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Overhype

by Carlo Longino

Mon, Jan 23rd 2006 10:05am





AOL Wants ItsSpace Too

from the we-need-to-be-hip-with-the-kids dept

Never one to sit still and let the latest net trend fly by unnoticed (and uncopied), AOL now wants to build its own version of MySpace based around its popular instant messaging program. The plan is to draw in AOL's online content with community features, but like Rupert Murdoch's strategy for MySpace of turning little media into big media, it's hard to see somebody like AOL -- the biggest of big media -- keeping the focus on the interactivity and user-created content that made MySpace so popular rather than just using it as another path to forcefeed people content. The bigger question, though, is if it will make any money. Given the dot-com bubble burnouts of so many "community" sites, as well as MySpace's relatively low ad revenue despite its traffic, it looks doubtful.

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    haggie, Jan 23rd, 2006 @ 11:03am

    Like I learned in b-school: If you are going to attempt to knock-off an existing business, make sure you pick one with low margins, tons of competitors, and non-existent customer loyalty.

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    Right, because AOL does everything better (note th

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    Graphics guy, Jan 23rd, 2006 @ 1:48pm

    Back in the day AOL used to be a "must have" program. Over the years however, it has devolved into a breeding ground for porn-bots and spammers. Of course they are going to try every little trend to get people to like them again, but you know its not going to work. Why pay when its out there for free already?

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    Chris H, Jan 23rd, 2006 @ 5:24pm

    AOL's days are numbered.

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    Re: Right, because AOL does everything better (not

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    dan, Jan 23rd, 2006 @ 5:31pm

    >Back in the day AOL used to be a "must have" program.< br>
    Exactly what day was this? i've been online since before there WAS an AOL (*those* were the days), and since the get-go AOL has been nothing but a haven for horny housewives, annoying children and insipid "me, to!!!!" artists.

    Which of those three are you, Gg?

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    Re: Right, because AOL does everything better (not

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    spam, Jan 24th, 2006 @ 11:26am

    Uh, dude, the horny housewives were great. I used to meet hot chicks all the time on AOL (back in the 90s)

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