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Technology and the Internet

HomePage.com-AOL Alliance

By Karen Kaplan
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HomePage.com, the Pasadena start-up that offers free pages on the Web, will become the exclusive provider of home pages to the 45 million users of America Online’s ICQ instant messaging service. As part of the deal, expected to be announced today, Dulles, Va.-based AOL will take an undisclosed equity stake in HomePage.com.

Last week, HomePage.com announced a similar deal with About.com, the New York firm whose guides help Web surfers find their way around the Internet.

HomePage.com is also expected to announce that it has raised $12.2 million from investors including Idealab Capital Partners, Moore Capital Management and J&W; Seligman, a technology mutual fund.

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Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan covers science and medical research for the Los Angeles Times. She has been a member of the science team since 2005, including 13 years as an editor. Her first decade at The Times was spent covering technology in the Business section as both a reporter and editor. She grew up in San Diego and is a graduate of MIT and Columbia University.

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