40% of Aol's Revenue Still Comes From Dial-Up Subscriptions

Mr. Armstrong estimates that about 10 million to 12 million visitors to AOL sites are tied to its dial-up subscription business.


Every time I see articles related to AOL’s purchase of Tech Crunch I read those articles because I used to have AOL like in 1994. My SN was farfig9. Yes. These articles always mention Tim Armstrong, president of AOL. But because I’m old and when I read “Tim Armstrong” I can only think of Tim Armstrong, lead singer from Rancid heading AOL. To think of AOL being ran by the guy who wrote the lyric, “Secret to a good life, is knowing when you’re through,” makes sense.

In that context of those lyrics, AOL should take a cue. Their business model transition is something I don’t think they can pull off.

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  1. edkohler reblogged this from 3dprintmeafucktogive and added:
    In case you’ve forgotten what dial-ups sound like.
  2. 3dprintmeafucktogive reblogged this from theweekmagazine
  3. onascaleofonetoawesome reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    Things on the internet can be dead, but nothing in the virtual world ever dies. Except Geocities.
  4. dotgo reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    Mind. Blowing.
  5. d2fang reblogged this from computereze and added:
    O_O
  6. theplutocrat reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    huwaaaatt?!!?! in year 2010?!?!
  7. silas216 reblogged this from dendroica
  8. bespangled reblogged this from cmonstah and added:
    I was just wondering how many people still pay to use AOL very recently. whoa.
  9. bekkarae said: Shocker….
  10. juliola reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    My cousin gets fresh, high-speed internet delivered to his second-floor bedroom, while his parents downstairs refuse to...
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  13. lelapin reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    Still in business?
  14. jamesdasilva reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    via newsweek and markcoatney
  15. charliewarzel reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    and 85% of those users JUST discovered napster!
  16. klaatu reblogged this from soupsoup
  17. richtong reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    so THATS where they’re getting all this money to acquire companies.
  18. brunabenvegnu reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    cacetada.
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  20. rebeccaaaa reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    HUH?
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  22. kayakingupstream reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    I’m scared.
  23. cognited reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    WOW!
  24. deleteyourself said: UNBELIEVVVVABLE. wow
  25. ipomoeaj reblogged this from kimbertmusings and added:
    What’s the point of living there if you don’t have Uncle-Daddy Calvin? (Josh’s grandma has dial-up, I think. She refers...

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