AOL.com A popular email and search engine provider on the Internet edit this microsummary

edit AOL

AOL, short for America Online, is a complete resource for anything and everything you are looking for. It is like finding a shopping mall that offers everything you need from basic necessities to entertainment. Having an information site that offers so much can be difficult to organize, but AOL does a great job of dividing the information into sections so that everything is easy to locate.

edit Resumo em Português

AOL, a curto America Online, é um recurso completo para qualquer coisa e tudo o que você está procurando. É como encontrar um shopping que oferece tudo o que você precisa de necessidades básicas para entretenimento. Ter um site que oferece informações tanto pode ser difícil. A organizar, mas AOL faz um grande trabalho de dividir a informação em seções de modo a que tudo é fácil de localizar.

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Located at the very top of the website is a box for you to type in keywords. This allows you to search AOL for whatever you want. The formats to choose from are internet, video, news, images, music, and shopping. AOL is also a free email service provider. Set up an email account that you can easily access from any computer. The other icons in this area include money, music, AIM, My AOL, and Video. Each of these sections has many features of their own to offer.

edit Finance

The money section is a complete business guide for what is taking place all over the world. It also offers you information on stocks and tips. Find information on financing, investing, small business, and tax preparation. Each of these subcategories offer detailed articles for you to gain valuable information from. The music section features stories on the hottest artists, new releases, and some great music to purchase as well as sample.

edit AIM

The AIM icon is something many of us could use. This is short for AOL.com Instant Messaging. AIM allows you to send IM from any computer and the service is free. All AOL customers get free email access as well as free virus protection. You also get to design your own area called My AOL. Add your favorite videos and feeds to this area, making it a personalized webpage for you to access. The video icon is one of my favorites. You will get to choose from hundreds of videos on demand to play.

edit Feature Stories

The AOL.com main page offers you a variety of feature stories from around the world that are making headlines. You can choose to read about a variety of events taking place that relate to human interests, society, politics, business, and more. The AOL Directory gives you a complete list of subjects to choose from. There are too many to list but some of the most common include Food & Home, Celebrity News, Autos, Games, People, Sports, Shopping, Yellow Pages, Health, Horoscopes, Jobs, Movies, and Diet & Fitness.

edit Parental Controls

All parents have heard the horrific stories about young men and women being lured online by predators. Even though we have explained the dangers and warning signs to our children we still worry. Keep in mind that the tactics used by such predators evolve as their old ways become less fruitful. AOL offers free parental controls so you can feel even more secure when your child is using the internet.

edit Special Interest Sites

AOL understands all people have different interests, thus the reason behind providing such a variety of information in one place. However, they also offer special interest AOL sites to make sure you get more of what you are looking for. These various special interest sites include Chinese, Latino, AOL for Teens, AOL for Kids, AOL Worldwide, Small Business, and Black Voices.

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AOL also offers many tools you can use to make your internet time more enjoyable and safer. They offer an active security monitor to help protect against identify theft and spyware. The XDrive protection keeps your photos secure as well as provides you will more storage capacity. There are a variety of AOL versions and toolbars you can choose to download for your computer. Take the time to read each product description and then choose the products that are right for you.

edit The Pitch

AOL.com offers a very complete resource for anything and everything you could ever want to find on the internet. In addition, it offers some wonderful safety features including the very popular parental controls and security measures so that you feel safe shopping online.

edit Languages

English, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Japanese.

edit Contact

The AOL Postmaster department can be reached by phone toll free at: +1.888.212.5537. This number is live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Here are some other useful AOL contacts:

• AOL US Postmaster(local): 1-703-265-4670
• AOL France: 0892 02 03 04
• AOL Germany: 0 1805 313164
• AOL UK: 0870 320 2020
• AOL Puerto Rico: +1.888.265.1111
• AOL en Español (Estadas Unitas soledad): +1.800.771.7084
• All other countries: +1.703.264.1184 (This is a toll call.)

• General AOL Support: +1.800.827.6364
• AOL Broadband Support: +1.888.849.3200
• AOL for Windows Support: +1.800.827.3338
• AOL for Macintosh Support: +1.888.265.8007
• AOL Support by TTY: +1.800.759.3323

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edit Additional Information

• AOL Buying No. 3 social networking site (Bebo.com) from The New York Times, 14 March 2008

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