Categories: OLD Media Moves

Is TechCrunch next tech news blog to be sold?

Kara Swisher of All Things D writes that in the wake of tech news blog PaidContent.org being sold, TechCrunch could be the next blog to sell out. It has been in negotiations with AOL, she hears.

Swisher writes, “Sources said the talks between TechCrunch and AOL have been ongoing for the past six to eight weeks, although the site has been in talks with several other large media companies interested in it in the past and these have not led to an acquisition.

“AOL would probably be a good home for a site like TechCrunch, since it has a blog focus from its own Switched site and sites it bought, like Engadget.

“AOL acquired that popular gadget site in 2005 in the $25 million acquisition of Weblogs, which was founded by entrepreneur Jason Calacanis.”

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