Comments on: GigaOM Interview: AOL’s COO Ron Grant on the Bebo Buy

By: John Smith

John Smith — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:17:35 +0000

When you buy a new computer and AOL is part of the free software ~ watch out! AOL has a system that they will bill you if you do not contact them to let them know that you do not want them as your internet provider. The question I have is, how did they receive my credit card information? From the computer company [ DELL] ? Since I bought a Dell computer and Dell had my bank account information and since I did not give it to AOL ~ it only stands to reason that Dell and AOL are working together and share credit card information. Your credit card information!

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:51:42 +0000

With everything AOL can “do”… why is it after cancelling my AOL account they can’t (won’t) mark my address as undeliverable (to those that do not know I have a new e-mail address)??? The sender then thinks I am just not responding. Don’t tell me it can’t be done (that it takes a year… if that’s true!!!) No address/telephone number to be found, to reach Mr. Grant… Maybe if he sees this (IF IT’LL EVEN BE POSTED) Mr. Grant would contact me and explain which policy allows AOL to do this!!!??? Signed, Total frustration… but hey once you’re a “prior AOL” user… who cares!!!

By: Aner Ravon

Aner Ravon — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:45:16 +0000

Bebo is real cool but AOL never managed to digest international services very well. Take a look at what they have done with ICQ, which could have been the most popular IM network.

By: AOL Buying KickApps Too? - GigaOM

AOL Buying KickApps Too? - GigaOM — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:55:20 +0000

[...] When I asked AOL COO Ron Grant if AOL was going to be aggressive about buying more social media companies, he declined to comment on additional acquisitions but said the company will be aggressive. I have heard from multiple sources of AOL kicking the tires at many Silicon Valley start-ups. From the looks of it, Time Warner is ready to spend to do a complete makeover of AOL. Call it dressing up before a spin-off, regardless of what happens with Yahoo. gigaom:http://gigaom.com/2008/03/14/aol-buying-kickapps-too/ Share/Send Sphere Print Previous Post [...]

By: AOL-Bebo deal is good for the industry « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog

AOL-Bebo deal is good for the industry « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:26:28 +0000

[...] Corporate Development, then as GM of Netscape.] While there has been debate about whether this is a good deal for AOL or not, there is no doubt in my mind that it is good for the social media [...]

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:54:29 +0000

Social NEtworks are the new black, I don’t buy this euphoria around social networks – this is the “free” madness that is beginning to spread around us.

By: Franck Poisson

Franck Poisson — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:40:07 +0000

A social network in your portfolio is a must-have today for the web giants: in other words be strong in the ad display business to counter-balance the search ad king Google.