About.me Founders Buy Back Company From AOL

About.me wants to be a startup again.

About.me, which lets users quickly create visually impressive online calling cards, was acquired by AOL in 2010 just four days after it launched publicly. Now, a little more than two years later, the two founders of About.me announced in a blog post that they are buying the company back from AOL.

"During the past two years, weve been thankful for the tremendous resources and support of our friends and partners at AOL," the founders wrote on Tuesday. "Today, were thrilled to announce that well be spinning about.me back out, returning to life as an independent company that is financially backed by our management team and a truly amazing grou…
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