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Full Text Of AOL Email: XDrive, AOL Pictures, MyMobile And Bluestring To Shut Down
http://www.techcrunch.com/ 2008/ 07/ 24/ full-text-of-aol-email-xdrive-aol-pictures-...Below is the full text of the email AOL EVP Kevin Conroy sent out to staff on July 14, outlining the reorganization of his product groups and announcing the "sunsetting" of XDrive, AOL Pictures, MyMobile and Bluestring. At the start of this year I committed to providing frequent updates on the state of our business and our plans going forward. Additionally I have said that we will continue to evaluate our product portfolio and discontinue projects when necessary in order to focus our resources in the right areas.
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AOL says it will 'sunset' Xdrive and other products
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/07/25/aol_says_i...AOL says it will 'sunset' Xdrive and other products Jack Schofield / Internet 11:44am I've been recommending Xdrive online storage for several years because it worked, you could sign up with an AOL account, it had been around a long time, and it was
AOL to Kill Off Xdrive and Other Services as it Tightens Belt, say Reports
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007341.htmlAOL to Kill Off Xdrive and Other Services as it Tightens Belt, say Reports The sky today is looking dark for a number of AOL Web services and Web sites. According to an internal memo acquired by TechCruch AOL Vice-President, Kevin Conroy, says three
AOL Begins Shuttering Services, Focuses on Ads
http://www.marketingshift.com/2008/7/aol-begins-shuttering-s...AOL Begins Shuttering Services, Focuses on Ads The end is nigh for America Online, once the premier Internet Service Provider in the country (notwithstanding the great connection outage of 1997). The company announced the shuttering of three services on
The Desktop as a Revenue Growth Opportunity
http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1521AOL is shutting down a bunch of properties. Frankly, AOL is probably not the kind of company you look to when you think of leading edge. But theyre a significant player on the web with a very high user base and theyve got a lot of valuable properties
AOL Trimming Up For Sale; Sun Sets On XDrive, AOL Pictures, Mobile And Others
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-aol-trimming-up-for-sal...Some belt tightening has started at AOL (NYSE: TWX), as it prepares and dresses itself up for a sale: It is discontinuing some of its tech projects, and also trimming some of its content blogs under the Weblogs Inc network. According to an internal memo
AOL to sell Xdrive, close photo and mobile sites
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9999471-2.html?part=rss&...AOL is scrapping some online destinations but will push others harder in an attempt to improve its finances, according to internal memos. Among those products to be shuttered are Bluestring, a site to share videos, music, and photos; Xdrive, a
Auto insurers benefit from high gas prices, 5 most inexpensive cars to own & most bang-for-the-buck actors - Today in Money 7/25
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/25/auto-insurers-benef...Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Money and Finance Today, Allstate Corp (ALL), Corning Inc (GLW), Hasbro Inc (HAS), Personal finance, Crocs Inc (CROX), Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)In the News: · Durable Good Orders Surprisingly Rose in June ·
Around the Web 7.25.08: Microsoft really is over Yahoo, AOL spruces itself up and bike messengers become endangered
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/07/around-th...-- Yet another Internet casualty: Bike messengers are an endangered species because the legal community is embracing electronic filing of court documents. Wired -- Finally: Microsoft says it really is over Yahoo. LAT -- Lessons learned: Be nice to your
AOL asks bloggers to stop blogging, cuts costly products [Cutbacks]
http://valleywag.com/5029062/aol-asks-bloggers-to-stop-blogg...AOL asks bloggers to stop blogging, cuts costly products Perhaps readying itself for a sale to Microsoft or Yahoo, Time Warner company AOL began cutting costs yesterday. One memo, from Kevin Conroy, AOLs EVP of Products and Marketing, told employees AOL
AOL trimming up for sale paidContent
http://www.901am.com/2008/aol-trimming-up-for-sale%e2%80%93-...paidContent is reporting that AOL is trimming up for sale, and is also doing some belt-tightening just like everyone else. Part of its trimming is asking some its bloggers, who get paid by the post, to stop blogging until July 31 to save on costs. The
More AOL Cost-Cutting: Dumping Properties; Cutting Back On Blogs (TWX)
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/more-aol-cost-cutting-dum...AOL is "sunsetting" (i.e. killing or trying to sell) some of its underperforming units, including Bluestring, Xdrive, AOL Pictures and MyMobile. TechCrunch has the memo, issued last week, by EVP Kevin Conroy, who oversees the company's product
AOL gussies up for potential sale, but whos buying?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9437AOL gussies up for potential sale, but whos buying? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:22 am Categories: General, Web Technology Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan AOL is
AOL Cutting Some Mobile Programs; MyMobile Will 'Sunset'
http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-aol-cutting-some-mobile-pr...AOL Cutting Some Mobile Programs; MyMobile Will Sunset By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 24 Jul 2008 08:50 PM PST A slew of changes at AOL (NYSE: TWX), including some on the mobile side ... AOL will stop further investment in AIMWorld (havent heard of this one
AOL gussies up for potential sale, but whos buying?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9437AOL gussies up for potential sale, but whos buying? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:22 am Categories: General, Web Technology Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan AOL is
RIP Xdrive
http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=2081Does AOL have the reverse Midas touch or what? Me, August 5, 2005, after AOL announces it has purchased the online storage site Xdrive: I expect Xdrive to go downhill rapidly now that AOL is in charge. I hope Im wrong. Today, via my buddies at ZDNet:
More AOL Cost-Cutting: Dumping Properties; Cutting Back On Blogs (TWX)
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/more-aol-cost-cutting-dum...AOL is "sunsetting" (i.e. killing or trying to sell) some of its underperforming units, including Bluestring, Xdrive, AOL Pictures and MyMobile. TechCrunch has the memo, issued last week, by EVP Kevin Conroy, who oversees the company's product
AOL Shedding Xdrive, TUAW, DownloadSquad, More
http://www.appscout.com/2008/07/aol_shedding_xdrive_tuaw_dow...They call it "sunsetting." Like so many cases of corporate doublespeak, the term is not quite so pleasant as it sounds. It means that a company is attempting to sell off, or just close some of its less successful properties. AOL's EVP, Kevin
AOL to sell Xdrive, close photo and mobile sites
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9999471-2.html?part=rss&...AOL is scrapping some online destinations but will push others harder in an attempt to improve its finances, according to internal memos. Among those products to be shuttered are Bluestring, a site to share videos, music, and photos; Xdrive, a
AOL Reportedly to Sunset MyMobile Application
http://localmobilesearch.net/?p=851According to an internal AOL memo from EVP Kevin Conroy, among a range of cost-saving measures and cuts, the company is going to sunset its fledgling mobile client (similar to Yahoo! Go) MyMobile. From the text of the memo: We have decided to halt
AOL Cutting Some Mobile Programs; MyMobile Will 'Sunset'
http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-aol-cutting-some-mobile-pr...AOL Cutting Some Mobile Programs; MyMobile Will Sunset By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 24 Jul 2008 08:50 PM PST A slew of changes at AOL (NYSE: TWX), including some on the mobile side ... AOL will stop further investment in AIMWorld (havent heard of this one
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