AOL becomes AOL
p2p news / p2pnet: Time Warner’s America Online division is now officially AOL, LLC, "a move that is intended to aid the company’s efforts to shed its aging [sic] image as a dial-up service provider," says BetaNews.
Sadly for AOL, ageing is the least of its worries.
"AOL has been busy rolling out a new generation of Web services targeted at consumers outside its walled garden, including those not in the United States," says the story, implying that Time Warner believes making AOL officially AOL will in some way help.
"Our new corporate identity better reflects our expanded mission – to make everyone’s online experience better," AOL chairman and ceo Jonathan Miller is quoted as saying.
Once, AOL was AOL Time Warner. Then the later wisely separated itself from the former.
However, AOL will forever be AOL. And that’s not good.
Also See:
BetaNews – America Online Changes Name to AOL, April 3, 2006
AOL Time Warner – AOL’s New Direction, August 12, 2004
April 5th, 2006 at 2:51 am
“Our new corporate identity better reflects our expanded mission – to make everyone’s online experience better,” AOL chairman and ceo Jonathan Miller is quoted as saying.
I’ve got a great way for you to make everyones online experience better. Wind the company up, shut it down, sell off its assetts and ban any of the major execs from ever working in internet related industries ever again. I could also make comments about the user base, but i’m sure there’s a few who don’t fit the popular stereotype out there. Somewhere.
April 5th, 2006 at 6:28 am
great stuff. last night before i went to bed i read about the aol LLC situation and said.. i bet tomorrow i will see a post on p2pnet that says.. AOL becomes…. AOL.
damn im good. good job jon
April 5th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
Time Warner is only admitting to the gro$$ mi$take it made by (GREEDILY) buying up every “small” ISP it could. I hope they CHOKE on each and every one of them!