Gosh they really ARE trying to be a different AOL.

Here’s Ted Leonsis on this whole ‘killer’ anything approach:

Here’s a better way of looking at it.  The AIM Buddy List (which was introduced 10 years ago) was the orignial social network, and it has 43 million AIM and Buddy List users.  We’re working on adding functionality to AIM that will really open it up — allowing developers, partners, and users to take part.  It’s going to be fun.  Rather than thinking of it as a killer of anything, let alone MySpace, it will allow our millions of users to express themselves in new and interesting ways and become a catalyst for new communities to grow and flourish. We’ll have more to say about it soon. 

What a natural, humane, normal way of thinking about things.

Coolio Ted - now let’s see what happens when you’re in the midst of the Basketball or Hockey finals and your team is down 3-1 in the 3rd period?

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