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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steve Robinett who wrote (6387)	12/13/1997 11:28:00 PM
From: jack rand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13594

>>At some point, AOL runs out of favorable spots for ads. Bear in mind that AOL already has sold much of its most desirable space on three year up-front deals that won't benefit from rate increases from subscriber growth until they expire. Yes, they can add space. But already the gauntlets of pop-ups etc. make using AOL like being in one long Publisher's Clearing House promotion. But in fact, AOL has been reducing the number of services -- and hence amount of space. Sure, Website have ads. But somehow moving about the Internet doesn't impart the same sense of innundation and annoyance as does using AOL -- the entire character of which is visibly morphing to sell, sell, sell. In fact when you call support now they give you a hard sell to allow them to connect you to CUC telemarketing for a hard sell to sign up for CUC. There's even a new 'feature' in the initial sign-up -- have an AOL 'Guide' call you to introduce you to the service; during which of course, the emphasis is on buying stuff including direct pitches for such as Guide to AOL book, and yes, "can we connect you to CUC?" It's all so gross.