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

To: Steve Robinett who wrote (7851)	2/13/1998 5:43:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13594

AOLers jumping ship: ........And that differentiation got easier on Monday when AOL raised the price of its all-you-can-eat package to $21.95 a month. In the past, ISPs had tried to attract AOL users by emphasizing the reliability of their networks and their customer service levels. Now, they can boast that they're cheaper, too. But will AOL users jump ship in response to the predatory marketing? Lefkowitz at EarthLink says that his Web site and toll-free number have been "besieged by tens of thousands of people" this week responding to his "Get Out of AOL Free Offer." ....... wired.com

To: Steve Robinett who wrote (7851)	2/13/1998 5:49:00 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 13594

Yes, I keep trying to put myself in the shoes of the advertiser, but it is hard. The internet does provide convenience when shopping for books, CDs and the like. Nice for trading stocks, but it seems to me that its primary use for other items is simply information. I did get information for a PC once -- but had to use the phone to arrange the purchase and I already new what I wanted. I tend to think that others get information on their purchases the way I do, but advertising ... Searching for information on a purchase -- yeah. Buying something because it caught my eye on the internet, no. I think advertisers dollars are better spent in a targeted fashion or that TV is a better "blunder-buss."