AOL Lays Off 1,300 Workers and Closes Call Center

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  1. JustBlaze

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>AOL has announced that it will be cutting 1,300 jobs and closing one of its call centersAOL announced today that it is cutting 1,300 jobs, approximately 7% of its global workforce, and will close its Jacksonville, Florida call center. Most of the 1,300 jobs lost are due to the closing of the call center but jobs will also be lost at AOL's Tucson, Arizona and Ogden, Utah call centers. AOL cut 700 jobs and closed its Orlando, Florida call center last fall bringing the total number of layoffs to 2,000 in less than a year.AOL subscriptions have steadily declined over the past 3 years as people move from dial-up to broadband services and leave AOL behind. AOL has approximately 18.6 million subscribers today, down from a peak of 26.7 million in 2002.AOL is shifting its business focus to free advertiser-supported sites instead of its declining business of providing internet access.</div> [​IMG] I hate AOL, it's about time this company dies.
     
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    BrewCityBuck The guy with 17,000 Posts.

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    AOL sucks, glad I have RoadRunner now. All these job cuts...damn.
     
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    Yeah, this was inevitable now that most people have made the switch to brodband. I've always hated AOL, their browser is complete sh*t, they overcharge people and it's made for old ladies who don't know the first thing about a computer. AIM Triton blows too, that company just all around sucks.
     
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    CelticBalla32 Basketball is back in Boston

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    Actually, I like AIM Triton. What's wrong with it Blaze?
     
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    Too many ads, it installs way too much sh*t on your computer, the tabs on the side suck, the windows are too busy, I just hate it.
     

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