http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2005/12/the_5_solution.php Faced with the prospect of losing a sizable chunk of its ad business to Microsoft, Google has, apparently, made AOL a counteroffer it can't refuse. According to media reports, Google will give Time-Warner, AOL's beleaguered owner, a cool billion in return for a 5 percent stake in AOL. It will also give AOL the privilege of selling ads that will run on Google's search network, which up to now has been restricted to ads sold... en-us http://www.actonetwork.com/blog/blog/actonetwork/google/2005/12/17/google_buys_aol_--_what_it_means_for_beating_google This Washington Post article reports that Google has acquired a 5% stake in AOL for 1 billion USD, beating out MSFT in the war for AOL. Plenty of peo]]> http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2005/12/16/index.php#000916 The news that Google beat out Microsoft for a slice of AOL is sinking in and the reaction is interesting. But first: The New York Times’ Saul Hansell has an interesting piece that describes a priceless scene of last-minute negotiations... http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2005/12/16/index.php#000916 The news that Google beat out Microsoft for a slice of AOL is sinking in and the reaction is interesting. But first: The New York Times’ Saul Hansell has an interesting piece that describes a priceless scene of last-minute negotiations...