Tim Armstrong
Tim Armstrong
Timothy Ross Armstrongis an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known as the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup the Transplants. Prior to forming Rancid, Armstrong was in the influential ska punk band Operation Ivy. In 1997, along with Brett Gurewitz of the band Bad Religion and owner of Epitaph Records, Armstrong founded Hellcat Records. In 2012, through his website, Armstrong started releasing music that influenced him, along with stripped-down...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth25 November 1966
CityAlbany, CA
CountryUnited States of America
A big part of fixing AOL is getting AOL to believe in itself.
One of AOL's biggest assets is its brand. For people over 30 and, due to AOL Instant Messenger, even a lot of people under 30, AOL was their first real interaction with technology in a positive way.
I think, from a standpoint of editorial, you know, AOL historically has played in a very deep way across many different verticals in the content space. Huffington Post adds a very large new dimension to that.
Anytime you make big plans, you have people questioning what you're doing.
I'm used to being in creative environments where people throw out a lot of ideas.
There was total devastation. You could smell it as soon as you drove up.
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I was actually hugged by the president of the parish, who is similar to the mayor, when we arrived, ... We were the first relief effort that made their way there.
The overall radio space looks similar to the way the Internet did five or six years ago.
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