Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1997 > Business New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   AOL Hangs Up Its Telemarketing Plan - Bowing to criticism, the company backs off from its attempt to give out members' phone numbers. Another day, another crisis. [Wired News]   AOL Lets Klan Site Remain - Is it offensive? Of course it is, unless you're of a like mind. And that's where the problem lies. [Wired News]   AOL May Fix Logjam, What About Its Credibility? - Steve Case preaches user restraint, as America Online works to overhaul its impacted system. [Wired News]   AOL Muscling into Japanese Market - The move is certain to cause waves in a nation unaccustomed to competitive pricing for Net access. [Wired News]   AOL Nabs Lightspeed - Like an aspiring Viacom, the megaservice angles for Hollywood limelight, with TV luminary Tartikoff as the titular chairman. [Wired News]   AOL Network Snafus Disgruntled Users, Survey Says - Nearly half of AOL's 8 million users were disgruntled enough to consider junking the service during its networking troubles earlier this year, a survey suggests. [Wired News]   AOL Posts Sentry against Viruses - With more of its members downloading Trojan horses, the service is introducing an automatic warning system to keep enemies at bay. [Wired News]   AOL Pulls Out the Stops to Woo Analysts - Now that it has solved most of its network problems, execs are working to convince investors that the company will thrive over the long haul. [Wired News]   AOL Pushes into Desktop Market - The online giant claims 'information that is delivered is worth more,' and promises its Driveway service won't eat up your bandwidth. [Wired News]   AOL Red Ink: A Trickle Not a Gush - Before a series of one-off charges are factored in, the world's biggest online service saw net income reach almost $11 million in the latest quarter. [Wired News]   AOL Refugees Call on ATT WorldNet - About a third of new sign-ups has come from former AOL users, AT T WorldNet says. [Wired News]   AOL Taps High-Power Lawyer for General Counsel - Amid lawsuits over prolonged busy signals and wrangling with state officials on consumer rights, AOL names a leading media lawyer to the post. [Wired News]   AOL Users Facing Mail Slowdown - A jump in use earlier this week could extend delays into next week, the company admits. [Wired News]   AOL Will Pay Top Dollar to Lease 50,000 Modems - The company intends to pay about four times the usual cost for extra modems - to provide members with reliable connections and (hopefully) encourage users to log off without fear. [Wired News]   AOL Wins Easy Money in Booksellers' Battle - What's so "exclusive" about the dueling deals with both Barnes & Noble and Amazon? Looks like it's America Online's grip on that $59 million it's raked in. [Wired News]   AOL an Easy Target for Scammers - Preying on a false sense of security, con artists keep targeting AOL members with potentially costly ruses that could undermine confidence in e-commerce. [Wired News]   AOL's Busy Signals May Fade - As part of the CompuServe acquisition, the biggest online service provider gets an expanded network that should help it meet access demand for the first time. [Wired News]   AOL's Email System Crashes Twice in One Day - The snafus come as AOL meets with state attorneys general to discuss whether it can meet increased demand from users. [Wired News]   AOL's Profit: How Long Can it Last? - Analysts taking a close look at the company's recent earnings report tell Ned Brainard they see one-time slight-of-hand deals bolstering the bottom line. [Wired News]   AOL's Self-Fulfilling Prophesy? - AOL Networks president Bob Pittman told folks at the Jupiter Online Conference that ad rates were headed down on the Net. Ned Brainard muses about his motives. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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