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AOL to Discontinue AOL Pictures, BlueString and Xdrive

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2008 - 9:04am.

Dulles, Va. - Needing to tighten its belt, AOL plans to discontinue its AOL Pictures photo service, its BlueString multimedia composition tool and the Xdrive file storage and backup service in December, Ars Technica reported.

tags: AOL | AOL Pictures | Images | Xdrive | BlueString |

AOL to Shutter Several Underperforming Services

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2008 - 7:25am.

New York - Unable to find its niche in the personal media space, AOL (NYSE: TWX) plans to shutter its Bluestring media sharing, Xdrive online storage and AOL Pictures photo services, TechCrunch reported, citing an internal company e-mail. "With two quarters behind us, it is fair to say that results across the AOL products team have been mixed," wrote Kevin Conroy, an executive vice president at AOL, in an e-mail to staff.

tags: AOL | Time Warner | Images | Xdrive | BlueString |

AOL Acquires Online Storage Firm Xdrive

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 4, 2005 - 5:22am.
Dulles, Va. -- In its first major acquisition in a year, America Online said on Thursday that it has acquired Xdrive, a California-based provider of online storage and backup services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Xdrive, which has 34 employees, will operate as a stand-alone subsidiary of AOL under the company's Digital Services business unit and continue to be based in Santa Monica. Xdrive manages an online storage platform that gives subscribers access to their digital assets -- such as music and photos -- regardless of location or means used to access the Internet. Gio Hunt, the senior vice president of new business ventures at AOL Digital Services, said that the acquisition will allow AOL's members to more easily protect and manage their data files and digital media assets.
tags: Deals | AOL | Xdrive | Online Storage Firm |