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AOL CEO looking at quality content for better company future

by Shawn Ingram on Oct 1, 2009 at 07:31 PM

It’s no big secret that AOL isn’t doing as well as it once did.  Once it was the Internet to many people, now some people still keep their AOL email, but the company is struggling.  A new CEO, former Google sales executive Tim Armstrong was brought in to help turn… Continue Reading »

Gmail pushes to number three in email, kicks AOL mail down

by Shawn Ingram on Aug 16, 2009 at 11:52 AM

Despite its apparent popularity, Google’s Gmail surprisingly still isn’t the top email service out there.  Earlier this year Gmail was sitting as the number four email service based on total unique visitors per month.  Last month, that changed when Gmail surpassed AOL Email for the first time.  That’s a pretty… Continue Reading »

Cable about to bite it?  Blip.tv gets broad distrbution deal and new partners

by JG Mason on Jul 28, 2009 at 02:11 PM

You know how the big three networks are all over Hulu and YouTube about copyright and how they fear/need the internet to survive?  Blip.tv is what they fear.  Today, Blip announced some big changes that are going to mean something to anyone with a TiVo, has Verizon FIOS, or a… Continue Reading »

AOL to finally split from Time Warner

by Shawn Ingram on May 28, 2009 at 10:12 AM

We all knew it would come sooner or later.  AOL has been lagging behind for years, ever since broadband started popping up everywhere and AOL had to find other means of making money.  Time Warner tried to find a potential suitor for the ailing division, but nobody seemed to care. … Continue Reading »

AOL employees get pink slips

by Sue Walsh on Mar 11, 2009 at 04:15 PM

Beginning yesterday, AOL employees based at the company’s Virginia headquarters began receiving emails telling them their presence was required at an important meeting today.  Once they arrived, they were fired. The company is making good on its announcement in January that it would lay off 700 employees, blaming a weakening… Continue Reading »

AOL plans to let go 700 employees

by Heather Wood on Jan 29, 2009 at 11:25 AM

AOL has sent out a companywide e-mail to announce plans to lay off approximately 10 percent of its workforce.  The job cuts will continue through March and are part of the company’s recession survival plan.  Along with the job cuts, none of the current AOL employees will be receiving merit… Continue Reading »

See if someone has read the e-mail you sent with the new BigString app

by Heather Wood on Jan 14, 2009 at 08:21 PM

“What email? I didn’t get any email?”  Have you ever been fed that line and wonder if the person is telling the truth?  Unless you have the same type of e-mail program, it is unlikely that you can check whether they have read an e-mail or not.  Expect for that… Continue Reading »

Read all about it; AOL goes tabloid “above the fold”

by Renay San Miguel on Jul 16, 2008 at 11:29 AM

“Pics show beauty topless, kissing married TV star”.. “Reality show couple calls it quits”... “Star is skin and bones on red carpet”...or if you don’t like that anorexically-inclined headline, try “Skinny actress frumpy in white”... “One busy, hot mama tells how to get in shape quickly”... At 10:30 p.m. PST… Continue Reading »

Skype to twart any wiretap requests

by Christian Milsom on Jun 11, 2008 at 06:08 AM

In the hostile world of today it is good to know that anything you say, or type, is safe from the prying eyes of family member’s, government organizations or even just a nosy person of the street. However, unfortunately, that is not always the case. A recent News.com survey into… Continue Reading »

AOL Radio to drop XM feed

by Sue Walsh on May 1, 2008 at 09:58 AM

AOL is no longer carrying feeds from satellite radio provider XM now that contract the two companies had has expired. Presumably this also means that subscribers to XM’s online streaming service will no longer have access to AOL Radio. The announcement has been particularly upsetting to listeners from outside the… Continue Reading »

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