AOL ad sales, strongest in seven years, boost profit

Well, you could have told us how much AOL’s services are and since it’s an article about advertisement, maybe a link to AOL’s sign up page?

I wonder why?! Mr. Hussein Obama has been buying all their ads. I have to read and listen to his junk every day! It’s all political ads. You better go short on AOL b/c after elections their earnings are going to tank!

It is amazing how many people are paying for AOL dialup service who don’t need it. There were some stories a while ago about the dirty tricks they used to do everything they could to retain subscribers, such as reporting that years of unread spam in their mailbox was ‘activity’ proving their account was in use and that they should even upgrade to ensure they don’t prematurely fill up their inbox (let alone cancel and lose everything!)

AOL has been brutal with their advertising. You’re forced to watch a 30 second ad to view a 20 second news story. Huffington Post is a liberal rag that numbs you with their left sided opinions. AOL never used to be like it’s getting to be and the only people that pay for all the ads are the people that also pay for their AOL service and are forced to suffer through most of onslaught of commercial advertising.

@Fill – I’d like to know where those stories were about lies told to customers to retain them. I used to work for AOL in the retention department and we would have been fired for what you described. Yes, canceling is difficult but we were trained to keep you unless you said “No” three times. An immediate solution is to say the account was opened by a minor using an unauthorized credit card. They will ask no questions and cancel you on the spot. And, AOL is not only for dial-up, but an enhancement to cable. Many people want to keep their email, chat rooms, etc. and there is a lot of exclusive content.