Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4billion (1 Viewer)

[Righetti]

That is billion with a B. Imagine what they were worth twenty years ago

 

[Righetti]

@pourmecoffee

@pourmecoffee: Verizon is buying AOL but there should be no service interruption for the dial-up account your grandma doesn't need or even know she has.

 

[MattFancy]

Honestly, what does AOL really even do any more? Are they really still that valuable? Anytime I see someone with an AOL email account, I just assume they haven't checked their email since 1999.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Agree with Matt. I have one AOL account and I use that when I need a junk email account. I dont think Ive ever checked it.

 

[3C's]

Honestly, what does AOL really even do any more? Are they really still that valuable? Anytime I see someone with an AOL email account, I just assume they haven't checked their email since 1999.

Mass media. They haven't done ISP (AFAIK) for years.

 

[MattFancy]

Honestly, what does AOL really even do any more? Are they really still that valuable? Anytime I see someone with an AOL email account, I just assume they haven't checked their email since 1999.

Mass media. They haven't done ISP (AFAIK) for years.

What media? Does anyone go to AOL.com anymore?

 

[Righetti]

Maybe Verizon gets rights to that terrible Tom Hanks movie, You've got Mail

 

[Cjw_55106]

When its all said and done, I trust Verison isnt just throwing money away.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Agree with Matt. I have one AOL account and I use that when I need a junk email account. I dont think Ive ever checked it.

I have an account that's so old the username has gone dormant a couple of times and I've had to re establish the account in the rare instance I've needed to check it. Luckily it's a unique name and hasn't been taken.

 

[Tackling Dummies]

Don't pick up the phone, I'm online!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1UY7eDRXrs

 

[James Daulton]

Don't hate on AOL. I have tons of fond memories waiting patiently for my 14.4k modem to finish downloading those new fangled, amazing world wide web pages. Exciting stuff. Plus you could find pics of naked chicks!

 

[Jayrok]

AOL is still around? Maybe Verizon can buy MySpace too.

 

[MattFancy]

When its all said and done, I trust Verison isnt just throwing money away.

I don't think they're throwing money away, just seems like $4.4 billion for AOL seems steep. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just don't see the appeal that AOL has anymore. I bet if you did a poll, most people wouldn't even know they still existed.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

When its all said and done, I trust Verison isnt just throwing money away.

I don't think they're throwing money away, just seems like $4.4 billion for AOL seems steep. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just don't see the appeal that AOL has anymore. I bet if you did a poll, most people wouldn't even know they still existed.

Maybe it's just the brand recognition? Everybody knows the name and there is value on that alone. I'm not sure it's worth 4.4 billion.

Maybe they still have a giant chunk of baby boomer users?

 

[Da Guru]

I thought AOL had already folded in the early 2000s.

 

[James Daulton]

I thought AOL had already folded in the early 2000s.

Don't forget how they fleeced Time Warner back in the early 2000's.

 

[Cjw_55106]

I did read this:

AOL reported a 7.2 percent rise in first-quarter revenue to $625.1 million, boosted by demand for its real-time bidding platform that helps advertisers place video and display ads on other digital properties.

 

[shadyridr]

What do u do with all these discs now?

 

[Spin]

But Aols true value isnt in its shrinking subscriber base. The company has wisely taken the cash from its old business and poured it into a new one: digital video advertising. And in this sector, Aol has been dominating.

The companys third-quarter earnings report shows Aol Platforms, its advertising arm, brought in a whopping $271 million in revenue. Even more impressive: the Platforms segment grew 44% year over year. That kind of growth is unheard of in most old-school tech companies, particularly one that predates the modern internet by more than a decade.

 

[3C's]

Honestly, what does AOL really even do any more? Are they really still that valuable? Anytime I see someone with an AOL email account, I just assume they haven't checked their email since 1999.

Mass media. They haven't done ISP (AFAIK) for years.

What media? Does anyone go to AOL.com anymore?

Two of the bigger ones they own (bought) are Huffington Post and Techcrunch. There's others but those are the ones that I recall.

 

[Kev4029]

Honestly, what does AOL really even do any more? Are they really still that valuable? Anytime I see someone with an AOL email account, I just assume they haven't checked their email since 1999.

Mass media. They haven't done ISP (AFAIK) for years.

What media? Does anyone go to AOL.com anymore?

Two of the bigger ones they own (bought) are Huffington Post and Techcrunch. There's others but those are the ones that I recall.

I get on Engadget on a near daily basis, which is also AOL.

 

[MattFancy]

Honestly, what does AOL really even do any more? Are they really still that valuable? Anytime I see someone with an AOL email account, I just assume they haven't checked their email since 1999.

Mass media. They haven't done ISP (AFAIK) for years.

What media? Does anyone go to AOL.com anymore?

Two of the bigger ones they own (bought) are Huffington Post and Techcrunch. There's others but those are the ones that I recall.

I get on Engadget on a near daily basis, which is also AOL.

Ah you're right, I forgot about that.

 

[3C's]

Honestly, what does AOL really even do any more? Are they really still that valuable? Anytime I see someone with an AOL email account, I just assume they haven't checked their email since 1999.

Mass media. They haven't done ISP (AFAIK) for years.

What media? Does anyone go to AOL.com anymore?

Two of the bigger ones they own (bought) are Huffington Post and Techcrunch. There's others but those are the ones that I recall.

I get on Engadget on a near daily basis, which is also AOL.

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