[Note: No, there will be nothing about Richard Armitage in this piece, but sometimes I just can’t help but talk about other things]
AOL (America Online) is that company which almost everyone in America has used as an ISP (Internet Service Provider) — thanks to those CDs that were littered across America’s mailboxes and practically pressed on us when we went to Wal-Mart or Target or even the grocery store. If it weren’t for AOL, America would not have become accustomed so quickly to the joys of surfing the web. But as other ISPs, who did not sink their hooks into our systems quite so much, came into existence and had the means to provide high speed services such as DSL or Cable at a cheaper price, AOL went on the wane.
However, they should never be counted out. They have managed to stay afloat, and now they are once again on an acquisition frenzy. I’m fascinated with what they’re doing. Unless they know something the rest of us don’t, I’m thinking they’re nuts. And now Mashable.com might be one of their pickings? Tomorrow Mashable is announcing something major, and I’m wondering if they will make this list. And if you don’t know about Mashable, well, then I haven’t done a very good job of public service while you’ve been reading this blog. :D
To know about Mashable, you have to know about Pete Cashmore, its founder and CEO. Other than being one of the hottest geeks around,
Pete has built an information empire majoring on the power of social media, and all beginning when he was 19 and blogging from his bedroom in Scotland. If Pete says something or Mashable says something, it often sends a wave through the media community. If AOL gets hold of that? Oh man, I don’t know what I think at this point. My gut is screaming, “No, no, no and no!” But maybe I’m wrong. I’m always willing to be wrong. It’s just that AOL is so pedestrian, and I have a hard time thinking they’re going to go places that Pete has taken the rest of us. I don’t see it.
But hey, if Pete does sell, I don’t blame him. He is young enough at 25 to do many more things. I just hate to see the establishment get hold of Mashable. Bummer.
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There was a major announcement over the weekend that AOL had bought the Huffington Post and that the loon that is Arianna Huffington was now going to be in charge of all AOL content. Maybe this is related to the Mashable news..we’ll see.
Yeah, they’re part of that acquisition frenzy I referenced, but I don’t think that’s it. This AOL/Mashable thing was floated about a year ago, and I didn’t want to believe it then, but now I’m wondering.
As far as I’m concerned, AOL can have the Huffington Post but not my Mashable. LOL!
You’re right… that is one hot geek!!!
Yeah, he’s hot. One of my daughters was scoffing at me, “How hot can a geek be?” Then she saw his picture. LOL!
And the announcement is here:
http://mashable.com/2011/02/08/introducing-mashable-follow/
Thank heaven it was an AOL acquisition. phew.
I meant to say ‘wasn’t. :D
Wow, those eyes remind of He Who Shall Not be Named.
When will people learn that GEEKS ARE COOL! xD
@NB, wow you think so?
@Nat and Kada, oh I learned early they can be amazingly hot even when they don’t look like Pete. Lol