BU Now » AOL http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Time Warner to spin off AOL http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/05/28/time-warner-to-spin-off-aol/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/05/28/time-warner-to-spin-off-aol/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 14:35:53 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=541 After a 9-year marriage, media conglomerate Time Warner confirms it will spin off its poorly performing AOL division which will become an independent, publicly traded company.  School of Management Professor N. Venkat Venkatraman, chairman of the Information Systems Department, can offer some look-back and look-ahead commentary.

Contact N. Venkat Venkatraman, 617-353-7117, venkat@bu.edu

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