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Mashable a blog run by Pete Cashmore which has taken over TechCrunch as the largest tech blog online, may be set for a take over by AOL.

Mashable is favoured by Twitter users and their posts are trending on a daily basis on the popular social website. The deal still a speculation at the moment and no mention of an acquisition amount. Pete has declined to comment on the rumours but insiders information from Aolers suggests that the deal is ongoing.

From Gawker: Taken from penn olsen

“Mashable’s proven ability to generate great numbers and game Google and Twitter is part of the appeal, then, our AOL insider tells us. The site excels not only at writing Google-friendly content but also at earning a flood of links on social networks, most notably Twitter.”

It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. Is it worth it for mashable to sell. AOL acquired bebo.com and that has dropped almost 200 alexa ranks since AOL took over from #99 down to almost #300 visited site. Should mashable stick to what they are doing and dominate the web?

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