UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2012

EARTHLINK, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(404) 815-0770

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report date)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following summarizes the voting results for the three proposals submitted for a vote of the stockholders at the EarthLink, Inc. (the “Company”) annual meeting of stockholders held on May 1, 2012 (the “2012 Annual Meeting”):

Proposal 1.  To elect Susan D. Bowick, Marce Fuller, Rolla P. Huff, David A. Koretz, Garry K. McGuire, Thomas E. Wheeler and M. Wayne Wisehart to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.  This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting.

Proposal 2.  To approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting.

Votes For — 70,416,620
Votes Against — 1,134,705
Votes Abstained — 4,669,439
Broker non-votes — 15,998,831

Proposal 3.  To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.  This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting.

Votes For — 91,623,184
Votes Against — 533,220
Votes Abstained — 63,191

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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