Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment It started with a lawsuit and some failed media mergers. AOL-Time Warner was a disaster. What was supposed to unite the leading internet company with the leading media company resulted in something less than the sum of its parts. Likewise, News Corp. deal for MySpace flailed, ultimately resulting in a money-incinerating sale of the early social platform.