Dive summary:
- Now jobless staffers shared the news on Twitter that AOL was shutting down operations of AOL Music.
- AOL music included sites Spinner, TheBoomBox, The Boot and Noisecreep.
- A tweet from AOL Radio program director Thomas Chau stated that AOL Radio will stay in business.
Well, we all just got laid off. AOL Music is finished.
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013
Sitting in an HR meeting right now, trying to negotiate keeping our computers for a few more days.
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013
Well, at least I found a good reason to finish off the whiskey at my desk.
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013
Haha. AOL Music is trending on Twitter. Finally figured our social media strategy out!
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013
From the article:
"One of AOL Music's subsidiaries, the rock news website Spinner, Tweeted the news to its 48,000 followers.
The since-deleted Tweet read, 'Hey guys. Just found out from AOL that we're shutting down. Today is our last day. Seriously.'"
