AIM

NEW YORK, NY - June 25, 2009 - What follows is a statement from AOL on events that transpired today on the Internet.

"Today was a seminal moment in Internet history. We've never seen anything like it in terms of scope or depth. Historically, celebrity news prompts a worldwide outpouring with several key consumer behaviors – searching, sharing and reacting to the news followed by online tributes has become the modern way to mourn. Princess Diana was the first notable Internet example. Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett are the latest.

“At AOL our AIM instant messaging service was undergoing a previously scheduled software update which should normally prove routine. It proved not to be. There was a significant increase in traffic due to today’s news and AIM was down for approximately 40 minutes this afternoon.”

AOL Consumer Advisor, Regina Lewis, is available for comment.

Users of the AIM iPhone apps can get alerts when a new IM arrives, even if they’re doing other things on their iPhone. The new push notifications feature comes as part of the iPhone’s new 3.0 operating software. Read more about the benefits of this to AIM users on the AOL iBlog. The AIM apps, along with other AOL apps, are available for download on the iTunes App Store.

New York—April 28, 2009—AOL today announced Socialthing™, a revolutionary new platform that brings social networking services to websites and enables publishers to attract new users and keep them engaged wherever they are on the Web.  MediaGlow, AOL’s centralized publishing unit, is in the process of deploying Socialthing across its network of more than 75 sites – reaching approximately 181 million* unduplicated users worldwide.  Last week Socialthing premiered on ‘TheBoot,’ the #1 online country music destination in terms of unique visitors** and will launch on Cinematical, the blog for movie enthusiasts, in the coming weeks.

AOL received four nominations for the 2009 Webware 100 Awards, which names the top Web 2.0 apps and services. Finalists include SHOUTcast for the Audio & Music category, Goowy's YourMinis for Browsing, AIM for Communication and Bebo for Social Networking & Publishing. CNET readers can vote on nominees through April 30, with winners revealed May 19.