AOL News Delivers Dynamic Interactive News Experience.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003 America Online See AOL. , Inc. -0-
Leading Online News Destination Combines World Class Multimedia
Content With Rich Interactive Features Allowing Members To Get The
News On Demand, React and Interact In Polls, Chat Rooms
and Message Boards
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. News, the number one online news destination with more than 27 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month(1), offers an exclusive news experience for the company's 35 million members, attracting the world's largest online news audience by combining breaking news with compelling interactive features such as opinion polls, chats and message boards. AOL News tightly integrates these interactive features with world-class multimedia content available on demand from trusted news sources, allowing members to get the facts, react in online discussions and debates and interact with one another. "We've listened to our members and found that they want more than the traditional news experience," said Lewis D'Vorkin, AOL's vice president of news services. "They want to be active participants in the process, whether that means getting headlines on-demand, watching and reacting to live news video footage, or discussing and debating the day's top stories with other members. AOL News offers members a compelling online experience that lets them stay connected to the news on their own terms." Key offerings from AOL News include: -- Breaking News: Text, video and audio news is available on demand from trusted news sources including CNN CNN 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. , 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. , NPR NPR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Nepal Rupee. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. (National Public Radio), The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, Time and Fortune. News stories are updated throughout the day and cover key categories such as Nation, Business, World, Sports, Health, Family and Entertainment. This comprehensive coverage, particularly during wartime, has resulted in a dramatic increase in usage, doubling the page views to AOL News since March 18. (Source: AOL Traffic Data) -- Premium Video Content for AOL for Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). : AOL for Broadband subscribers enjoy access to breaking video news feeds and updates, in-depth reports on key issues, and exclusive interactive chats. Content includes video clips A short video presentation. from ABC News World News Tonight, Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as , World News Now and This Week; in-depth features and interviews from 20/20 and Primetime Thursday; archived ABC News footage relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc current events; audio updates on news, sports, entertainment, technology, and business headlines; morning business reports and an entertainment "Daily Dish." -- In-Depth Special Packages: AOL News offers additional comprehensive packages for important stories and events that impact our members' lives, such as the current package, "War On Iraq," This special package includes informative features and profiles, breaking news updates, video and audio clips, a live, 24/7 video feed from ABC News Live, dynamic interactive community features, photo galleries and more. -- Nightly News Nightly News may refer to
accessible from the Welcome Screen, offer an in-depth look at the hottest news story of the day including the key article complimented by relevant polls and message boards. -- Interactive Community Features: Polls, chats and message boards, all tightly integrated with relevant news coverage, allow members to express their views, voice their opinions and engage in online discussions and debates. For example, a current poll gauging members' level of support for the war, a daily War Meter, has already received in excess of 5 million votes. Postings on AOL's war-related message boards have increased by 530 percent since January. (Source: AOL Traffic Data) -- Expert Commentary: Exclusive live chats and Q&A sessions with leading newsmakers, ranging from government officials to authors, allow members to interact with experts on a variety of current issues, controversies, and topics. -- News Alerts: Breaking news alerts offer members real time notifications of developments in key stories and current events. Alerts are accessible on members' computers or their wireless devices, allowing them to stay connected to the news on their own terms, wherever they go. More than 3.8 million people have registered to receive AOL Alerts & Reminders since they first became available last fall and over one million Alerts and Reminders are now delivered by the AOL service each day. -- Photo Galleries: Comprehensive photo galleries illustrate the key issues and news stories of the day, including images from leading photo journalists plus member submitted photos. -- Weather Updates: Local and national forecasts are available on demand from The Weather Channel(R) as well as special video weather reports for AOL for Broadband members. -- News Search: AOL News Search allows members to find the most up to date information on the news stories they're interested in, quickly, when they need it most, from a wide range of AOL's trusted news sources. AOL News' ongoing coverage of the war with Iraq underscores AOL's ability to offer members a rich array of informative multimedia and broadband content, from trusted news sources such as CNN, ABC News, NPR, The New York Times, Time magazine and Fortune. For example, members have been visiting the special AOL News package "War On Iraq" in record numbers, to keep informed, receive real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. notifications of breaking news and important events, watch live video news updates on broadband from CNN NewsPass and ABC News, discuss issues in chat rooms, sound off in polls, share photos of friends and family from the frontline front·line also front line n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. , connect with others who share the same views and debate with those who hold contrary opinions. About AOL News AOL News combines content from the most trusted premium news sources available with engaging, interactive features, including opinion surveys, message boards, chats, shared photos and multimedia features to help members stay informed and connected to each other. AOL News partners include CNN, ABC News, NPR, The New York Times, Fortune, Time magazine, Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. , People, and Entertainment Weekly. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. (1) AOL News was the number one online news destination for the month of February 2003 with 27.1 million unique visitors a month and an 18.7 percent reach across the home/work/university online audience. (Source: February 2003 comScore Media Metrix.) |
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