The Awl http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:08:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 A Note On Rumors About Our Impending Sale http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/a-note-on-rumors-about-our-impending-sale http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/a-note-on-rumors-about-our-impending-sale#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:08:40 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/a-note-on-rumors-about-our-impending-sale I did this photoshop all by myself!An item today on Silicon Alley Insider suggesting that this very website is a possible purchase platform for AOL's growing portfolio of blogs has resulted in a flurry of speculation and what can only be characterized as a number of desperate counter-offers* from companies both large and small who have suddenly realized that our demographics and scalability offer an extremely cost-efficient revenue-positive traffic enhancer in an increasingly fragmented marketspace.

Our corporate structure is set up in such a way that editorial is only privy to negotiations when they achieve top-level status, so I consulted with Senior Head Of Business Development/VP For Content Integration Opportunities David Cho to see what the deal was. Unfortunately he was unavailable, but his away message ("Suck it, bitches! Maybe if you're nice you can come smoke my crack with Tim Armstrong and all my hos on the bigass yacht I'll be buying with that sweet AOL money.") may provide something of a clue.

*The number is 0.

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]]> I did this photoshop all by myself!An item today on Silicon Alley Insider suggesting that this very website is a possible purchase platform for AOL's growing portfolio of blogs has resulted in a flurry of speculation and what can only be characterized as a number of desperate counter-offers* from companies both large and small who have suddenly realized that our demographics and scalability offer an extremely cost-efficient revenue-positive traffic enhancer in an increasingly fragmented marketspace.

Our corporate structure is set up in such a way that editorial is only privy to negotiations when they achieve top-level status, so I consulted with Senior Head Of Business Development/VP For Content Integration Opportunities David Cho to see what the deal was. Unfortunately he was unavailable, but his away message ("Suck it, bitches! Maybe if you're nice you can come smoke my crack with Tim Armstrong and all my hos on the bigass yacht I'll be buying with that sweet AOL money.") may provide something of a clue.

*The number is 0.

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