AOL still exists? And, how are they worth $4 billion?
The Huffington Post and a few other pieces here and there. However, much we don’t like HuffPost on the right, they are actually quite successful in raw numbers.
According to the article:
The acquisition would give Verizon, which has set its sights on entering the crowded online video marketplace, access to advanced technology AOL has developed for selling ads and delivering high-quality Web video.
They’ll get other assets, too.
From the stacks above.
GIVES CHARITY $1,000,000
Mrs. Shepard Bequeaths Philadelphia Estate to Welfare
Special to the New York Times
PHILADELPHIA, May 11 – Practically the entire $1,000,000 estate of Mrs. Lula Shepard, descendant of a colonial family, who died May 4 at her home here, would go to charity.
She bequeathed $36,000 to five relatives . . .
The residuary estate, the will directed, is to be used for some worth Christian, white Protestant known as memorial for Thomas (her husband who dies in 1896) and Lula Shepard. Her only stipulation was that it shall be “located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and shall be for worthy Christian, white Protestant beneficiaries only.”
Wow, even for 1945 that is amazing that someone in Philadelphia would make such a stipulation of “white only”. I did a search and came up with this scholarship at Temple University, college of Liberal Arts.
Thomas and Lula M. Shepard Memorial Scholarship
Established in 1975 by the estate of Mrs. Lula Shepard, this scholarship is given to undergraduate students majoring in religion, with preference given to students interested in the ministry.
Interesting that at the beginning of the 20th century she outlived her husband by 49 years.
“AOL still exists? And, how are they worth $4 billion?”
Yes they still exist and there are many who have AOL email addresses like me. My address is now over 20 years old. I maintain it becuase i i the one thing that has remain constant over the last 20 years.
They are worth $4 billion because there is some behind the scenes infrastructure that has value beyond the AOL name. They also own the Huffington Post which they bought for $315 million in 2011.
Personally, that acquisition actually screwed up AOL as a launch platform. HuffPost articles are both badly written and take forever to load. I believe they are the developers of the concept of “What TV Star Has had an _____ this year” and make you go to the page to find out, it something stupid.
Oops, ignore the post above.
“AOL still exists? And, how are they worth $4 billion?”
Yes they still exist and there are many who have AOL email addresses like me. My address is now over 20 years old. I maintain it becuase i i the one thing that has remain constant over the last 20 years.
They are worth $4 billion because there is some behind the scenes infrastructure that has value beyond the AOL name. They also own the Huffington Post which they bought for $315 million in 2011.
Personally, that acquisition actually screwed up AOL as a launch platform. HuffPost articles are both badly written and take forever to load. I believe they are the developers of the concept of “What TV Star Has had an _____ this year” and make you go to the page to find out, it something stupid.