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Service Cuts Make AOL Even More Useless

Blogging, page-hosting features latest to go as parent Time Warner looks for answers

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(Newser) – AOL is cutting two more of its website’s offerings, a blog creator and a data hosting service, Peter Kafka notes on Silicon Alley Insider. Users of AOL Journals, which hosts blogs, will be migrated to an equivalent host. Users of AOL Hometown, which mainly store photos—and, Kafka sniffs, is “as anachronistic as a dial-up ISP”—received a stiffer message: Save it elsewhere.

The newly redesigned AOL.com home page is shown. In an effort to increase user loyalty and bring more visitors to AOL.com, AOL is taking a step in a new direction by adding outside content.
The newly redesigned AOL.com home page is shown. In an effort to increase user loyalty and bring more visitors to AOL.com, AOL is taking a step in a new direction by adding outside content.   (AP Photo)
AOL international chief Maneesh Dhir poses for a photo at AOL's headquarters in New York.
AOL international chief Maneesh Dhir poses for a photo at AOL's headquarters in New York.   (AP Photo)
The 'Running Man' logo and other decorations are shown in AOL's New York office.
The 'Running Man' logo and other decorations are shown in AOL's New York office.   (AP Photo)
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