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AOL hands out pink slips

October 16, 2007 by Veronica Villafañe

AOL today started notifying employees of layoffs. According to the Washington Post, about 2,000 jobs will be eliminated, in an effort to reshape the company to better compete with Yahoo and Google.

The biggest hit will be for U.S. employees. It’s estimated that 1,200 of the layoffs will affect people working in the U.S.

Last month, AOL announced that it would would relocate its Dulles headquarters to New York City.

Filed Under: Print Tagged With: AOL, layoffs

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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