Comments on DaveMMR.com: Intervention For People Who Still Use AOL

My mom just got a "fake security program" virus of...

2010-03-22T17:48:12.517-04:00

My mom just got a "fake security program" virus off Facebook, and I'm reformatting everything and reinstalling. I think I'm gonna try to talk her out of installing AOL.

And, yes, I get the "ding ding dings" as well. I am also starting to wonder how anyone can not be suspicious after all these years when a few people with quality video cameras want to do a documentary about addiction.

I hope you don't mind that I did a funny AOL post ...

2009-03-05T11:56:00.000-05:00

I hope you don't mind that I did a funny AOL post and included a link to this post. Let me know if you'd rather not have a link to your site. Check it out at: http://lakelandmom.blogspot.com/2009/03/aolics-anonymous.html

I worked for 6 months selling (or rather - TRYING ...

2009-03-04T10:07:00.000-05:00

I worked for 6 months selling (or rather - TRYING to sell) AOL and let me tell you - it was one of the hardest jobs I've ever had! Trying to convince people that they NEED AOL, when I wouldn't use it myself if I had to!

One reason your mom might still be with AOL is because it's nearly impossible to disentangle yourself from their tentacles! Just try calling to cancel your "free trial". You'll leave the call begging someone to scrape their fingernails on a chalkboard.

I spoke to a friend the other day who told me she's used to AOL and doesn't want to change. I told her she is missing so much, she has no idea. Like my daughter who lost her glasses and now that she has new ones she's seeing things she had no clue had existed!

I imagine the only people actually using it today are two types: those whose introduction to the web was through AOL and it was a profound experience. They're the same people who refuse to get rid of their prom dress or high school jock strap!

The other type: those living in such a rural area that broadband is not yet available. I suppose, in that instance, I WOULD MOVE! lol.

What seems more incredible than the users sticking around who don't have to, is the fact that AOL is sticking around! It was a dying fad 5 years ago when I was trying to sell it. It's really hard to believe they still exist. I thought by now they'd have been filed on the shelf along with Windows 95.

Here's a good page to read more about how many use it and why: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/so-thats-who-uses-aol/

I leave you shaking my head at the wonder of it all. Good post. : )

Someone just alerted me to the fact that one of my...

2009-03-03T16:54:00.000-05:00

Someone just alerted me to the fact that one of my sites was malfunctioning in an AOL browser. I was really taken aback. How many AOL users are still out there, anyway?

Does AOL still force users to hook up their comput...

2008-12-19T22:53:00.000-05:00

Does AOL still force users to hook up their computer to their telephone line and use dial-up service, even if they have broadband? I wouldn't be surprised!