Is it April 1 yet?

MySpace: the next AOL?

[weeks]

BoomTown has confirmed a report that News Corp. is about to hire former AOL Chief Executive Officer to head up the media conglomerate's digital initiatives. He would oversee all online operations including the popular MySpace social-networking site as well as the company's investment in the also popular Hulu video site.
[kara.allthingsd.com...]

No doubt the guy is a smart executive, but once you get tagged with that AOL brand...

[wyweb]

Yeah aol... I mean my word...

[LifeinAsia]

No doubt the guy is a smart executive, but once you get tagged with that AOL brand...

Well, he has to start SOMEWHERE to get rid of that AOL tag.

[weeks]

This came out on March 31:
A Chicago divorce attorney who posed nude and wrote a legal advice column for Playboy.com filed suit Monday alleging that an executive of the publishing empire sexually harassed her.
[chicagotribune.com...]

[weeks]

This, however, has an April 1 dateline:
Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink
• Newspaper to be available only on messaging service
• Experts say any story can be told in 140 characters
Consolidating its position at the cutting edge of new media technology, the Guardian today announces that it will become the first newspaper in the world to be published exclusively via Twitter, the sensationally popular social networking service that has transformed online communication.
[guardian.co.uk...]