AOL's Patch Gets a Little Less Hyper-Local

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By: Jason Del Rey | AdAge.com

At one time, AOL had hoped to reach 1,000 Patch sites by the end of 2011. But now comes word that Patch is slightly scaling back its efforts in some markets, fueling speculation inside the hyper-local news organization that Tim Armstrong's big local bet was a bit too ambitious.

In the past week, Patch has merged three pairs of sites: Franklin Lakes and Wyckoff, and Glen Rock and Ridgewood in New Jersey, where Patch got its start, as well as Clayton and Concord in California.































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