Looks like AOL & Google have officially joined forces. Google's getting a five percent stake in the company for a cool billion (with a 'B'), & it looks like Google Talk & AIM might be one & the same sometime soon...

"Under the new expanded alliance, AOL's Advertising.com division will sell search and banner ads across Google's Web sites, except its homepage and core search results page. Graphical ads could appear on Google's image and video search pages, the companies said."