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We are committed to our AOL Europe business.

We are actively looking for a CEO for the AOL division. That should come as no surprise since when Bob took the post in April, it was always noted an interim job for him. Bob is and has been the AOL Time Warner chief operating officer and in that regard nothing has changed.

When AOL announces a rate hike, it's leveraging its customer base. They have the multiple e-mail accounts and user lists, which makes it difficult for people to switch services.

When an AOL client connects, the AOL server sends back more information than they expect, ... The buffer that they reserved was 256 bytes. For that buffer, what AOL sends is 256 bytes and then 24 bytes extra ... to overflow it.

We are glad to see solid operational performance even though a much larger-than-expected goodwill write down was taken for the AOL and cable divisions, about $45 billion in total.

We want to make sure public information is available to everyone, ... We want to make sure there's no way of freezing legitimate competitors out of the system. We've had commitments from AOL and Time Warner that they will not do that. But this action has caused a lot of angst among some members of our committee.

We believe AOL and Time Warner are in the final stages of gaining approval from U.S. and Europe regulatory commissions. We do expect any concessions that would materially impact future performance.

The fact that AOL and Microsoft are moving in the same direction is good for everybody.

We contend AOL Time Warner is powerful enough that it won't go gently into the night (unlike Novell, WordPerfect, Lotus, Netscape, et al). We do believe, however, that developments between the two companies over the next year or two will have significant bearing on the long-term direction of the industry.

This will be AOL's first multi-bandwidth and multi-device client. AOL is about convenience and applications. And those applications should be ubiquitous.

We think the deal should be mostly positive for Time Warner, as it would offer AOL increased flexibility over the long term to grow its advertising revenue base, and monetize its branded content through broader exposure for AOL's vast stable of online properties, consistent with what we view as its well-articulated turnaround strategy.

With AOL likely switching to Navigator, the pendulum will swing heavily back to Navigator.

The question today is more opportunistic. The question is exactly where can I be a buyer of America Online ( AOL ) or some of these other stocks that have been weakened?

Within Time Warner right now, AOL is worth somewhere between $17 billion and $20 billion. But if the advertising business grows nicely over the next two to three years, it could be worth $25 billion to $30 billion.

Under this settlement, AOL must notify consumers in advance whenever there is a price increase or substantial service change. The notification must be clear and direct. The goal is to make sure that consumers know all the facts so they can make informed choices,

While this is unexpected, it indicates that AOL is remaining technologically agnostic. But I wouldn't expect AOL, if they expand DSL trials further, to compete in the same markets as Time Warner.

While the volume of spam reaching AOL email inboxes has remained at low levels compared to it's height in late 2003, the spam that's out there is more insidious, crafty, devious, and dangerous than ever.

Up until recently AOL was not a big believer in broadband. They didn't have the cable access. Now, with Time Warner, they have access to all the cable outlets.

Up until now, AOL has been able to pick and choose its partners, command the royalties it wants. They've moved to develop this market at their own pace. This forces them to take a more aggressive stance.

What next, we'll see AOL up on eBay?

With giant sites like Facebook and MySpace becoming as generic as Yahoo and AOL of old, more and more sites will be looking for an edge by drilling down deeply to serve a highly targeted audience.

When you look at Viacom and AOL Time Warner, their cash flow being generated by their businesses has enabled them to reduce debt and to focus on their businesses.

We've really gorged ourselves on stocks for the last eight weeks. The damage is really across many sectors. More than the AOL news -- the market is really tired of the feast. We need to push ourselves away from the table.

We will thoroughly test V.92 and make sure it is stable and reliable before V.92 access is offered to AOL customers.

We're going to AOL and say, 'You've got mail. Please stop this,'

We see a tremendous amount of traffic going across the network to Hotmail, AOL and Yahoo.

Best Buy has been our most significant partnership. We're seeing a fair amount of people who are new to the Internet and a lot of existing AOL subscribers coming to Prodigy because of these partnerships.

Every hour that the average user spends online, AOL pays for it directly, yet the average user only pays a flat rate of $21.95 a month. So if usage continues to go up, AOL's cost continues to increase and this is something they've started to control over the last several quarters.

Assuming there may have been, or may be, talks between AOL and Microsoft, the timing of the (Yahoo-Microsoft) announcement may have been intentional to influence those presumed discussions. AOL has to decide does it want to work with the Microsoft camp, go its own way or form a strategic alliance with someone else.

At the time AOL went unlimited, CompuServe deliberately chose not to follow with the point being how can you charge a fixed rate for something that has variable costs? There is a cost to someone dialing and just sitting on the system. That was what AOL ran into.

CompuServe hasn't been in a huge growth mode since AOL acquired it. AOL is looking for more advertising and trying to bring in more customers.

Componentization would allow AOL to keep its own user interface with its own distinctive branding, controlling the user experience of AOL subscribers browsing the Web. That was important to AOL, which does not want its subscribers to think they were leaving the AOL service when they accessed content on the Internet.

Dropping the AOL from its corporate name is their version of joining a federal witness protection program where you're given a new identity. But playing the name game won't help the company. If there is such a thing as conglomerate bad karma, AOLTW is getting what it deserves.

First of all, (AOL) stock is down ... 50, 60 percent from its high, ... And it really hasn't changed its spots. I mean my grandchildren, if I'm lucky enough to have grandchildren, and their grandchildren are still going to know about Bugs Bunny and Time magazine. AOL is here for the count. (The stock) could end up earning a buck a share next year, maybe even a little bit more than that, 15-to-18 percent growth. Where do you get that kind of quality at that kind of price? (That's) very, very difficult to find.

Is the Copyright Office not going to accept AOL users?

Isn't it true that the most important factor for AOL in choosing Internet Explorer was getting software that worked well with AOL's client software?

They all own GE, they all own Microsoft, and you're starting to see AOL show up. You're seeing a lot of common names.

It was very convenient for Time Warner management that people are really excited about AOL right now.

These bonuses, and the minimum 'save' rates accompanying them, had the effect of employees not honoring cancellations, or otherwise making cancellation unduly difficult for consumers, ... This agreement helps ensure that AOL will strive to keep its customers through quality service, not stealth retention programs.

The strength of the AOL cash flow and billed subscribers were better than investors were expecting and an increase in full-year guidance is clearly a good sign.

The stuff AOL is doing now is unbelievably egregious. They're trying to get personal computer companies to delete features of Windows and not let people have the choice of using our software,

Ted's leadership role in the formation of global media in general and AOL Time Warner in particular is uniquely significant, ... His values of journalistic independence and public service are a permanent part of who we are and what we do.

Put simply, my vision for AOL is to build the largest and most sophisticated global advertising network while we grow the size and engagement of our worldwide audience.

Our complaint against AOL Time Warner details a wide array of wrongdoing.

Our AOL ( AOL : Research , Estimates ) recommendation doesn't presuppose that the merger with Time Warner goes through, but we strongly believe that it will,

The most impressive part for me was that during a seasonally slow period, AOL added 3/4 of a million subscribers, ... That's a remarkably strong number.

Now AOL has an exclusive deal with some computer makers that forces those computer makers to remove those MSN options from the boot up process on new PCs. We believe that is anti-consumer action by AOL.

Coca-Cola's legacy dates back more than a hundred years, whereas the AOL brand is barely a decade old, but today Coca-Cola and AOL are two of the most recognized and powerful consumer brands in the world, ... We look forward to helping Coca-Cola use the online medium to extend its legacy into this new Internet century.

AOL will feel pressure to implement whatever standard the IETF develops, ... there's so much more potential for instant messaging in the wireless world that AOL's installed base doesn't matter that much.

AOL was caught red-handed censoring e-mail, and now the public knows their credibility is gone.

AOL was a roller coaster ride. I was lucky and privileged to be a part of it, both the ups and the downs.

AOL was a little light on the top line but made it up on the cost line. There were no surprises based on what we heard on Jan. 7.

AOL was a company waiting to die, Suddenly, they had a strategy that wasn't just about putting them out of business. They washed the car and it got a lot more attractive.

AOL wants to be the CBS network of the Internet, ... They want to be a broadcaster. Two critical issues to them are offering compelling media content in an extremely convenient way.

AOL tries to be all things to all people. It's a known brand name, so AOL is in the best position to benefit from this method.

AOL Time Warner -- you've just had a major shakeout. AOL was just not worth the value they paid, and this whole Internet portal media strategy has altered, but it hasn't gone away, ... But something new is happening. You have a new chief executive officer and the stock has been toxic waste in portfolios. Everybody's dumped it and you're not at a valuation level. It's very interesting.

AOL Time Warner will be valued like a traditional media company with superior growth prospects,

AOL seems undervalued by almost any measure. If any mega-merger of this size can work, this one can.

AOL's (customer) base has been with AOL for a long time and has long-established relationships with people. Your online identity is defined by your e-mail address and online or screen name. AOL does community very well.

AOL's best place is still inside of Time Warner. If Time Warner can make AOL work and keep it profitable, they've got a platform that can be powerful for promoting all their other media properties. I think Time Warner would rather not turn over full ownership of AOL. They're just looking for other opportunities.

AOL says people want a managed online experience, and the way to do that is through Java. And for Sun this would be a tremendous opportunity because it would the first time they'll be getting Java into the home.

AOL remains resolute in its pursuit of improving safety and security.

AOL proved they cannot be trusted to preserve the free and open Internet.

AOL owes its strong position in the mobile domain to its ability to provide seamless access to AIM buddy lists on handsets through an elegantly designed service and its strong relationships with mobile carriers. Its challenge is to demonstrate that it can use AIM as the foundation to engage users with a broader base of services, much as it is seeking to do on the desktop by opening access to its portal and e-mail services and linking these with AIM.

AOL opposes the concept of any kind of an e-mail tax. Certified e-mail is an additional, optional, voluntary way for large e-mail senders to deliver authenticated, legitimate, previously opted-in e-mail.

AOL members will be able to retrieve their e-mail by just continuing to use the AOL Mail button on aol.com and signing in with their regular screen name and password.

AOL looks to be slowing the bloodletting and this was a major factor in the aforementioned guidance upping,

AOL just zoomed by Prodigy, ... Prodigy has to differentiate itself to grab a piece of the market that it can own.

AOL, ... is the Internet play out there. It is the only fully integrated Internet player in the space. It basically has multi-brands across different areas of the Internet. And their flagship AOL Internet service continues to show very, very powerful subscriber growth.

AOL is still the largest and most profitable online company in the world and we're confident it is going to regain its stride as we go on from here, ... Are we in Virginia? Somehow I feel like we're not in New York.

AOL is one of the only companies that have ever delivered rich, managed content to the retail consumer profitably.

AOL is one of the big three in Internet shares,

AOL isn't letting anybody into their network, if they don't have to. There's no incentive for AOL to cooperate with anyone.

AOL is kind of a swing vote on the Internet these days.

AOL is essentially scanning e-mail for anything that's opposing their policy.

AOL is committed to offering our members the best high-speed experience -- not just faster dial-up but true broadband from a cable or DSL connection. We've seen in recent market tests that our members respond very strongly to the ability to more simply combine what they have from AOL with what they want from a broadband connection, and now we're going to deliver it from coast to coast.

AOL is a valued partner. We look forward to continuing to work with them.

AOL, in theory, has open-access to the instant messaging service today, but just under terms that they dictate. Perhaps the FCC will engender AOL to create terms that are more amenable to competitors, accessing the instant messaging system.

AOL in the Internet area is probably one of the few I feel confident buying here.

AOL has some great content that is broadly appealing to consumers. One thing that Microsoft lacks for MSN is a lot of good content.

AOL has cooperated and complied with the RIAA on these matters and will continue to do so,

AOL has been pursuing a multiple portal strategy. Netscape has been reluctant to realize that they're really a media company...here's competition at its finest, with AOL slashing up Netscape for its real key assets.

AOL has a great collection of brands, and the question is, 'Can they innovate and scale their business?' And those are very challenging things to do. But I think they are well positioned to grow.

AOL goes to great lengths to provide high-quality, best-in-class customer service -- taking extraordinary efforts to prevent, address and resolve billing issues. Consistent with that approach, the settlement allows any consumer with an outstanding issue the opportunity to obtain a potential full refund.

AOL continues to prove the strength of its video capabilities with the record-breaking streaming video views of the 2006 Super Sunday Ad Poll. Internet users expect top quality videos and our results indicate AOL's position as a premier destination for video on the web. AOL's innovative programming surrounding the Super Bowl, combined with new technologies and dynamic ads helped to enhance users' online experiences.

AOL ( AOL ), ... is one of our top picks right now. We think there are two issues that have clouded this story. One was Internet access pricing models and the threat of Microsoft. The other was the cable modem issue. We think when they report their third quarter this September, we'll see indications that investors do not need to be concerned about the pricing issue. And that is going to be continued positive news for AOL stock.

AOL and its affiliates will exclusively market, promote and distribute Internet Explorer on or for use by its subscribers to AOL's flagship service.

Anybody with a long horizon has to be in the Internet one way or the other. The one they would pick which I would reiterate is America Online ( AOL ). It is a real company, It has real earnings, it sure ain't cheap, but I think that 21 million subscribers will pay off down the road.

A number of developments are happening on the Internet that AOL couldn't ignore.

And then you have America Online ( AOL ), which is down more than 30 percent. Obviously the Internet is here to stay, and that's the leading brand on the Web. So I think AOL is a good buy here, too.

Anybody that looked at their balance sheet and at how much value they were placing on AOL understood there was a potential impairment charge there.

A relationship between MSN and AOL does make good sense for advertisers. It is a marriage of technology prowess and content.

Anything that impairs our ability to communicate with members is something we don't take lightly ? our members are likely to have a very negative reaction to this as well. If AOL actually pulls the trigger on this plan, a boycott would be our response.

As a result of this structural and strategic transformation, AOL is better positioned to remain flexible, nimble and competitive in the market, enabling us to expand existing audiences and reach new ones online.

As AOL continues to expand onto non-PC services, we believe their ability to create seamless integration between their core PC service and new services like AOL TV will be key to AOL Anywhere's success,

As people gain greater sophistication in using the Net, they don't need the walled garden that is AOL, ... The only reason you pay for AOL is if you think there is lots of great stuff in the garden -- but everything outside the garden is phenomenal so you don't need it.

As one of the leading game destinations on the Web, we are thrilled to partner with Nintendo to give our AOL Games community the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be the very first person to play the highly anticipated Revolution console.

You're seeing America Online and other AOL Time Warner divisions really working together now, ... You saw the starting point today.

You would think that whatever's on the screen is what a user will use, so this could help AOL grow the subscriber base.

You're getting AOL for less than nothing. Time Warner's assets are worth substantially more than the price of the valuation of the stock. It's that simple,