Analysis on www.aol.co.uk s Worldwide Regional Web Search

Top four cities in terms of the volume of web search for  www.aol.co.uk are New York, Los Angeles, Washington, and Chicago. New York's fast life pace, exuberating information exchanges and intensified demands for information all contribute to its first place on the list. As the cultural and political center of the United States, L.A. and Washington rank second and third respectively. At the same time, with its vibrant commercial activities and a most balanced economy, Chicago is right behind other top three cities, ranking No.4.

As one of American's biggest internet service provider, AOL has salient advantages over others in the domestic market, and it seems to be quite reasonable that the top four cities are all from theUnited States.

London and Paris are also on the list, ranking fifth and sixth place. UK has a close relationship with the United States on all fronts; therefore, London's high ranking comes as no surprise. However, as an non-English-speaking country, Paris of France's web search for  www.aol.co.uk are somewhat higher then expected, which is likely due to the influence of  its neighbor UK.

AOL is a multinational mass media company that develops, grows, and invests in brands and websites.

aol.co.uk: The ranking of UK cities in 2013

www.aol.co.uk: The ranking of UK cities in 2013

People in the the northwestern and inner region of UK often search "aol" on Google's webside. The city of Aberdeen ranks first. The following 4 cities are Cardiff, Norwich, Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Google news search of "aol" mainly focused in London.
While the search volume of the aol's picture is not enough to show.

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analysis of www.aol.co.uk's search volume

     We can see from the chart,since January 2004,the aol.co.uk experienced a slow growth,till March 2009,it started to has a rapid growth,and reached its peak of 100% in March 2010,increased by more than 95% compared with the first period.After that,the volume had a decrease,untill December 12,it had a growth again for a short time,and then decrease.
     The Britain has the highest search volume,and in Britain,England has the highest volume of 100% compared with other cities,the next is Scotland of 92% ,Welsh of 63%,,Northern Island of 64%.

AOL shares plunge 10% off earnings report

   Tech company AOL reported gains in revenue and profit during its first quarter, while earnings fell in line with analyst expectations.

    However, investors do not seem pleased. Shares of AOL are down 10% in pre-market trading to $37.09 after profits fell short of analyst expectations.

    The company posted an earnings per share of $0.32, while total revenue in the first quarter hit $538.3 million, up 2% from the year before. AOL attributes the increase to growth in overall advertising revenue for the first time in five years.

    "AOL's strategy of being the first scaled media and technology company is clearly represented in our results today, and we will continue to aggressively drive the company toward near-and long-term growth," said CEO Tim Armstrong in a statement.

    AOL split from Time Warner in 2009 and has been trying to increase revenue ever since by shedding unprofitable businesses and buying popular sites such as the Huffington Post and the technology blog TechCrunch.

    The company reported a 3% bump in the number of monthly unique visitors to its digital properties.

aol news：Mark Zuckerberg's Group Loses High-Profile Backers David

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   WASHINGTON -- Billionaire eco-entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on Friday that he was quitting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group, upset over its controversial political strategy.

    Fwd.us told The Huffington Post that a second funder also had decided to withdraw. Several media outlets have reported that David Sacks, founder of the business networking site Yammer and a former colleague of Musk's, had dropped off the list of the group's supporters.

    Zuckerberg started Fwd.us to press for comprehensive immigration reform. But the group has been heavily criticized by some immigration reform supporters in recent weeks for its television ad campaign praising lawmakers for backing projects like the Keystone XL pipeline and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Fwd.us has argued that the ads were meant to give home district support to lawmakers backing immigration reform.

    In a statement to AllThingsD on Friday, Musk, the founder of the electric carmaker Tesla Motors, made clear he was unhappy with the pro-oil ads.

    “I agreed to support Fwd.us because there is a genuine need to reform immigration," Musk said. "However, this should not be done at the expense of other important causes. I have spent a lot of time fighting far larger lobbying organizations in D.C. and believe that the right way to win on a cause is to argue the merits of that cause. This statement may surprise some people, but my experience is that most (not all) politicians and their staffs want to do the right thing and eventually do.”

    Fwd.us retains the backing of other Silicon Valley heavyweights, including Bill Gates.
The withdrawal of Musk and Sacks comes just days after a coalition of progressive groups announced that they were temporarily pulling all their ads from Facebook in protest.

    “Leaders in the technology community have every right to talk about how immigration reform will benefit their businesses," former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) said in a statement on Tuesday. "But instead, Fwd.us has chosen a strategy that’s condescending to voters and counterproductive to the cause of reform."

    The seven-figure Fwd.us ad campaign ran for a week in seven states, but it is no longer on the air.

    Fwd.us spokeswoman Kate Hansen told HuffPost, "We recognize that not everyone will always agree with or be pleased by our strategy -- and we're grateful for the continued support of our dedicated founders and major contributors. Fwd.us remains totally committed to supporting a bipartisan policy agenda that will boost the knowledge economy, including comprehensive immigration reform."

    As The Huffington Post reported in February, Musk is a significant -- but not top-tier -- donor to Democrats. He also contributes to Republicans.

AOL's first-quarter net profit up by 23%

   AOL today announced the 2013 fiscal first-quarter earnings. AOL first quarter revenue of $ 538.3 million, an increase of 2% from $ 529.4 million in the same period last year; net profit of $ 25.9 million, an increase of 23% from $ 21.1 million in the same period last year.

 

    In the quarter ended March 31, AOL net profit of $ 25.9 million, earnings per share of 32 cents, this performance was better than the same period last year, but slightly less than analysts had expected. The first quarter of fiscal year 2012, AOL's net profit of $ 21.1 million, earnings per share of 22 cents. Thomson Reuters survey, analysts on average expected AOL first quarter earnings per share of 33 cents. AOL first quarter revenue of $ 538.3 million, an increase of 2% from $ 529.4 million in the same period last year, exceeding analysts' expectations. Thomson Reuters survey, analysts on average expected AOL first-quarter revenue of $ 537 million.

 

    AOL's first-quarter operating profit of $ 49.9 million, $ 31.4 million higher than the same period last year. AOL first quarter cash flow from operations of $ 40.6 million, an increase of 104% over last year's $ 19.9 million; Free cash flow of $ 9.8 million, compared to US $ -950 million. AOL holds cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2013, amounted to $ 467.8 million.

 

    AOL in the first quarter from the Advertising revenue was $ 359.2 million, an increase of 9% from $ 330.1 million in the same period last year. From the AOL-owned assets on revenue of $ 238.5 million, an increase of 8% compared to $ 219.9 million in the same period last year; revenue of $ 120.7 million from the third-party network, an increase of 10% from $ 110.2 million in the same period last year .. AOL's own assets in the first quarter from the global business revenue of $ 140.4 million, an increase of 8% from $ 130.3 million in the same period last year; from the global search business revenue of $ 98.1 million more than last year of $ 89.6 million an increase of 9%. AOL in the first quarter from a subscription business revenue of $ 165.8 million, down 9% from $ 182.1 million in the same period last year. AOL first quarter revenue from other businesses fell 23% to $ 13.3 million, compared with $ 17.2 million in the same period last year.