Business Insider: AOL to launch hundreds of local news sites in 2010
February 18th, 2010Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Online Journalism
According to this report, AOL is planning to expand Patch, its network of local news sites, from 30 domains to “hundreds” during 2010.
AOL bought Patch Media Corporation and an additional local information provider going.com in June.
An internal memo seen by Business Insider detailing the plans underlines AOL’s intention to aggressively expand in the local space, something the company describes as “one of the most promising ‘white spaces’ on the internet”.
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March 25th, 2010 at 9:51 am
[...] Patch, AOL’s growing network of hyperlocal news and information websites in the US, has announced the foundation of a new charitable arm, Patch.org: Patch.org will partner with community foundations and other organisations to launch Patch sites and bring objective local news and information to communities and neighborhoods around the world that lack adequate news media and online local information resources. [...]