Verizon has arranged to buy AOL (AOL) for $4.4 billion dollars. Since over 1,000 articles have already been written about this—everything from the “How ever will the Huffington Post stay independent anymore” pearl clutching to the boring-as-nail but totally astute programmatic advertising story—every reporter and pundit who wasn’t explicitly told “We have to have something on this, and that responsibility falls on you” dialed-up the cruelty and puns.
Here they are, including the vicious…
Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 billion. This HAS to be an Antiques Roadshow record!
— Eli Braden (@EliBraden) May 12, 2015
Verizon bought AOL for $4.4 billion, or 220 million payments of $19.99 a month.
— Steve Rushin (@SteveRushin) May 12, 2015
…the quips about dial-up Internet, which is still very much alive, apparently…
Verizon is buying AOL but there should be no service interruption for the dial-up account your grandma doesn't need or even know she has.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) May 12, 2015
…the vintage burns…
Not To Be Outdone, Comcast Buys Geocities
— Glen Weldon (@ghweldon) May 12, 2015
Another old person tricked into buying AOL so they can connect to the Internet.
— Scott Klein (@kleinmatic) May 12, 2015
…and the winning pun of the day award, which goes to:
https://twitter.com/BoingBoing/status/598133784458985473
