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AOL Ad Growth Seen Rising, As Twitter, Facebook Slip

AOL’s (AOL) display ad revenue growth is expected to accelerate in 2014, while growth slows at Twitter (TWTR), Facebook (FB) and other rivals. AOL’s display ad sales are expected to climb 15.5% in 2014, up from 9.5% in 2013 and 6.5% in 2012, according to data reported Tuesday by research firm eMarketer. AOL still is growing slower than display ad rivals such as Twitter, Facebook, Amazon.com (AMZN), Google (GOOG) and LinkedIn (LNKD). But display ad

AOL Q4 Earnings Beat, Guidance In-Line; Stock Seesaws

Internet company AOL (AOL) beat analysts’ Q4 estimates Thursday, but its stock got only a short-lived boost on the news. AOL reported profit, excluding one-time items, of 64 cents a share, up 23% from the year-earlier quarter and beating analysts’ consensus by 4 cents. Sales rose 13% to $679 million, topping estimates by $23 million. The company guided 2014 operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) of $500 million, in line with

AOL To Acquire Content-Targeting Company Gravity

AOL (AOL) said Thursday it has agreed to buy Gravity, a Web-targeting company that AOL says will help “personalize” its advertising and content. Terms were not disclosed, but reports say AOL will pay about $90 million over two years. AOL stock was up 1% in midday trading in the stock market today, near 50. Gravity, founded in 2009, aims to “organize the entire Internet” for its users, wrote CEO and founder Amit Kapur in a Thursday blog post. “We