AOL's TOS Change Sparks PR Crisis
Micro Persuasion Steve Rubel posts about AOL's new TOS highlighting the cause of the buzz:"The blogosphere is buzzing this morning over a major privacy change to AOL Instant Messenger's Terms of Service. The change is sparking outrage because ...(this clip especially)
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Andrew Weinstein Spokesman, America Online refutes "The rumors flying around the blogosphere about the AIM Terms of Service are totally false."
posted by Jen @ 9:07 am
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