Bloomberg Article Verizon Communications to Buy AOL for $4.4 Billion CNBC Report Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4B; AOL shares soar
I hope they don't change too much. I kind of like having my domain's email hosted for free on an AOL server.
A good summary of what Verizon want with AOL from CTIA SmartBrief: "Verizon Communications' proposed $4.4 billion purchase of AOL has little to do with AOL's ownership of The Huffington Post or its other content, say executives and industry observers, who point to the Internet company's strong video division and its accompanying digital advertising unit. Verizon, which is planning to start its own mobile video service this year, is interested in AOL's programmatic-ad business." Who know what they'll do with all the bits and pieces.