Comments on: @aol.com http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:29:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39758 Robert Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:07:40 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39758 What if they work at AOL? What if they work at AOL?

]]> By: Mark Glossop http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39753 Mark Glossop Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:01:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39753 Well how about this one? As IT manager at my former employer, I had a bunch of "con-sultants" foisted on me to do an "IT audit" shortly after I started. They only had an "@optusnet.net.au" (big ISP in .au) address - had neither a business domain nor any web presence. Yet when I shot down most of their recommendations, I was the "bad guy" being "uncooperative". [I found out later that they were mates of the main accounting con-sultant...explained a lot ] Well how about this one? As IT manager at my former employer, I had a bunch of "con-sultants" foisted on me to do an "IT audit" shortly after I started. They only had an "@optusnet.net.au" (big ISP in .au) address - had neither a business domain nor any web presence. Yet when I shot down most of their recommendations, I was the "bad guy" being "uncooperative".

[I found out later that they were mates of the main accounting con-sultant...explained a lot ]

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39748 Erik J. Barzeski Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:28:44 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39748 [quote comment="39744"]You would probably be astounded by the number of people out there that don't have a clue about business presense on the 'net.[/quote] What prompted me to write this was someone insisting I could do something business-related to make five times the money I'm making now. He was of course telling me all of this from an AOL email address. Uh huh. I can't remember the last time I took someone with an @aol.com email address properly. Oh wait, yes I can: it was when Steve Case emailed me back in 1999 or so. :-P Scott Crick said on March 1, 2007:

You would probably be astounded by the number of people out there that don't have a clue about business presense on the 'net.

What prompted me to write this was someone insisting I could do something business-related to make five times the money I'm making now. He was of course telling me all of this from an AOL email address. Uh huh.

I can't remember the last time I took someone with an @aol.com email address properly. Oh wait, yes I can: it was when Steve Case emailed me back in 1999 or so. :-P

]]> By: RichardZ.com http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39747 RichardZ.com Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:25:32 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39747 Completely agree. Completely agree.

]]> By: Scott Crick http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39744 Scott Crick Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:42:07 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39744 I work for a printer and, in doing business cards for customers, I see @aol.com, @hotmail.com, @msn.com and @earthlink.com e-mail addresses all the time. Surprisingly, I don't see too many @gmail.com addresses (although now that Gmail is open to the masses, I suppose we'll see more of it in the future). You would probably be astounded by the number of people out there that don't have a clue about business presense on the 'net. I work for a printer and, in doing business cards for customers, I see @aol.com, @hotmail.com, @msn.com and @earthlink.com e-mail addresses all the time.

Surprisingly, I don't see too many @gmail.com addresses (although now that Gmail is open to the masses, I suppose we'll see more of it in the future).

You would probably be astounded by the number of people out there that don't have a clue about business presense on the 'net.

]]> By: Ron http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39743 Ron Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:35:32 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39743 That reminds me of that Earthlink commercial. "Because an Earthlink address leaves a good impression". How? People that can't even count the change in their pocket without using a calcuator can probably get an Earthlink email address. I'm so sure that an employer or business partner will see your card with "JoeSchmoe@earthlink.net" and say "WOW! He even has an EARTHLINK address, this guy is the real deal!" As far as AOL, if I saw someone put an @aol.com email address on a business card as their contact information, I'd roll my eyes and toss it in the trash. It just screams unprofessional. That reminds me of that Earthlink commercial.

"Because an Earthlink address leaves a good impression".

How? People that can't even count the change in their pocket without using a calcuator can probably get an Earthlink email address. I'm so sure that an employer or business partner will see your card with "JoeSchmoe@earthlink.net" and say "WOW! He even has an EARTHLINK address, this guy is the real deal!"

As far as AOL, if I saw someone put an @aol.com email address on a business card as their contact information, I'd roll my eyes and toss it in the trash. It just screams unprofessional.

]]> By: Adam Jacob Muller http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39742 Adam Jacob Muller Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:58:58 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39742 s/business// s/business//

]]> By: Robin http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39741 Robin Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:39:22 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39741 Haha, amen. Haha, amen.

]]> By: Frode Danielsen http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39740 Frode Danielsen Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:35:11 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/03/01/aolcom#comment-39740 We have the same bad habit in Norway with people using @online.no-addresses (or even @hotmail.com sometimes)... We have the same bad habit in Norway with people using @online.no-addresses (or even @hotmail.com sometimes)...

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