Armstrong, a former Google executive who has been at the helm at AOL since 2009, is credited with reviving a dying brand, helped by a set of purchases including Adap.TV,
an automated video advertising platform.
Not exact matches
The investors in favor of a deal said they believe a combined Yahoo and AOL would make a stronger competitor to Google and Facebook Inc (FB.O), when it comes to
video programming and
automated ways of buying digital
advertising.
The company in the past two years has worked to understand and counteract the spread of misinformation on its site, the use of its
automated advertising system for racist targeting, the proliferation of fake user accounts and the spread of violent
video.