AOL Will Be Cutting Jobs!

According to an online article AOL will be cutting jobs so that it can save millions of dollars.

You can read the online article by clicking here.

If you are an AOL member you can follow the discussion that appears on one of the AOL message boards by clicking here.

In January of 2009 it seems that AOL employees received an internal memo stating plans to cut 700 jobs.

Be Careful Of These Kinds Of Emails!

Dear AOL Member,

This confirms that your AOL payment method has been updated to reflect the new information you provided. You can make payment method changes at AOL throughout your monthly billing cycle if you decide that a different payment method would better suit your needs. Please note however, that the billing method on record at 10:00 AM EST on your billing cycle date will be the one used to process your account charges.

You can access America Online`s secure, self-service Billing Center by going to-->AOL Billing Center. Here you can review and modify your AOL account information online, anytime.

Please Remember: If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to use your AOL account will become restricted!
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For security reason all links in this message will be blocked within 48 hours *********************************************************
Sincerely,
Member Services
AOL, LLC.


Please be advised that this is NOT a legitimate email from AOL! For one thing the blue link provided DOES NOT go to a legitimate AOL site! It goes somewhere else!

If you're an AOL member and you ever get an email such as this DO NOT CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS PROVIDED!. If you have a doubt about the email then you should go directly to AOL's official site only!

The AOL Message Boards - Changes?

I saw a rumor that AOL might get rid of their message boards so I decided to find out more information about it. Here is what I found so far.

Dear Message Board users,

We wanted to tell you about some changes that are coming to your AOL Message board experience. Many of the most popular message boards are getting a new look and feel in the coming weeks, while a number of the less frequently used message boards are being retired. Be sure to check back at the People Connection Message Boards page for an up-to-date list of active message boards.

These changes will take place on March 31st, 2009.

Thank you for being part of the AOL Message Board community. We thank you for your patience and understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,

The AOL Message Board Team

source
People Connection Blog

So far this is part of the information that I have found. It seems that AOL may be closing their message boards outside the United States - ie like in the UK and a number of AOL users outside the United States have reported that they have seen messages posted by AOL stating that their message boards will be closing.