Twitter co-founder Biz Stone can add a new job title to his long list of professional accomplishments: strategic advisor for social impact at AOL. The new role for Stone (who will be keeping his day job at Twitter) coincides with a "30-Day Service Challenge" that Arianna Huffington is kicking off Monday.
Biz Stone announced his new role in a post on his personal blog. Stone, who has always been Twitter's socially conscious voice, will advise AOL (specifically its new Huffington Post Media Group) on cause-based initiatives and best corporate practices for philanthropy and corporate responsibility.
In a related blog post, Huffington announced AOL's new social challenge. "Starting today and throughout the month, AOLers and HuffPosters (who are now AOLers!) will be volunteering in their local communities ... in addition, today on every section of HuffPost we're featuring stories about organizations and individuals who are taking action to help others," Huffington wrote.
According to AllThingsD, Stone will be getting a piece of AOL equity in return for becoming an advisor to the rapidly evolving company. The deal isn't about Twitter partnering with AOL, but Stone striking a deal with Huffington.