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The Huffington Post is the latest in a series of mergers and acquisitions for AOL Inc.

Created by washingtonpost on Feb 7, 2011

Last updated: 07/13/11 at 04:01 PM

• Purchase: Huffington Post
  Feb 6, 2011

  AOL buys the Huffington Post for $315 million.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020700247.html

• Purchase: Techcrunch
  Sep 28, 2010

  AOL builds on its strategy as a content provider, purchasing the blog Techcrunch for an undisclosed sum.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/03/AR2010100303492.html

• Purchase: Webblogs
  Oct 6, 2005

  AOL buys publisher Webblogs, a network of 85 niche blogs, including the popular Engadget tech blog, for an undisclosed sum.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/06/AR2005100601961.html

• Purchase: Time Warner
  Jan 10, 2000

  AOL buys venerable entertainment company Time Warner for $183 billion, forming AOL Time Warner. Seen as a potential model for integration of old and new media, the deal was a failure, and AOL was spun off in 2009.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020702293.html

• Purchase: Mapquest
  Dec 22, 1999

  AOL buys online map service for $1.1 billion in stock.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020702264.html

• Purchase: Moviefone
  Feb 1, 1999

  AOL acquires telephone movie listings business Moviefone for $388 million in stock.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020702245.html

• Purchase: Netscape
  Nov 24, 1998

  For $4.2 billion in stock, AOL buys the company behind the popular Navigator browser and Netcenter landing page.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/tech/aolnetscape/stories/aol112598.htm

• Purchase: ICQ
  May 22, 1998

  AOL spends $300 million on Mirabilis Ltd., creators of instant chat competitor ICQ.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020702116.html

• Purchase: Compuserve
  Sep 7, 1997

  AOL purchases chief rival Compuserve, gaining access to its 2.6 million customers. The purchase was part of a complicated transaction with WorldCom: "As tentatively structured, WorldCom would buy CompuServe as part of a $1.2 billion stock swap, then give AOL all the content and subscribers and $175 million in exchange for AOL's ANS network service."
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020702175.html