E-mail goes postal

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The U.S. Postal Service is considering offering everyone with a street address free electronic mail, though consumers would have to supply their own access to the Web, which is free via SpinWay.com and NetZero. The e-mail forwarding project would evolve from an enormous database which could be accessed from home, work or computers set up in post offices. The agency is still pondering how to make the system free of unsolicited junk mail. Some are skeptical that the Post Office can pull off such a project; others have privacy concerns.

Prepackaged software, Government domestic functions, Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Postal Services, Management, Electronic mail systems, E-mail, Email, Email software, Postal service, United States. Postal Service, Government Internet/Web application, Government agency software, Nolan, John M.

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Amid advertising slowdown, AOL parlays partnerships into revenue

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AOL Time Warner has come up with an innovative strategy for increasing advertising revenue for its online service, magazines and broadcast holdings by reaching agreements with large suppliers. The plan was conceived by AOL's Ad Council which brings together executives to brainstorm on ad revenue ideas. Some question whether the model can be replicated in the future and note that AOL's advertising deal with Foundry Networks gives the appearance of being an old-fashioned rebate.

Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, Data Communications Equip, Computer network equipment industry, Network hardware industry, Finance, Internet service providers, Contracts, Advertising, Internet service provider, Data communications equipment, Internet/Web advertising, Internet advertising, Foundry Networks Inc.

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AOL Time Warner Inc. unveils online music subscription service

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AOL Time Warner Inc. has debuted its new online-music subscription service at the New York City Internet World convention. Although CEO Robert Pittman's address to the convention only briefly touched upon the new service, industry-watchers are closely monitoring the success of the new subscription service. The service, called AOL Presents MusicNet 1.0, may benefit from AOL's huge Internet-service subscription base, although selling music on the Internet is an idea that may not reach its full potential for another few years. RealNetworks Inc. just started its subscription-music service and Microsoft's MSN's planned service is set to begin in the next few weeks. The cost of AOL's service is $9.95 per month.

Diversified Companies, On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Services introduction, Conglomerate corporations, Online services, Internet services, Company service introduction, Service introduction, Online music

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