Like others in the industry, I've been keeping an eye on America Online lately. Only recently, with the launch of the new AOL.com beta site, has it been possible to really experience AOL as a
nonsubscriber. This past weekend, though, the watching started in earnest. Wanting to check out the company's progress in moving beyond the walled garden, I tuned in to aolmusic.com's Webcast of the
Live 8 concerts. Having just moved into a new house, we don't yet have cable TV. Thankfully (our priorities being what they are), we do have DSL. Online was our only possible medium. It turned out to
be the ideal medium for the job.
Read the whole story at ClickZ, July 8, 2005 »
