AOL’s CEO Tim Armstrong is trying scare tactics to get the deal to go through, and has even told shareholders that if they do not go ahead with a deal with Yahoo, then they will have to go it alone in a market that is now much tougher. Talks between the two started back in 2010, we are now in 2011 and things have progressed at a very slow pace, but there are loads of factors that need to be taken into consideration.

Some of these factors include the worth of AOL assets, how they would shape the company in the future and how they can get the most value for the company.

According to sources, the deal is worth anywhere from $1 to $1.5 billion in savings, which is a pretty big difference. The way in which these savings could be made is simple really, as they will then share data centers, and also news, entertainment and sports websites.

Armstrong has the best intentions for Yahoo, who left Google back in 2009. However, the hopes that he would bring them back to their former glory has not gone how they had hoped. We have to ask ourselves if this is a last ditch effort to save the AOL?

From what we can see AOL will pay $300 million in cash and the rest in stock, AOL hope that the deal has the potential to create an enterprise which will attract 100 million visitors a month in the United States, despite The Huffington Post being a relatively small website which started as a blog it currently attracts roughly 25 million visitors per month.

The deal will see Arianna Huffington (one of the website’s founders) take control of all of AOL’s editorial content, she will be pretty busy as she will oversee AOL’s local, national and financial news along with being heavily involved with Moviefone and MapQuest.

Ms. Huffington recently commented on the acquisition and said that it will be like “stepping off a fast-moving train and onto a supersonic jet”, Arianna also said that they are still heading towards the same direction with the same goals and the same people at the wheel, however they will now get there much faster.

If you would like to find out full details regarding the deal check out The Huffington Post’s article, what do you think of the acquisition?