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Avoiding the legal glare when moonlighting

6:22PM | Monday, 4 June 2012 |  Many entrepreneurs plan or even launch their next venture before they leave their old job. However, non-disclosure agreements and workplace codes of conduct can make moonlighting legally risky. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.

AOL squatter serves as reminder for moonlighting entrepreneurs

5:21PM | Friday, 25 May 2012 |  Entrepreneurs are being urged to be wary of using employers’ time and resources to pursue other business interests, after a young entrepreneur spent two months living at AOL before being detected.

AOL’s hunt for start-ups

3:02AM | Monday, 19 March 2012 |  In its bid to revamp its image from struggling internet portal to dynamic tech business, AOL has a new division that invests in start-ups. Here’s how it works (and what they are looking for).

TechCrunch founder threatens to quit site

9:32PM | Wednesday, 7 September 2011 |  The founder of popular tech site TechCrunch has called on its owner AOL to either give it back its “editorial independence” or sell it to its original shareholders.

THE NEWS WRAP: AOL slashes 900 jobs, nearly 20% of its 5,000-strong workforce

3:12AM | Friday, 11 March 2011 |  Internet portal AOL has slashed 900 jobs, nearly 20% of its 5,000-strong workforce. The move is part of a restructure following AOL’s recent purchase of The Huffington Post for $US315 million.

NMA on AOL’s purchase of The Huffington Post

2:26AM | Friday, 11 February 2011 |  NMA explains the AOL-Huffington Post deal as only it can, revealing that AOL’s goal for 2011 is to ‘make it 1997 again through science or magic.’

THE NEWS WRAP: AOL buys Huffington Post for $US315m

2:08AM | Tuesday, 8 February 2011 |  Struggling online giant AOL has purchased news and opinion portal the Huffington Post for $US315 million.