It's official: AOL is now Aol. As the fading Internet giant nears its 20th anniversary, the newly independent media company is prepping for another revamp. The latest step is a new logo, as seen below. The corporate name is now spelled with an upper case "A," a lower case "o" and "l," and a period:
Today's AOL, er, Aol. -- my spell checker sure hates that period -- is a shell of its former self. Last week the company announced plans to cut a third of its staff, or up to 2500 employees, as it prepares to spin off from parent firm Time Warner. The pricey restructuring is expected to cost AOL some $200 in the coming months.
The new Aol. brand will be unveiled December 10 when AOL common stock starts trading on the New York Stock exchange, the company announced.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/182861/
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Today's AOL, er, Aol. -- my spell checker sure hates that period -- is a shell of its former self. Last week the company announced plans to cut a third of its staff, or up to 2500 employees, as it prepares to spin off from parent firm Time Warner. The pricey restructuring is expected to cost AOL some $200 in the coming months.
The new Aol. brand will be unveiled December 10 when AOL common stock starts trading on the New York Stock exchange, the company announced.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/182861/
