International

With the recent launches in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, Platform-A now reaches more than 160 million unique users across eight countries in Europe, including Germany, France and the UK. Read the press release.

Autoblog.com, the most viewed automotive news blog in the U.S., is expanding to France, Germany and the UK. Autoblog's extensive coverage of the auto industry includes more than 25 stories a day and thousands of photographs every month. Each of the new international sites has a local editorial team responsible for creating specialized content and syndicating content from the other Autoblog sites. Read more in the release.

New York, NY - November 17, 2008 – AOL announced the international expansion of its popular Autoblog.com to France, http://fr.autoblog.com, Germany, http://de.autoblog.com, and the United Kingdom, http://uk.autoblog.com. Part of the Weblogs network, Autoblog.com, http://autoblog.com, is a leading automotive news blog in the U.S. in terms of page views, and attracts 2.2 million monthly unique visitors worldwide, according to the September 2008 comScore Media Metrix Report.  Autoblog obsessively covers the auto industry and publishes more than 25 stories a day and thousands of photographs every month.
 

LONDON, October 29 – AOL UK today unveiled its new money and finance site at http://money.aol.co.uk, with a revamped layout and suite of investing and interactive personal finance tools that will help consumers better understand and navigate the current credit crunch. In addition to more multi-media content and advanced investor tools, the site will let users discuss and rate articles. In the coming months, the UK site will continue to add new interactive features and tools for online investors.
 
“In difficult economic times, consumers need access to the latest tools and information to help them manage their finances easily and accurately,” said AOL Europe Finance Channel Director, Michael Schroeder.

“The new layout gives investors and consumers more content in one easy-to-read place, covering dozens of key categories such as mortgages, loans, savings, retirement planning and taxes,” he added.

Platform-A reaches more than 80 million unique users -- or 76% of the online audience -- in the UK, Germany and France, according to the August comScore Media Metrix report. AOL's advertising business officially launched in those countries over the course of the past few weeks. Platform-A plans further launches in Europe by year end. Read more in the release.