AOL Launches Next Generation News Site
First Major News Site to Adopt a Blog Format; Users Can Interact,
Read, Watch, Listen and Vote on Top News All on One Page; Combines
Traditional Sources, Bloggers, Social News
DULLES, Va. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) June 26, 2007 --
AOL today launched a completely revamped version of AOL News, http://news.aol.com,
that adopts an innovative blog format, combining traditional news
sources, AOL programming and social news, all in an easy-to-use
single-page experience.
The new AOL® News sites combines the best of
traditional news, with AOL programming, user generated news, and social
news tools to create a comprehensive source of news and information.
This new, interactive experience engages news consumers in a real-time
dialogue about the latest news and debate of the day.
“News habits have changed, and AOL News is the
first site designed from the ground up to appeal to today’s
online news consumer,” said Lewis D’Vorkin,
SVP of AOL News & Sports. “Unlike other
news portal sites, AOL News leverages the increasingly popular blog
format, drawing on a wide rage of news sources to provide consumers
quick access to the top stories and related pictures, videos, polls. We
believe that AOL News will set the standard for other major online news
sites.”
Among the features of the new AOL® News site:
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The center column of the main AOL News page features regularly updated
top news stories, selected by AOL's editorial news staff, delivered in
a blog-style format that lets users vote and comment on each story. In
addition, this column also features embedded video, photos and polls
that let users watch and interact with the news without leaving the
site.
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The right column offers constantly updated news headlines, photos and
breaking videos from major news sources –
including The Associated Press, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and others.
This column also features links to AOL’s
roster of News Bloggers, including Mo Rocca, Dinesh D’Souza,
The Young Turks and Power Line.
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The left side of the page features stories that are generating the
most user interest, including most popular and most commented on
stories, along with user-submitted news.
The site also includes in-depth features, called Topics Pages, on a wide
range of stories, such as elections, health, science and more. These
Topic Pages include headlines, photos and videos, as well as interactive
features and community elements.
AOL® News, http://news.aol.com,
is one of the top four news sites on the Web, attracting more than 19
million unique visitors a month, according to comScore Media Metrix.
About AOL
AOL® is a global Web services company that
operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a
comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the
country's largest Internet access businesses, and provides a full set of
advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.,
AOL LLC is based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL and its subsidiaries also have
operations in Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com.
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