Thursday, September 21, 2006
Interview: Can Userplane Help Transform AOL?
Interview: Can Userplane Help Transform AOL?: "In August AOL acquired online communications startup Userplane - which runs a suite of chat, IM, A/V Recorder, search and presence tools. AOL is in the midst of a big shift in businenss models - from closed 'walled garden', to a more open, web services-driven portal offering. For example AOL is to end its reliance on dial-up subscription fees and offer its e-mail service for free. It will also grow its online advertising revenues, to become more like its rivals Yahoo, Google and MSN. So what impact will Userplane and its nimble startup values have on the giant AOL? As it was put to me in an introductory email from Userplane: 'Though small, Userplane is poised to have a big impact on AOL, because it already does what the old AOL could not. Positioned as 'the open arm of AOL,' the company provides Web-based instant messaging and live audio/visual chat to more than 100,000 online communities, from the behemoth that is MySpace to the tiniest niche online dating site. What's more, Userplane already delive"
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