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AOL tests waters for dial-up price cut

April 28, 2005 As Internet users flock to high-speed services, America Online experiments with lower dial-up prices. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., subscriber, service provider, U.S., broadband

AOL hanging up on dial-up customers?

February 28, 2006 Many see price hike for dial-up services as part of its metamorphosis into a broadband Web portal. TAGS: America Online Inc., Web portal, subscriber, Time Warner Inc., broadband, portal, high-speed Internet access, DSL, cable company, Internet access, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Skype offers free calling to phones in U.S., Canada

May 15, 2006 Customers can make free calls to regular and mobile phones until the end of 2006, as the company tries to boost usage. TAGS: SkypeOut, Skype, Canada, call, U.S., mobile phone, SMS, America Online Inc., eBay Inc., IM

AOL revises privacy policy

October 8, 2005 Portal won't sell addresses, but it will track user activity to offer personalized content and targeted ads. TAGS: privacy policy, America Online Inc., Internet search, portal, Time Warner Inc., monitoring, U.S., e-mail

AOL lays off 1,300

May 9, 2006 The ISP also plans to shut down its customer support center in Jacksonville, Fla. TAGS: call-center, Jacksonville, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., U.S.

MapQuest Mobile offers live traffic updates

March 15, 2005 AOL updates service to help users in 90 U.S. metropolitan areas seek directions and traffic info. TAGS: Mapquest, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., direction, U.S.

Microsoft dials back dial-up prices

March 29, 2006 Attempting to lure dial-up customers away from AOL, Microsoft's MSN cuts prices on its service for one year. TAGS: subscriber, broadband, America Online Inc., MSN, Time Warner Inc., U.S., Microsoft Corp.

AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison

January 16, 2007 Found guilty by a jury, a California man faces time in federal prison for sending out e-mail scams and related crimes. TAGS: prosecutor, jury, CAN-SPAM Act, prison, phishing, America Online Inc., credit card, attorney, billing, California, Time Warner Inc., U.S., Microsoft Office, e-mail

AOL up, Google down? Not so fast

July 12, 2007 A new survey says the Time Warner property may get people to spend a lot of time there, but it's Google's dollar signs that count. TAGS: Nielsen/NetRatings, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., MySpace, brand, YouTube, eBay Inc., U.S., Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo serving up search ads on mobile phones

October 4, 2006 Company launches beta of sponsored search listings on cell phones in the United States and United Kingdom. TAGS: advertiser, Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., mobile phone, search result, U.K., search technology, America Online Inc., Japan, search engine, U.S., Google Inc.

AOL: You've got VoIP

February 24, 2005 Beleaguered giant turns to hot Internet phone market in latest effort to bolster flagging dial-up business. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., VoIP service, broadband, customer service, Internet access, U.S.

Yahoo, Microsoft join IM hands

October 12, 2005 Companies to allow interoperability of their instant-messaging clients in a move against America Online and Google. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., MSN, interoperability, America Online Inc., ComScore, IM, AOL Instant Messenger, agreement, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Google--what you get for $400 a share

November 28, 2005 The company's engineers are dabbling in dozens of projects beyond the mainstay search service, from digitized books to local maps. Here's a guide. TAGS: Google Book Search, Google Base, Google AdSense, Google Inc., MSN, Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., America Online Inc., U.S.

Ask.com becoming the search engine that could

November 3, 2006 Search engine is gaining ground and snagging business from rivals in move to focus on technology, not ads. TAGS: Ask.com, Ask Jeeves Inc., IAC/InterActive Corp., search engine, ComScore, Lycos Inc., columnist, America Online Inc., market share, Google Inc., U.S., CEO, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Overload for the wireless industry?

March 15, 2005 Instant messaging, ring tones and other services have cell phone industry scrambling to keep up--and now phone makers are adding VoIP. TAGS: CTIA, VoIP, camera phone, handset, cell phone, U.S., RIM BlackBerry, IM, America Online Inc., radio, Yahoo! Inc., camera

Week in review: Tech's shopping spree

March 14, 2008 Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., merger, Bebo, bid, acquisition, Week in review, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., antitrust, virtual machine, online advertising, game company, Google Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Virginia court upholds antispam law

September 6, 2006 Court denies convicted spammer's appeal, rejects argument that the state law is unconstitutional. TAGS: antispam law, anti-spam, appeal, Virginia, America Online Inc., U.S., e-mail

HP to ship Netscape browser on new PCs

October 3, 2005 HP and Compaq consumer PCs and notebooks in the U.S. and Canada will come with the browser starting next year. TAGS: Netscape Web Browser, Netscape Communications Corp., consumer PC, Web browser, Time Warner Inc., engine, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, phishing, HP, Canada, agreement, U.S., Mozilla Corp., America Online Inc., security

Raising alarms about 911 over Net phones

April 8, 2005 Regulators in the U.S. and Canada are entering the battle over emergency calls via Internet phones. TAGS: Internet phone, Internet phone company, VoIP company, VoIP, IP telephony, Canada, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, BellSouth Corp., cable company, America Online Inc., AT&T Corp., U.S.

Giants' new plans for Net radio

January 7, 2005 Clear Channel is playing catch-up in an Internet radio business that is finally finding its feet. TAGS: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Arbitron, Internet radio, local advertising, radio company, radio, advertiser, station, dot-com, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., MSN, U.S., brand
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