Comments on: AOL To Split Off Dying Access Subscription Business. When’s That Advertising IPO? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/ Startup and Tech News Sat, 17 May 2008 11:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Official: AOL On The Table For A Deal http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-2222920 Official: AOL On The Table For A Deal Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:37:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-2222920 [...] comments follow on from statements Bewkes made in February where he said Time Warner would split off AOL’s dying subscription business from the online [...] […] comments follow on from statements Bewkes made in February where he said Time Warner would split off AOL’s dying subscription business from the online […]

]]> By: Smelling Trouble Behind AOL’s $850 Million Bebo Deal · ordaso.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-2046710 Smelling Trouble Behind AOL’s $850 Million Bebo Deal · ordaso.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:18:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-2046710 [...] billion pageviews (per comScore), was growing and it was for sale. Even though AOL is trying to transform itself into an advertising network, it makes much higher margins on the ads it places on its own pages. The [...] […] billion pageviews (per comScore), was growing and it was for sale. Even though AOL is trying to transform itself into an advertising network, it makes much higher margins on the ads it places on its own pages. The […]

]]> By: My Life and Times http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1981424 My Life and Times Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:01:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1981424 <strong>AOL To Split Off Dying Access Subscription Business. When’s That Advertising IPO?...</strong> AOL To Split Off Dying Access Subscription Business. When’s That Advertising IPO? On Time Warner’s earnings call today, CEO Jeff Bewkes said the company will split AOL into two businesses: the dying access subscription business and the growing adve... AOL To Split Off Dying Access Subscription Business. When’s That Advertising IPO?…

AOL To Split Off Dying Access Subscription Business. When’s That Advertising IPO?
On Time Warner’s earnings call today, CEO Jeff Bewkes said the company will split AOL into two businesses: the dying access subscription business and the growing adve…

]]> By: Kvan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1981074 Kvan Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:47:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1981074 Why the hell didn't AOLTimeWarner merge AOL with Road Runner after the damn buyout of Time Warner thats the question ? Why the hell didn’t AOLTimeWarner merge AOL with Road Runner after the damn buyout of Time Warner thats the question ?

]]> By: Joe T. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1979225 Joe T. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:29:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1979225 People shoulda seen the writing on the wall as soon as AOL stopped publicly touting its subscriber numbers. From about 1994 to 2000, every month it seemed they would ratchet up their bragging rights... 10 million.... 12 million... 13 million.... 14 million... 17 million... Then, all of a sudden, around 2001-2002 the bragging stopped. I said this was coming around then. I'm surprised AOL lasted in its present form for this long. People shoulda seen the writing on the wall as soon as AOL stopped publicly touting its subscriber numbers.

From about 1994 to 2000, every month it seemed they would ratchet up their bragging rights… 10 million…. 12 million… 13 million…. 14 million… 17 million…

Then, all of a sudden, around 2001-2002 the bragging stopped.

I said this was coming around then. I’m surprised AOL lasted in its present form for this long.

]]> By: Jon Meyers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1979046 Jon Meyers Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:11:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1979046 For those folks who are ranting against AOL, you can't ignore the revenue the company's generated, and the users it's had and those it still has. Yes, the merger was a disaster for Time-Warner and its shareholders, but that doesn't mean the AOL entity has no value. And there are still millions of people who like the service - both the traditional client-based, and the web-based. But finding a way for Time-Warner to capture the value of that asset has been way too long in coming imho. It's interesting to see that the new Exec has some strategy for making this happen. Unfortunately, Yahoo! may be a wee bit too distracted at the moment to be a suitor. For those folks who are ranting against AOL, you can’t ignore the revenue the company’s generated, and the users it’s had and those it still has. Yes, the merger was a disaster for Time-Warner and its shareholders, but that doesn’t mean the AOL entity has no value. And there are still millions of people who like the service - both the traditional client-based, and the web-based.

But finding a way for Time-Warner to capture the value of that asset has been way too long in coming imho. It’s interesting to see that the new Exec has some strategy for making this happen. Unfortunately, Yahoo! may be a wee bit too distracted at the moment to be a suitor.

]]> By: Luther http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1979011 Luther Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:26:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1979011 I got all my legacy forms on AOL. I'm too lazy to switch them to php. I got all my legacy forms on AOL. I’m too lazy to switch them to php.

]]> By: The Slowskys http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978909 The Slowskys Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:37:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978909 Dial up is fast enough, I still run on a 28.8, still trying to save up for a 56k, but 28.8 will do fine for now Dial up is fast enough, I still run on a 28.8, still trying to save up for a 56k, but 28.8 will do fine for now

]]> By: Josiah http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978885 Josiah Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:13:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978885 Could be a good buy once the dust settles. Could be a good buy once the dust settles.

]]> By: Jenkins http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978881 Jenkins Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:10:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978881 They now own some terrific assets that will be around for a long time, most notably in the ad space: ad.com, Quigo and Tacoda. AOL has value --- but they need to get rid of the dial-up business. They now own some terrific assets that will be around for a long time, most notably in the ad space: ad.com, Quigo and Tacoda. AOL has value — but they need to get rid of the dial-up business.

]]> By: Steel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978842 Steel Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:39:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978842 They're not going away. Watch out for AOL as they will roar back. Very very deep pockets. They’re not going away. Watch out for AOL as they will roar back. Very very deep pockets.

]]> By: other http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978839 other Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:37:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978839 where are these 9.8 million people?!? we need to plan some sort of rescue operation... where are these 9.8 million people?!? we need to plan some sort of rescue operation…

]]> By: mmt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978797 mmt Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:01:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978797 yikes $5.2 billion in revenue. you can diss the company but even this dinosaur has 50x as much revenue as facebook. i'm not sure their advertising business will ever come close to this. nor am i sure if facebook will ever match it. yikes $5.2 billion in revenue. you can diss the company but even this dinosaur has 50x as much revenue as facebook. i’m not sure their advertising business will ever come close to this. nor am i sure if facebook will ever match it.

]]> By: How do you fix AOL company? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978774 How do you fix AOL company? Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:45:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978774 First, you have terrible merger, scandal, and lies. So sad people who owned AOL shares. Even AOL AIM chatroom is flooded kiddie porns & Pedophilers: Scroll bots. Meet hot teen, etc... First, you have terrible merger, scandal, and lies.
So sad people who owned AOL shares.

Even AOL AIM chatroom is flooded kiddie porns & Pedophilers: Scroll bots. Meet hot teen, etc…

]]> By: Steel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978767 Steel Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:43:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978767 You people are nuts. Predator site FACEBOOK wished they had as much revenue and profit. You people are nuts. Predator site FACEBOOK wished they had as much revenue and profit.

]]> By: anon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978766 anon Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978766 having -long ago- once worked @ AOL's member retention dept. (a place more evil than Satan himself) all i can express is the sincere wish that the monster steve chase set loose in the late 80's finally die. THE worst consumer product ever bar none (yes even: lead based paint/gasoline/child's toys, asbestos flooring, cfc based aerosols and metal pellet BB guns) I have to doubt that under the AOL name they will ever be able to have any credibility again whatsoever. having -long ago- once worked @ AOL’s member retention dept. (a place more evil than Satan himself) all i can express is the sincere wish that the monster steve chase set loose in the late 80’s finally die.

THE worst consumer product ever bar none (yes even: lead based paint/gasoline/child’s toys, asbestos flooring, cfc based aerosols and metal pellet BB guns)

I have to doubt that under the AOL name they will ever be able to have any credibility again whatsoever.

]]> By: AOL is scare people http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978764 AOL is scare people Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:41:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978764 This is something AOL can't get away with... I rememeber Techcrunch show us site: http://plentyoffish.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/aol-search-data-shows-users-planning-to-commit-murder/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/06/aol-proudly-releases-massive-amounts-of-user-search-data/ Are you scare? Of course, you should be... This is something AOL can’t get away with…

I rememeber Techcrunch show us site:
http://plentyoffish.wordpress......it-murder/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006.....arch-data/

Are you scare?
Of course, you should be…

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978763 Sebastian Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:39:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978763 @Erick Schonfeld You WON shares of AOL? Really? *g* @Erick Schonfeld
You WON shares of AOL? Really? *g*

]]> By: AOL is scary monter company http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978757 AOL is scary monter company Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:35:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978757 Everyone knows Steve Case was biggest merger fraud. Timewarner execs didn't like Steve Case's idea & plans. They refuse to listen to him and fired him. Losing $99 billion dollars. Some people complaint AOL had spyware and evedropping tools. Steve Case ran away... Start a new company called "RevolutionHealth". :/ Today, AOL company... tree still never grows. Timewarner exec & shareholders hated AOL. They want to throw it away. http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/06/aol-proudly-releases-massive-amounts-of-user-search-data/ AOL have two options. Force Bankruptcy or Sell the company to Yahoo. Everyone knows Steve Case was biggest merger fraud. Timewarner execs didn’t like Steve Case’s idea & plans. They refuse to listen to him and fired him. Losing $99 billion dollars. Some people complaint AOL had spyware and evedropping tools. Steve Case ran away… Start a new company called “RevolutionHealth”. :/

Today, AOL company… tree still never grows. Timewarner exec & shareholders hated AOL. They want to throw it away.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006.....arch-data/

AOL have two options.
Force Bankruptcy or Sell the company to Yahoo.

]]> By: Steve Poland http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978740 Steve Poland Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:27:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978740 I'd like to see Yahoo! buy AOL [less the dial-up biz which they should sell to United Online]. http://stevepoland.com/yahoo-acquires-aol-slaps-microsoft-in-the-face/ I’d like to see Yahoo! buy AOL [less the dial-up biz which they should sell to United Online]. http://stevepoland.com/yahoo-a.....-the-face/

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978730 Tom Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:21:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/aol-to-split-off-dying-access-subscription-business-whens-that-advertising-ipo/#comment-1978730 it is really suprising that AOL still have dial up subscribers. In the uk AOL internet access died a death and was sold off. Thus their price plans were good , incentives were good,feature sets were amazing AOL always tried to snare the user with the big heavy software , images being saved on aol image format ( what was that about again ?? ) and when you tried to cancel your subscription was a no no. AOL single handedly must of sent half the planets stock of CD-Roms. RIP AOL. ----------- www.xencasino.com it is really suprising that AOL still have dial up subscribers.

In the uk AOL internet access died a death and was sold off.

Thus their price plans were good , incentives were good,feature sets were amazing AOL always tried to snare the user with the big heavy software , images being saved on aol image format ( what was that about again ?? ) and when you tried to cancel your subscription was a no no.

AOL single handedly must of sent half the planets stock of CD-Roms.

RIP AOL.

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http://www.xencasino.com

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