AOL Subscribers in Droves Leaving
After nearly a decade of dominating the new internet surfers market, AOL is feeling the crunch of technology explosion and high speed connection availability. They lost nearly 2 million subscribers in this year’s first quarter alone.
AOL Slips to No. 3 on Internet
By SAUL HANSELL
Published: May 3, 2007
After more than a decade connecting more Americans to the Internet than any other company, AOL has given up its title as the leading Internet service provider, a reflection of changing consumer habits and its own strategic shift.
AOL decided last year to chase advertising dollars by offering nearly all of its content and features free. Its traditional model had been eroded by the shift to high-speed Internet service from cable and telephone companies.
