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This past Wednesday, TechCrunch unveiled the online learning destination CrunchU in partnership with online education startup Udemy. Powered by Udemy's online learning platform, CrunchU offers students access to a set of world-class courses, taught by expert instructors, curated by TechCrunch.
The 30 online courses in entrepreneurship, programming and Web design, can tackle ambitious topics like Raising Money for Startups and Startup Hiring while other classes build additional skills like DSLR photography, coding and logo design.

The tech world we live in is always changing, and it takes the latest skills to stay competitive. CrunchU is affordable to keep with Udemy's mission to "democratize education by making top quality content from the world's experts dramatically more affordable for anyone, anywhere." And all CrunchU courses will be 50 percent off between now and May 18^th.

To learn more about CrunchU click here. Courses are slated to change each quarter, so stay tuned for new class options.

AOL is proud to announce that we will be honored as a winner of the Uptime Institute Server Roundup for our efforts to improve data center efficiency around the globe at the upcoming Uptime Institute Symposium.

For the second year in a row, AOL has won for overall tally of servers removed. We decommissioned 8,253 servers in 2012, which has meant a total savings of almost $3 million from reduced utility costs, maintenance and recovery of asset resale/scrap. Environmental benefits were seen in the reduction of more than 16,000 tons of carbon emissions as well. Last year, AOL removed nearly 10,000 and saved over $5 million.

The annual Uptime Institute Server Roundup contest was introduced in October 2011 to raise awareness about the removal and recycling of comatose and obsolete IT equipment in an effort to reduce data center energy use. Uptime Institute invited companies around the globe to help address and solve this problem by participating in the Uptime Institute Server Roundup and AOL is delighted to be a part of it.

To learn more about AOL's corporate sustainability, click here.

.@aol wins @uptimeinstitute Award for the second year in a row! aol.it/115zdRq

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) April 18, 2013

Little women, big stars! AOL and Vuguru are excited to announce the highly anticipated premiere of season 2 of "Little Women Big Cars", now showing on AOL On Parenting. Season 1 of the comedy premiered last year and was viewed more than 5.7 million times* and season 2 is shaping up to be even better!

Amy Yasbeck (Wings, Hot in Cleveland), Julie Warner (Crash, Nip/Tuck) and Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Psych) reprise their roles as suburban soccer moms struggling to balance their hectic lives both on and off the field. Anita Barone (The War at Home, Shake it Up!) joins the cast playing Connie, a curvaceous and big-hearted mob wife.

The four moms' divergent parenting styles test their friendship when Rocky puts her daughter on the beauty pageant circuit. Barbara's blossoming relationship with soccer coach A.J. becomes more awkward when their exes, Richard and Doro, start flirting on the soccer field sidelines. Meg stresses when her school finance committee gets audited and things get worse when she discovers that Connie's husband is being unfaithful. The humor unfolds as the friends struggle to manage the chaos of kids and their personal lives.

The second season of "Little Women Big Cars", is presented by Allstate Insurance Company, and also offers a unique integration opportunity for their brand – but you'll have to watch the show to find out what it is.

Watch the "Little Women Big Cars" trailer below, and catch the entire series here.

* AOL Internal Data

.@aol and @vuguru present season 2 of #LittleWomenBigCars! aol.it/10XGHGi

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) April 15, 2013

The nominations were announced yesterday and the Webby People's Voice Award poll is now open for fans to vote for their winner until Thursday April 25^th.

AOL's 2013 nominees include:

Mobile & Apps:

• News (Tablet & All Other Devices) - TechCrunch

Online Film and Video:

• News & Information (Channel) – HuffPost Live
• Technology – The Engadget Show

Web:

• News The Huffington Post
• Media Streaming – HuffPost Live
• Religion & Spirituality – HuffPost Religion

AOL's Honorees include:

Online Film & Video:

• How-To & DIY – Daily Finance and GMC Trade Secrets

Mobile & Apps:

• Best Use of Mobile Video – Clucks by AOL
• News (Handheld Devices) – Engadget Distro
• News (Tablet & All Other Devices) - Huffpost Live app
• News & Politics: Series - Home of the Brave on AOL Onand HuffPost Live

Web:

• Real Estate – AOL Real Estate
• Games – Games.com
• Employment - AOL Jobs
• Blog- Political - HuffPost Politics
• Family/Parenting - HuffPost Parents
• Celebrity/Fan - HuffPost Celebrity
• Blog – Cultural - Huffington Post Divorce
• Consumer Electronics - Engadget

Last year, AOL garnered five nominations and 13 honorees for the Webby Awards winning the People's Voice award for HuffPost Business in the Blog – Business category. This year's winners will be honored in New York on May 22nd but you can show your love for our AOL brands by voting now, here.

.@aol earns 6 nominations, 15 honorees for @thewebbyawards! aol.it/10LZHHs

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) April 10, 2013

Artie Minson, former AOL CFO and now Chief Operating Officer, was featured at number 94 out of 250,000 CFO's in the country. "This accolade from ExecRank is a reflection of all of the hard work my five thousand teammates have put in at AOL and I am honored to accept it on their behalf," said Minson.

Jim Norton, SVP-Head of Advertising Sales, came in at number 6 out of 15,000 sales officers across the nation. After receiving the news Jim stated, "At AOL, we partner with the world's top advertisers and this recognition is validation that our teams are providing exemplary service and advertising innovation that will continue to drive significant value for our clients."

ExecRanks also listed Matt Kelpy as number 123 out of 30,000 Chief Accounting Officers in the U.S. Kelpy said, "I can't say enough about the dedication & effort of our accounting & shared services team every single day, as this recognition is a reflection of those outstanding contributions! I'm thrilled that our efforts were recognized in the Execrank selection process, and humbled to be included in such distinguished company."

The rankings are a result of two years of research and feedback from evaluation committees and top executives that produced an algorithm for how to rank Top Executives based on their performance in 24 different key areas.

Congratulations to all three of these executives! To find out more about AOL's leadership team visit our corporate site.

Three AOL leaders named Top Executives in their fields for 2012 aol.it/Xp66a6

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) January 31, 2013