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AOL Gets Aggressive With Search; Increases Pageviews With Client Software Change
When version 9.1 of the AOL client software hit the scene, the first thing I noticed is that you could use the AOL landing page inside of the client software without needing to login. This update will most likely lead to a huge increase in monetizable pageviews for AOL. When you load the 9.1 client software, you automatically see the AOL home page and can browse as you’d like. Once you need a personalized feature (mail, chat, etc.) you are asked for your login information. When you submit your information, the homepage reloads and bingo bango another pageview even though there was no reason for the reload. There’s a bonus check coming to someone in Dulles!
The other change looks like it was made live today and I’ve embedded a screenshot below. When you sign in (not the initial load as noted above), another window now pops up over the main AOL page that is basically a large search box. The AOL search is "enhanced" by Google. The other options (jobs, images, shopping, etc.) all link to the specific section with the AOL client software.
Considering that the main AOL Web page already features the same search options, I am not sure why they decided to place this popup window on top of the AOL Web page. I’d prefer that they added this as a toolbar on the AOL client software instead. There’s no way to turn off the window permanently, you have to close it every time. It’s big and bulky – certainly not a great usability choice AOL.
I was able to turn off the SMALL AOL Search Window using keyword: search windown and then the ‘Opt-out” choice. BUT I now receive a LARGE AOL Search window, taking up most of my screen and I don’t know how to turn it off permanently other than clicking on “X” Anyone have the solution to this one? Is there a similar “Opt-out” choice for the large window?
yes nick there are! and I am one of them!
There are still people who have AOL?
the centernetworks investigative bureau is back again?
Brilliant!!!!
Yes there is a way to permanently delete that annoying window!
Go to Keyword: Search Window
Click: Opt Out
Hallelujah
THANK YOU!
Where is this “Opt Out” button?
Oh THANK you KATHY! AOL should have made this an obvious option choice! How did you find it?
i just saw today that aol is deleting all the website hosting, journal hosting sites from its empire.
with less than 30 days notice we are told to save files and find another ftp client!
lovely, all the instructions they post, the links they say will show us how to do this are nada!!!
http://www.peopleconnectionblog.com/2008/09/03/how-to-download-your-hometown-files/
try for yourself! i can not even find the friggin keyword window to enter the term ftp!!!
good going aol, you proove once again you suck and dont care who you f-ck over!
no im not mad, i always curse online, NOT!
if anyone has any help / suggestions or can tell me where the hell i get my ftp files and how to save them please enlighten me.
if i knew how to do all that crap i would be paying for a real site and not the “toy” version aol puts out.
peace on earth,
b
I Dont get the opt out option I am a UK member not sure why it won’t work
perhaps its because of my location or version.
I am in UK and i dont get opt out option either.
Now found a way to disable this annoying pop up in UK.– Try this it has worked for me so far.
Click “Start”
Click ” Control Panel”
Click “Internet Options”
Click ” Security Tab”
Click ” Restriced Sites” then “Sites”
http://aka-cdn-ns.adtech.de (click”Add button”)
http://uk.at.atwola.com (click”Add button”)
Click “close”
KW: Search Window worked like a charm. Thank you for the info. Finally got rid of that silly screen/window.