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Strategies & Market Trends : Gorilla Game Investing in the eWorld

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To: Curbstone who wrote (58)9/3/1999 4:19:00 PM
From: Ritch   of 1817
 
AOL is a nursery for clueless beginners to the online world. The reason they don't switch is because they don't know how.

This is not entirely true. I have a very technical background and have had AOL for years. I also have another ISP. There are a few reasons that I keep AOL.

1) My wife gets involved in some the the chats on AOL and has made many friends there that she does not want to lose. AOL fosters a "community" type environment.

2) My son would rebel if I got rid of AOL because all of his friends are on it! (You would not believe how many kids practically live on AOL).

3) There is a lot of content in AOL that can be found elsewhere, but it is all in one place on AOL. This means that it saves time and effort.

I believe that the main reasons people stay on AOL are 1 & 2 along with a few non-techie types that just find it easier.

I personally do not use AOL very often. Mainly when my ISP is down for some reason. But I for one do not see leaving AOL for the forseeable future.

Ritch
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