AOL plays the family card with 8.0

[Justintime]

AOL plays the family card with 8.0
By ComputerWire
Posted: 01/08/2002 at 08:47 GMT



America Online Inc yesterday lifted some of the tarpaulin off version 8.0 of its market-leading consumer internet service, which is due for release this fall, announcing a beta test release of the client software which features the usual array of usability and GUI enhancements.

The company also said it has gone live with a new version of its search engine, primarily powered by Google Inc's web search and sponsored links service. The AOL Search feature will also have prominent positioning for its own featured links and localized Yellow Pages content.

AOL is playing the family card with 8.0 - the software will have more functional parental controls, allowing users to manage access privileges from a single console, and providing "Report Cards", listing what web sites their children have been visiting. Email filters will also allow users to only receive messages from known addresses.

© ComputerWire

 

[Kruz]

So they pretty much installed a net nanny with the new aol? So much for privacy...

 

[Gonzo]

With that release, should I give up broadband & return to the glory daze of AOL? Nah.......

 

[Justintime]

AOL and me never collided, thank god.

 

[Gonzo]

I used my free "7 billion hours in 30 days" while investigating real ISP's

 

[Justintime]

Few friends try it, but aol is too darn possesive and bloated from what i see