AOL Launches Next Generation News Site.First Major News Site to Adopt a Blog Format; Users Can Interact, Read, Watch, Listen and Vote on Top News All on One Page; Combines Traditional Sources, Bloggers, Social News DULLES, Va. -- AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. today launched a completely revamped version of AOL News, http://news.aol.com, that adopts an innovative blog format, combining traditional news sources, AOL programming and social news, all in an easy-to-use single-page experience. The new AOL[R] News sites combines the best of traditional news, with AOL programming, user generated news, and social news tools to create a comprehensive source of news and information. This new, interactive experience engages news consumers in a real-time dialogue about the latest news and debate of the day. "News habits have changed, and AOL News is the first site designed from the ground up to appeal to today's online news consumer," said Lewis D'Vorkin, SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul of AOL News & Sports. "Unlike other news portal sites, AOL News leverages the increasingly popular blog format, drawing on a wide rage of news sources to provide consumers quick access to the top stories and related pictures, videos, polls. We believe that AOL News will set the standard for other major online news sites." Among the features of the new AOL[R] News site: * The center column of the main AOL News page features regularly updated top news stories, selected by AOL's editorial news staff, delivered in a blog-style format that lets users vote and comment on each story. In addition, this column also features embedded video, photos and polls that let users watch and interact with the news without leaving the site. * The right column offers constantly updated news headlines, photos and breaking videos from major news sources - including The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. , ABC News
ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. , CBS News CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. Current productions Current television shows
or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. and others. This column also features links to AOL's roster of News Bloggers, including Mo Rocca Mo Rocca (born Maurice Alberto Rocca on January 28, 1969 in Washington, DC) is an American writer, comedian, and political satirist. Rocca is best known for his work as a correspondent from 1998 to 2003 on Comedy Central's popular satirical news program, , Dinesh D'Souza, The Young Turks and Power Line. * The left side of the page features stories that are generating the most user interest, including most popular and most commented on stories, along with user-submitted news. The site also includes in-depth features, called Topics Pages, on a wide range of stories, such as elections, health, science and more. These Topic Pages include headlines, photos and videos, as well as interactive features and community elements. AOL[R] News, http://news.aol.com, is one of the top four news sites on the Web, attracting more than 19 million unique visitors a month, according to comScore Media Metrix. About AOL AOL[R] is a global Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the country's largest Internet access businesses, and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL and its subsidiaries also have operations in Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com. |
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