Report: AOL in Talks to Buy Technology Blog Mashable

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 6, 2010 - 11:07am.

New York - AOL (NYSE: AOL) is in talks to acquire Mashable, a popular blog that covers social media, Valleywag reported, citing a source within AOL. Blogger Robert Scoble also cited sources as saying that a deal is in the works.

Founded in 2005 by now 24-year-old Pete Cashmore, Mashable focuses its coverage on Web 2.0 and social networking-related stories.

The site overtook TechCrunch as the world's most popular technology blog in June 2009.

AOL, which recently spun-off from parent company Time Warner, is in the midst of turning itself into a content publisher, and already counts around 80 blogs in its stable.

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tzhlu (Valleywag)

http://twitter.com/Scobleizer/status/7453568435

http://snipurl.com/tzhm1 (Silicon Alley Insider)

http://www.mashable.com