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Here are the latest posts about AOL on HowToWeb:

AOL to End AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) on December 15, 2017: AOL Instant Messenger will come to an end on December 15, 2017. It had a long run. It first arrived in 1997. (October 6, 2017)

Report: NSA Data Mining Nine Major Internet Companies to Collect Information About U.S. Citizens: The Washington Post reported today that the NSA has been data mining major Internet companies for information on citizens through a program called PRISM. (June 6, 2013)

Very Unsimilar Search Results for Google, Yahoo and AOL: Rough Type looks at the top search results for 2006 from Google, Yahoo and AOL and finds there is no similarity. (December 19, 2006)

AOL Launches Open Ride Software: AOL has launched new Windows software for using the Internet called Open Ride. (October 6, 2006)

Email Filters and Fee-based Email: Wired has an interesting article about the rise of filters and how many ISP filters end up removing too much legitimate mail. (March 10, 2006)

AOL Gets Reality TV Series: Mark Burnett, the brainchild of reality tv shows like Survivor and The Apprentice, has come up with a new web-based reality show for AOL called Gold Rush!. (February 3, 2006)

AOL's Top 2005 Searches: At the end of the year search providers start to release their top search results for 2005. (December 19, 2005)

AOL Enhances Spyware Killer: InternetNews. (September 21, 2005)

Microsoft and AOL Rumors Spread: The Mercury News reports that a New York Post article has spread rumors that Microsoft is considering an acquistion of partnership with Time Warner's AOL division. (September 18, 2005)

AOL Buys Xdrive Online Storage Service: AOL has acquired Xdrive, an online service that provides secure online storage for digital files, including music files and video. (August 8, 2005)

AOL to Offer Free Content: AOL is removing the "walled garden" approach to its huge collection of Time Warner content. (June 9, 2005)