AOL: Our Future Hyperlocal Overlords?

by Matt on Feb 17, 2010 in Industry

If the reports are to be believed, AOL has some massive plans for its hyperlocal blog network called Patch.

According to an internal communication with employees, AOL (AOL) plans to expand Patch, its network of local news blogs, from 30 sites to “hundreds,” by the end of 2010.

The goal: “To be leaders in one of the most promising ‘white spaces’ on the Internet.”

You can read the full article at Silicon Alley Insider. And there’s more discussion on Techmeme.

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February 17, 2010 | Filed Under Industry 

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3 Responses to “AOL: Our Future Hyperlocal Overlords?”

  1. Recommended Hyperlocal Reading : HyperlocalBlogger on February 18th, 2010 9:46 pm

    [...] made a slightly tongue-in-cheek comment in the headlines of the previous post here on HLB about AOL’s plans to expand its Patch network of hyperlocal sites. And then my post itself was far too brief (due to other commitments) to offer [...]

  2. Karen Brewer on February 22nd, 2010 4:28 pm

    PATCH is really cool. We have one here in Darien CT.It does however require a “boots on the ground” reporter(s) who is literally everywhere. Dont know how this plays out long term or over big areas.

  3. AOL’s Worldwide Plans for Patch : HyperlocalBlogger on March 23rd, 2010 4:25 pm

    [...] From AOL mapping VP Jon Brod, speaking at the Marketplaces 2010 conference in San Diego this week. So apparently I wasn’t too far off when I recently suggested that AOL could become our hyperlocal overlords. [...]

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