Benzinga Once Considered Alley Insider, No Word From AOL Yet (AOL)


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New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.


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Silicon Alley Insider in order to branch out our already substantial reporting capabilities. In the end, a deal could not be worked out, as other bigger fish, such as AOL (NYSE: AOL) were circling the widely read site. According to an article on Silicon Alley Insider, AOL considered buying the site a couple of years ago. The deal never got done, however. According to SAI, "Apparently when AOL programming VP Marty Moe pitched the idea to then CEO Randy Falco, Randy said something along the lines of: 'Are you completely nuts?'" Silicon Alley Insider was started by former Wall Street internet analyst Henry Blodget.At Benzinga, we have not heard from AOL's M&A team yet, but we wouldn't be surprised if they come calling. We think that new CEO Tim Armstrong is well on his way to turning the company around and we would always be happy to hear from him.
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