Some end of the week updates :-)

Countdown to Goldrush

Check out goldrush.aol.com. We announced this last week, and it will have lots of promotion around it. For those who don't know, this is an online reality series that drives you through the web on the hunt for gold. Real gold can be won too.. so some serious money at stake!

Blogs turns 3 years old :-)

On the Magic Smoke blog, Joe writes that Journals has turned 3 years old!

Today the team demo'd an early dev build of blogs.aimpages.com, and it went very well. The team is now focused on getting blogs.aimpages.com to beta. The idea here is that every aimpage has a blog, the blog inherits your "theme" from aimpages, and you can also "mash up" aimpages entries with ones from other sites. Exciting stuff....

The Journals product itself has an R8 and R9 release. Numerous features in these updates. But I've also asked the team to remove all (and I do mean ALL) Hamely Blue from the existing Journals product, and give it a fresher look.

India Portal

You may have seen a message asking for feedback on the India Portal design mocks. We really want some feedback on this, so see Alisa to help out :-)

Signs

We are still working on the signs for the campus.... Nancy showed me design today and it looks great. It will hopefully be ordered and up sometime this year.

Comments

Anonymous said…

"Where's me gold...?"

As far as signs/wall hangings go, while it might seem silly, given that AOL is a part of the Time Warner entertainment family, and our big push is into digital media, maybe we could get our hands on the latest current movie, TV, Books, and Music collateral from other groups and hang them up on the walls and the main lobby area. It would definitely infuse energy, creative dynamics, and all kinds of other good benefits into the building.

Of course we would then need to make an effort to keep them current =)

August 4, 2006 at 3:59 PM

In Memory: Leo Pot

Today is one of those days that feels "empty" or "numb". I attended a funeral for Leo Pot, who died on July 4th from Cancer. Such a nice man, very successful with his businesses, and a great family. Funny, sharp, witty. He shared a glass of wine or two with me, and gave me thoughts on life after leaving my last job. More important, he has a wonderful family. It's hard seeing his 3 young daughters at the funeral, each dealing with grief. Live each day to the fullest. Make sure you get the most out of what you do, and spend time with people you care about. Rest in peace, Leo. "On July 4, 2008 Leonardus Leo Josephus Pot, loving father and doting husband, left his earthly existence peacefully, at home, in the company of his family. Born in the fall of 1956 in Oegstgeest, The Netherlands to Martin and Joanne Pot, he would go on to complete a Bachelor's deg...

AOLers : Don't let people say silly things about your company

Don't let people say silly things about your company Yes I mean it. Your company. I read the blogosphere, and often see articles on some feature or product that has been launched. Then I follow the comments. You get the normal AOL bashing, some people who like it, some people who bash and have never used the product being reviewed. All the normal stuff. But Frank Gruber set an example for me last year. When he spots these comments, he follows up with a comment and (if possible) contacts the person who wrote the it. Often the comments don't have contact info or use real names. But if they do, Frank will email them as follow up. And the response is normally good. If Frank can do it (as busy as he is), so can we all do it. The latest blog that struck me was this article " Yes, People Still Use AOL " on Silicon Alley Insider. The first comment was negative, the third was negative. ...

Pizza - with egg on it? A Paris delight!

Tonight at a late night snack after lots of walking, pizza... And boy did it taste good. I have never had pizza with egg on it, until in Paris. But though it looked a bit odd, it tasted yummy. What's on your pizza? Tags: pizza , paris , france

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