Posts Tagged ‘consumerist’

Does 80 percent of AOL’s revenue come from subscribers? New Yorker discrepancy leads to confusion

Posted on January 23, 2011, 9:53 am, by Craig Silverman, under Magazines, Online.

Ken Auletta's latest article in the New Yorker — a long feature about the new AOL — set off a lot of online chatter. One statistic in particular was highlighted by the Consumerist and Business Insider. The former writes: A New Yorker profile this week details how 80% of AOL's revenue comes from subscriptions, and, [...]

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Bad insurance, dirty language

Posted on January 11, 2008, 8:00 am, by Craig Silverman, under Online.

The Consumerist noticed a rather vulgar-yet-amusing post on Wil Wheaton’s blog that details the former Star Trek star’s distaste for AAA insurance. After seeing Consumerist’s post (4th item), Wheaton contacted the blog to clarify things. The Consumerist post: Wil Wheaton (of Star Trek: The Next Generation) would like you to know that he does not [...]

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