These days AOL is probably best described as an internet publisher: it owns the Huffington Post, TechCrunch and other digital publications which together attracted 190 million unique visitors in the first quarter of 2015.  For the record, AOL’s latest earnings were well received. Its shares closed more than 10% higher on May 8.

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