Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch published an estimate on the current slowdown in advertising revenue generated by Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL. The sequential growth rate was 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, down to 2.8 percent in the first quarter of 2008, 1.1 percent in the second quarter and down to an estimated [...]

Time Warner, who it seems is seeking to cut costs and streamline operations, has had plans to split off AOL’s Internet access business from its Web site and online advertising business since July this year.

Silicon Alley Insider however, reports that plans to sell AOL to Yahoo! have stalled due to several possible deal structures. A [...]

Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch announced the possible merger of AOL and Yahoo! Arrington claims the merger could take place as soon as this month. It seem that AOL’s parent company TimeWarner is anxious to see this deal succeed.

While such a merger could prove an effective way for AOL to monetize its [...]