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<title><![CDATA[Call of Duty: Black Ops best-seller on 360, PS3, PC]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Black Ops became an all-time sales leader in the U.S. and Europe on the 360, PS3, and PC in the first quarter.(Credit:Screenshot by GameSpot)That Activision Blizzard had a hit on its hands with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops last November is no surprise, considering the game made more than $1 billion in less than two months. However, the publisher today clarified just how big of a hit Black Ops is, announcing during Activision Blizzard's first-quarter earnings report that it is the highest-earning game of all time on theXbox 360,PlayStation 3, and PC in the U.S. and Europe.  Unfortunately, Activision Blizzard did not release updated sales figures for the Cold War-era shooter. However, the publisher did say that the Treyarch-developed title was the No. 1 overall seller in the U.S. and Europe during the January to March quarter. That performance apparently bests that of Nintendo's Pokemon Black and White, Capcom's Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and EA's Dead Space 2. Read more of &quot;Call of Duty: Black Ops best-seller on 360, PS3, PC&quot; at GameSpot. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is AOLa4a4s Huffington Post deal all about women]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Everyone is weighing in on AOLa4a4s decision to acquire The Huffington Post for $315 million. Some argue that the deal makes sense, and plenty more predict that the online-media combination will be a disaster.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the debate is how AOL and Huffington Post executives are describing the thinking behind the deal. The HuffPo, as it&amp;'s known, has its roots as a popular, controversial, and left-leaning political blog. But in AOL chief executive Tim Armstronga4a4s lengthy memo to employees, the word a4Apoliticsa4 only comes up twice, and both times in the context of a longer list of coverage areas. Instead of describing Huffington (who is taking control of AOLa4a4s entire editorial output) as a political pundit, Armstrong said that shea4a4s a4Aa world-renowned topic expert on womena4a4s topics and issuesa4 and that the her site includes a4Aa great focus on womena4a4s content.a4 This seems to fit with one of Armstronga4a4s main emphases in The New Yorkera4a4s profile of AOL (subscription required) from earlier this month. New Yorker reporter Ken Auletta wrote:[Armstrong] also decided to direct more of the companya4a4s focus toward women, whose interests and needs, he believes, are not well served by the rest of the Web. When AOL started redesigning its blogs, it began with the womena4a4s sites, like StyleList.com, AOL Shopping, and KitchenDaily.com. Nearly sixty per cent of all visitors to [AOLa4a4s local news network] Patch are women. On the company page describing its demographics for the sake of advertisers, the first two categories mentioned are a4Awomena4 and a4Amoms.a4That all sounds great, but critics point out that the two companies are linked less by a focus on women and more by their reputation for less-than-top-notch content. (Perhaps the most amusing criticism of AOLa4a4s content came from TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington, who is an AOL employee himself &amp;8212' he described AOL-owned Engadget as a a4Aplasticized caricature of a real blog.a4) Writing at The Daily Beast, the site run by Huffingtona4a4s nemesis Tina Brown, Dan Lyons lays out the case that the journalism in the combined company will be mediocre and the advertising prices will remain low.Personally, Ia4a4m not sure if AOL can really turn itself around. But if Huffington cana4a4t save the company, who can Aulettaa4a4s largely skeptical article (his conclusion: a4AAOL does not seem to be saving journalism, and journalism does not yet seem to be saving AOLa4) suggests that AOL needs someone at the top with a strong editorial vision. Whether or not you like the HuffPo, Huffington has built a site with a real brand, a massive audience, and a profitable business model.Next Story: Don&amp;'t miss The Cleantech VC Pitch on February 9 Previous Story: On the GreenBeat: Nissan confirms Leaf delays, McPhy lands hydrogen storage dealPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: journalism, womenCompanies: aol, The Huffington PostPeople: Arianna Huffington, Tim Armstrong          Tags: journalism, womenCompanies: aol, The Huffington PostPeople: Arianna Huffington, Tim ArmstrongAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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