Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : James Cramer Skeptic Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hunter Vann who wrote (365)	6/26/1998 3:30:00 PM
From: W. Luther	Respond to of 1254

i wouldn't necessarily characterize their content as "premium", although they do have some proprietary stuff that may not be available elsewhere(i haven't been an aol member in about 4 1/2 years so i can't vouch for what all they have on there these days)...the main thing they have going for them is that their system is easy to use(assuming you can get past the busy signals<g>) and to some extent they create a sense of community with their chat rooms and all(but these are widely available on the web now)...basically they understand the consumer(as cramer pointed out in an article today) and they're sharp enough biz-men to cut some good deals from their content providers...and you can throw in some competitive pricing(i think they charge not much over $20 per month now) to the mix and well...in sum, imho it's their competitively priced easy-access more than proprietary or "premium" content that attracts them to their customers wade