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AOL Growth May Have Peaked, And MSN Is Coming On Strong | |
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| Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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America Online used to be the glittering crown jewel of AOL Time Warner's media empire. It now appears destined to be just another small jewel among many. AOL's CEO Richard Parsons hinted as much in London earlier this month. During a Sept. 12 talk at the Royal Television Society, Parsons discussed the need to revamp AOL and suggested the online unit's survival is at stake. "If (AOL) is going to live, and I think it is, it will be somewhat like HBO," Parsons said during a question-and-answer session. Parsons seemed to be saying the Internet unit will be another cog in AOL's machine rather than the growth engine it was intended to be. Some critics go further. They say America Online may have to be spun off as a separate firm to avoid sinking the entire parent company. | ||
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| #1 By 143 (172.166.105.209) at 9/23/2002 11:55:10 PM |
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AOL… “Show me my money”
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| #2 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/24/2002 1:47:13 AM |
| The first amendment has nothing to do with what you can say on a private network. I guess you are against the FCC's ban on certains words and expressions on TV and radio too. |
| #3 By 1845 (207.173.73.201) at 9/24/2002 5:07:08 PM |
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ArKadon, If you use AOL software, you are bound to their terms of use. If their terms of use state (and I'm sure they do, otherwise they'd have been sued) that you can't say "Kiss my a** bi*** ", then you are subject to the consequences. What is the difference between AIM and using IM directly from the AOL environment. They both are AOL software and both probably have the same TOS. They also both are tied to an AOL account (even if it is a free AIM only account). The first amendment has no jurisdiction in this case.
In like manner, you are not permitted to use such terms on this web site. If you do, your comments can be deleted. If you continue to abuse the system, your account can be banned. theCoach, I know that private networks and public airwaves are different things. I didn't mean to imply that the same rules apply for each. That certainly wasn't what I was thinking. I should have stated that differently. What I was getting at, was that in public or in private there are curbs to the right of free speech. On private networks as AOLs there are TOS agreements that state what is or is not acceptable. On public networks the FCC sets guidelines. Even off the airwaves, there are curbs on free speech. Just ask the newspapers about liable lawsuits. Lying in some cases (under oath for instance, on your taxes is another) is a felony. Sexual harrassment is generally only committed by using suggestive language. The intention of the first amendment wasn't to gaurantee the right of a person to say whatever he wanted whenever he wanted to say it whereever he wanted to say it. |
| #4 By 7390 (63.211.44.114) at 9/25/2002 5:42:44 AM |
| The url is pointing to the wrong article. |
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