Shields/Murdoch arrangement, this is kind of a stupid post.

    Also, not that the Swish is any sort of beacon for factual reporting, ATD does state that the venture is funded by both ladies.

    Peace out!
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    Image of skymotel skymotel
    09/17/09

    In reply to Did Elisabeth Murdoch Just Get Conned?
    This photo of Elisabeth looks as if she borrowed Hugo Weaving's brows and forehead.
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    Image of jackbarber jackbarber
    09/17/09

    @skymotel: Good one.

    However the profile shot is also striking.

    I always did think EM was kind of hot, in a Rupertish way...
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    09/16/09

    In reply to AOL's CEO Calls for 'Laser Focus,' Fires People
    All that laser focusing isn't a good idea if you're in a hall of mirrors.
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    Image of heartbreakturnip heartbreakturnip
    09/16/09

    @BadUncle: Seriously, what does "laser focus" even mean? Once and for all, would someone give me the name of the optic that uses lasers to focus?
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