Bush keeps bashing nature Aug 26, 2008
His e-mail address is teepencolumn@ earthlink. net. (Albany Times Union)
Dangerous Cybersilence Aug 20, 2008
When Kaminsky announced the existence of that flaw in DNS on July 8, it took Internet service providers including AT (nyse: - - ), Time Warner Cable (nyse: - - ), Cablevision (nyse: - - ) and EarthLink (nasdaq: - - ) more than 10 days to install a patch protecting their customers. (See " ."). (Forbes -- Technology)
Google Pushes Hard For White Space Usage Aug 19, 2008
The White Spaces Coalition is made up of Microsoft, Google, Dell, HP, Intel, Philips, Earthlink, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics. They want to deliver high speed (broadband) internet access to consumers via existing 'white space' in unused analog television frequencies. (eFluxMedia)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads Aug 14, 2008
ISPs like Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Earthlink, Verizon, and Cablevision also denied targeting ads based on customer Internet usage. Charter Communications, which took some heat from Markey's subcommittee after it announced plans to test a system that tracks users' online activity. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Is EarthLink-AOL deal feasible — or prudent? Aug 12, 2008
Is EarthLink-AOL deal feasible or prudent ... Is EarthLink-AOL deal feasible or prudent ... Dial-up Internet company EarthLink has more money in the bank than it did last year thanks to a series of cost-cutting moves by CEO Rolla Huff. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Time For An AOL Sale? Aug 9, 2008
EarthLink (nasdaq: - - ) is seen as a leading candidate to buy AOL's dial-up access division while Microsoft and Yahoo (nasdaq: - - ) could vie for online operations that include an array of advertising tools and services that still attract millions of Web surfers. Microsoft wanted to buy Yahoo, but when the two sides couldn't agree on a price they separately began exploring a possible combination with AOL.. (Forbes)
Google says its AOL investment may be losing value Aug 8, 2008
Google said Thursday that it believed its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring, an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits (International Herald Tribune)
Time Warner set for AOL shake-up Aug 7, 2008
Experts believe Time Warner could sell AOL's dial-up arm to internet services provider EarthLink while both Yahoo and Microsoft are thought to be interested in AOL's website operations. "We have made the key decisions that will enable us to run AOL's access and audience businesses separately beginning in 2009," said Time Warner's chief executive Jeff Bewkes. (BBC News)
Time Warner to Split AOL in Two, Beats Estimates Aug 7, 2008
Time Warner has also been in talks to combine the AOL advertising business with either Yahoo Inc or Microsoft Corp , while EarthLink Inc signaled last week that it could be interested in buying dial-up businesses. "A separation of AOL would eliminate what's been a drag on growth and a management distraction," said Christopher Marangi, associate portfolio manager at Gabelli Time Warner investor. (ABC News -- Wire)
AOL Internet and advertising units to be split Aug 7, 2008
Time Warner has also been in talks to combine the AOL advertising business with either Yahoo or Microsoft, while EarthLink signaled last week that it could be interested in buying dial-up businesses. Related Articles. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
AOL prepped for sale Aug 7, 2008
AOL being prepped for sale: Will EarthLink bite ... AOL being prepped for sale: Will EarthLink bite ... Time Warner executives signaled Wednesday they are prepping dial-up Internet provider AOL for a sale, further fueling speculation Atlanta-based EarthLink might swoop in to buy it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Time Warner to split AOL into 2 as online unit drags on profit Aug 6, 2008
Internet service provider EarthLink has been named as a potential bidder for the dial-up access business. Both Yahoo and Microsoft are considered to be interested in AOL's websites, which would boost either company's viewer traffic and ad revenue. (USA Today -- Money)
AOL puts heat on alleged Sunshine State spammers Aug 6, 2008
Internet service providers America Online and EarthLink have each taken legal action against alleged spammers in the southern United States ... Meanwhile, Atlanta-based EarthLink said it has against an alleged multistate spam ring made up of 16 individuals and businesses the company believes are responsible for more than 250 million spam messages ... EarthLink refers to the group as the "Alabama spammers" based on their use of phone lines in and around Birmingham, Ala. (Yahoo News -- AOL & Time Warner)
EarthLink watching possible AOL split Aug 5, 2008
EarthLink CEO Rolla Huff hasn't been shy about pushing for consolidation of the dial-up Internet business ... Analysts have named Atlanta-based EarthLink as a favorite to buy AOL. Though Huff has not been that direct, he has said EarthLink plans to grow and has mentioned AOL, United Online and MSN as prime candidates for deals ... EarthLink delved into, and eventually abandoned, other ventures outside its traditional dial-up business, including free municipal wireless Internet and a mobile-phone... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
EarthLink Announces Sky Dayton to Retire From Board of Directors in October 2008 Aug 2, 2008
ATLANTA, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EarthLink, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELNK) today announced that Sky Dayton will retire from its Board of Directors at its scheduled October 22nd board meeting. Mr. Dayton is EarthLink's founder and served on the Board of Directors of EarthLink (and its predecessor EarthLink Network) since 1994 ... Rolla P. Huff, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors commented, "At the age of 23, Sky saw the emerging power of the Internet, and with... (PR Newswire)
EarthLink founder Sky Dayton leaving the company Aug 2, 2008
"After 14 years, I believe it is the right time for me to return full-time to my entrepreneurial roots, Dayton said in a press release. Dayton served on the EarthLink board, and the board of its predecessor EarthLink Network, since 1994. EarthLink Chairman and CEO Rolla P. Huff said of Dayton, "At the age of 23, Sky saw the emerging power of the Internet, and with EarthLink he made it accessible to millions of people. This company will continue that mission. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Lawmakers Probe Web Privacy Aug 2, 2008
The letter was sent to: AOL; AT&T; Bresnan Communications; Bright House Networks; CableOne; Cablevision; Cbeyond; CenturyTel; Charter; Citizen Communications; ; Covad; Cox; Earthlink; Google; Insight; Knology; Level 3; Mediacom; Microsoft; PAETEC; Qwest; RCN; Suddenlink; Time Warner Cable; tw telecom; WideOpenWest; TDS Telecom; United Online; Windstream Communications; Verizon; XO Communications; and Yahoo. In the letter, the lawmakers expressed concern that Internet users were being tracked in... (Multichannel News)
Your World Games Releases The Shroud on the Helio network : The Helio version of... Jul 29, 2008
Helio is a joint venture between SK Telecom, one of the world's most advanced wireless carriers, and EarthLink, the next generation Internet service provider. http://www. (IGN Wireless Games)
EarthLink posts $53.3M Q2 profit Jul 29, 2008
6 million, which Atlanta-based EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK) said it expected due to its recent focus on retention of its tenured Internet access subscribers ... "With our focus on customers' full internet access lifecycle, the strength of the EarthLink brand and our aggressive cost management, we delivered better than expected results across the board," said Rolla P. Huff, EarthLink chairman and CEO, in a prepared statement. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Housing ETFs Continue to Decline Jul 29, 2008
Earthlink, Electronic Arts, Emcor, Entergy, Fiserv, FMC, General Cable, Hanesbrands, Hanger Orthopedic, Jarden, Land O'Lakes, Lear, Lincoln National, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, NCR, Northrop Grumman, Pilgrim's Pride, Teva. Economic Data Chain Store Sales (7:45 a.m.), Retail Sales (8:55 a.m.), Case Shiller Home Price Index (9 a.m.), Consumer Confidence (10 a.m.). (SmartMoney)
EarthLink posts $53M profit Jul 29, 2008
Dial-up Internet provider EarthLink swung to a second-quarter profit of $53 ... It was the second straight quarterly profit for EarthLinkafter losses in 2007 ... EarthLink CEO Rolla Huff said the company continues to benefit from long-term customers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
EarthLink looks again at dial-up Jul 29, 2008
EarthLink returns to dial-up for its future ... EarthLink invested for years in potential replacements for its once-thriving dial-up Internet business: a mobile phone service aimed at teens, citywide wireless high-speed Internet and broadband that runs over utility power lines ... Plagued by an eroding customer base, EarthLink has managed to stay afloat and even turn a profit in the first quarter after losing $135 million in 2007 by slashing its work force in half and abandoning two failed... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
S.F. computer tech had turned life around Jul 28, 2008
Then came a move to California and a succession of high-tech jobs at Kinko's, Mattel and EarthLink. After a brief stint as an IT professional at Chrysler Corp. in Michigan, he went to back to California to work in 2003 for what is now San Francisco's Technology Department. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Coal Miners Hotter Jul 26, 2008
Earthlink, Electronic Arts, Emcor, Entergy, Fiserv, FMC, General Cable, Hanesbrands, Hanger Orthopedic, Jarden, Land O'Lakes, Lear, Lincoln National, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, NCR, Northrop Grumman, Pilgrim's Pride, Teva. Wednesday: Allergan, Allied Waste, American Tower, Applied Micro Circuits, ArcelorMittal, Avalonbay Communities, Avista, Avon, Bayer, Brandywine Realty Trust, Cadbury, Calloway Golf, Cleveland-Cliffs, Comcast, Corning, Cummins, Energizer, Express Scripts, Famous Dave's... (SmartMoney)
World's biggest ISPs drag feet on critical DNS patch Jul 25, 2008
Other ISPs that were reported vulnerable include: Skybroadband, Carphone Warehouse Broadband, Opal Telecom, T-Mobile, Videotron Telecom, Roadrunner, Orange, Enventis Telecom, Earthlink, Griffin Internet and Jazztel. Virgin Media, and Demon Internet were reported as potentially being vulnerable. (Register)
GEORGIA BLUE CHIPS Jul 24, 2008
EarthLink picks board member. EarthLink has named telecommunications veteran M. Wayne Wisehart to its board ... EarthLink is set to report earnings Tuesday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
EarthLink names Wisehart to board Jul 24, 2008
EarthLink has named telecommunications veteran M. Wayne Wisehart to its board ... EarthLink does not have mandatory term limits for its board members ... EarthLink is scheduled to report its second quarter earnings Tuesday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Top GA Stocks Jul 22, 2008
Select stock category from this list. AFC Enterprises, Inc.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
This Stock's a No-Brainer Jul 20, 2008
And many of the companies that survived, including Earthlink (Nasdaq: ELNK), VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN), and E*Trade (Nasdaq: ETFC), were cut in half -- or worse. What went wrong -- and whyMost of the companies profiled in the book were profitless -- and burning through capital at a rapid rate. (MSNBC -- Business)
Hackable Broadband Left Unpatched Jul 19, 2008
As of Thursday, Internet providers including AT (nyse: - - ), Time Warner Cable (nyse: - - ), Cablevision (nyse: - - ) and EarthLink (nasdaq: - - ) had yet to install the software patch that would protect their customers from a cybercriminal exploit known as Domain Name System (DNS) Cache Poisoning, according to the findings of a Web-based analysis tool created by Dan Kaminsky, the security researcher who originally found the bug ... In a statement, an EarthLink spokesman wrote only that the... (Forbes -- Technology)
* SK Telecom in talks to buy US wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Jul 17, 2008
In 2006, it launched Helio, a joint venture with EarthLink Inc that aimed to charm college-age Americans with high-end Korean-style handsets and data services. Helio never found much of an audience and last month was merged into Virgin Mobile USA Inc, giving SK Telecom a 17 percent stake in the combined company. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Virgin Mobile USA treads a quirky path to success Jul 16, 2008
The carrier is a joint venture of SK Telecom of South Korea, one of the most progressive mobile markets on the planet, and EarthLink. "They took a lot of the lessons SK learned in Korea and put it to good use in the U.S.," Entner says. (USA Today -- Tech)
Council fast-tracks fiber Internet for Palo Alto Jul 16, 2008
But remember, "it is good enough for voice service and that is what the PUC requires of us." While Covad and Earthlink provide such capped service, ATrefused new installations for several years. I doubt that ours is the only Palo Alto household that doesn't see a need for cable TV and doesn't want a Comcast or ATrse 'package' deal that bundles TV and internet access. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
As jobs dwindle, some take work that's not ideal Jul 14, 2008
50-an-hour leasing apartments, well below the $65,000-a year the former executive earned before he was laid off last year from EarthLink ... "Sometimes you have to take two steps back to get ahead," said Williams, a single dad who is raising his sons on the money he earns leasing apartments after losing his EarthLink job. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Strike up the broadband Jul 13, 2008
Initially, Philadelphia cut a deal with EarthLink, an Internet service company, to build a citywide wireless system. But this deal, and those with other cities, fell apart when cash-strapped EarthLink pulled out. (Boston Globe)
Into thin air — Why Silicon Valley Wi-Fi fizzled Jul 13, 2008
In April, Internet-service provider Earthlink pulled out of Milpitas, part of a strategy to abandon the municipal-wireless business altogether ... While Milpitas already has a smaller wireless system on main roads for its emergency vehicles, it is now considering using Earthlink's leftover equipment to restart a Wi-Fi network ... People signing up for Earthlink's fee-based wireless service for about $20 monthly hadn't expected the hidden cost of the $100 amplifier, he said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
America's Most Wired Cities Jul 5, 2008
It's also home to BellSouth and EarthLink (nasdaq: - - )--a major promoter of citywide wireless networks until recent months--as well as cable giant Cox Communications. And it got an early jump on cutting-edge technology after spending millions to wire its downtown area for the 1996 Olympics. (Forbes)
The Death Of Helio Jun 28, 2008
The company, a joint venture between Internet service provider Earthlink and Korean operator SK Telecom (nyse: - - ), didn't understand the market. Dayton, who had also started Earthlink, was a media darling, but didn't have direct experience with the mobile industry ... "What did Earthlink ever get right in the wireless market?". (Forbes -- Technology)
TECH CHRONICLES Jun 28, 2008
It eventually tallied 170,000 subscribers, but it was expensive for parent companies SK Telecom of South Korea and EarthLink. The two initially invested $440 million in 2006 for equal shares of the company. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Virgin Mobile to Buy Helio for $39M Jun 28, 2008
The company was launched in May 2006 as a joint venture of Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. and SK Telecom. Since Helio was not a publicly traded company, data on its financials have been scant, but it has contributed to losses at EarthLink ... Just last year SK Telecom invested an additional $270 million in Helio, cutting EarthLink's ownership share to about 22 percent. (Time.com)
Virgin Mobile to buy SK Telecom's unit Jun 25, 2008
Helio, which has been losing money, is 69 percent owned by SK, with EarthLink Inc holding 28 per cent. The newspaper said the agreement would see Helio injected into Virgin Mobile USA and the Virgin brand will be retained. SK Telecom has also agreed to invest a nominal sum in Virgin Mobile USA, the newspaper said. (India Times)
NYC's Biggest Hotspot Jun 24, 2008
EarthLink (nasdaq: - - ), once a high-profile backer of the technology, is grappling with a restructuring that has left planned projects in Chicago and Houston in the lurch ... While EarthLink regroups, other companies are plugging away on projects that are often less publicized ... "The industry was bigger than EarthLink while they were deploying Wi-Fi, and it's bigger than them now," says Chuck Haas, chief executive of MetroFi, a Mountain View, Calif. (Forbes -- Technology)
en2go(TM) International, Inc. Engages Carlaris, Inc. to Provide Financial and Accounting Services Jun 23, 2008
" Barry Hall brings a strong accounting and financial background with more than twenty-five years in senior executive roles in technology companies. Mr. Hall's career highlights include serving as Chief Financial Officer of EarthLink Network from 1996 to 1997, from its start-up through initial public offering. He also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of California Amplifier, Inc. from 1989 to 1994, a publicly-held manufacturer of satellite television and wireless cable amplifiers.... (Canada Newswire)
Get organized in Gmail Jun 20, 2008
In the Get Mail From Other Accounts section, click on Add Another Mail account and follow the prompts to enter your AOL, EarthLink, or any other POP-enabled email account. If you need to respond to a message from one of those other accounts and don't want it to look like it came from your address, no problem. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Investors to Run Philadelphia's Shuttered Wi-Fi Jun 18, 2008
Mayor Michael Nutter says no taxpayer dollars will be used to fund the network, which cost Earthlink Inc. $17 million to build. The investors say they plan to build a wired network that will be complemented by the Wi-Fi system, which EarthLink abandoned last week because for lack of customers. (Newsmax)
Philadelphia revives Wi-Fi project Jun 18, 2008
The project, initially launched in 2005, came close to failure when EarthLink, the company that installed wireless transmitters on light poles, abandoned the effort in May amid complaints about signal weakness ... 4 million, about 6,000 people signed up for the EarthLink service ... EarthLink had difficulty beaming the signal into homes, which City Councilman Bill Green cited as a reason the EarthLink model failed. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
EarthLink transfers Philadelphia Wi-Fi network Jun 18, 2008
Although it won't be pursuing residential customers, the company will continue to offer service to the residential customers signed up by both Atlanta-based EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK) and Wireless Philadelphia, the nonprofit that uses the network to provide cheap or free access to people who otherwise couldn't afford computers and Internet service. Rasansky, a Philadelphia technology entrepreneur, assembled the investor group with Pew and Rupp, who are the co-founders of , a Philadelphia... (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Philadelphia revives citywide Wi-Fi project Jun 18, 2008
The project, initially launched in 2005, came close to failure when EarthLink (ELNK.O: , , ), the company that installed wireless transmitters on light poles, abandoned the effort in May amid complaints about signal weakness ... 4 million, about 6,000 people signed up for the EarthLink service ... EarthLink had difficulty beaming the signal into homes, which City Councilman Bill Green cited as a reason the EarthLink model failed. (Reuters)
Investors take over Philly’s wireless Internet network Jun 18, 2008
Mayor Michael Nutter said the new owners will complete and improve the 17 million Wi-Fi network built and first operated by EarthLink Inc., which abandoned the system last week after failing to snag enough customers to make it viable ... EarthLink s role culminated in a lawsuit in which it was seeking to remove its equipment from streetlights and cap its liability ... EarthLink pulled out of the municipal Wi-Fi market entirely. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Funambol Secures $12.5 Million in Venture Funding Jun 17, 2008
Mobile operators and service providers around the globe, including Earthlink in the U.S. and 1urope, have adopted the commercial version of the company's software. In addition, Funambol was recently selected by AOL to help with synchronization for AOL's online and mobile mail services using Funambol's open source software and its scalable synchronization platform. (PR Newswire)
AOL May Shed Dial-Up Business Jun 17, 2008
The Post reported today Time Warner was in discussions with EarthLink in March, and was considering a combination for dial-up provisions ... Splitting off the dial-up business from the rest of AOL had been an accounting nightmare," one confidential source told the Post. Even though dial-up Internet is dying off, some private equity firms have shown interest in AOLs dial-up division, the Post reported. More than 8 million people in the U.S. still subscribed to dial up the company said in... (Fox News)
Aol's Sale Is Up Next For Time Warner Jun 16, 2008
According to sources inside the company, Time Warner held talks with rival dial-up provider EarthLink as recently as March about a combination ... Now that the separation of the dial-up and advertising businesses will be completed "in the next 30 days," as Bewkes said, sources said talks are likely to resume with EarthLink as well as other potential buyers ... EarthLink is widely viewed as the most logical buyer for AOL's access business, especially since rival United Online, which provides... (New York Post -- Business)
Cities have to bid bye-bye to free Wi-Fi Jun 13, 2008
Early municipal Wi-Fi advocate EarthLink, which pulled out of a planned San Francisco network, has also said it is ending its service in Philadelphia and New Orleans. Many projects, like those in Milpitas, are scaling back. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Different sort of free Wi-Fi starts to thrive Jun 13, 2008
After years of negotiating, the city agreed last year to a deal in which EarthLink would pay San Francisco $2 million for the right to build, install and run a free Wi-Fi network and to team up with Google to provide Internet service ... EarthLink backed out of the deal in August ... Board President Aaron Peskin said he always thought there was a "more democratic solution" and pointed out that cities around the country are having problems with their Wi-Fi partnerships with EarthLink. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Newsom: Wireless Internet Could Be Free To SF By End Of Year Jun 12, 2008
The project was launched after Newsom unsuccessfully attempted to provide free citywide wireless Internet with Google and Earthlink. "We just didn't give up," he said of the success the city has had in the past year since it collaborated with Meraki. (NBC 11, CA)
Fake E-mails Offer Help to Get Stimulus Payment Jun 8, 2008
Past phishing e-mails have claimed to come from major companies such as AOL, Earthlink, Paypal, eBay, banks and credit card companies. -- Report phishing e-mails to the real business or organization that the scammer pretends to be. (The Pilot Newspaper)
5 Places to Find Free Wi-Fi Jun 6, 2008
5 Places to Find Free Wireless Web Access (Starbucks, Peets Coffee Caribou Coffee, Microsoft, Google, EarthLink) at SmartMoney. com. (SmartMoney)
Comcast Tests a New Bandwidth Black List Jun 5, 2008
AT&T or Yahoo or Earthlink are better than Comcast. Posted by Clem. (New York Times)
Ga. 100 quiz May 31, 2008
How well do you know these top Georgia companies. How well do you know these top Georgia companies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Driving lessons May 29, 2008
He watched the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car," and saw major parallels between how much people loved their electric cars and how much people loved the Internet during the early days of MindSpring and EarthLink. "The only time I'd ever seen that much passion in a product was in the very early days of MindSpring, when we'd get people on the Internet for the first time and they'd say, 'This is unbelievable. You guys aren't charging enough. I've gotten 10 of my neighbors to sign up.' ". (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Yahoo Files Lawsuit Against Lottery Scammers May 28, 2008
Yahoo is trying to identify those responsible for the scams, which used third-party e-mail providers such as and EarthLink, according to the suit. How successful the suit will be is questionable. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
VeriSign wins patent for typo redirection May 16, 2008
VeriSign Inc. said it has no intentions of resurrecting the Site Finder service, but it declined further comment on its plans for the patent, including bloggers' speculation that it could now demand licensing fees from EarthLink Inc. and other companies that have since started similar efforts ... EarthLink was recently criticized after security researchers discovered a vulnerability with its British-based service partner, Barefruit. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
SK Telecom May Double Down In U.S. May 15, 2008
Helio, SK Telecom s majority-owned joint venture in the U.S. with Earthlink, is bleeding cash and underwent a management reshuffle and staff retrenchment a few months ago. SK Telecom demonstrated its commitment to the U.S. market with an additional investment of $270 million in September, raising its ownership stake to nearly 70. (Forbes -- Markets)
AOL puts heat on alleged Sunshine State spammers May 15, 2008
Internet service providers America Online and EarthLink have each taken legal action against alleged spammers in the southern United States ... Meanwhile, Atlanta-based EarthLink said it has against an alleged multistate spam ring made up of 16 individuals and businesses the company believes are responsible for more than 250 million spam messages ... EarthLink refers to the group as the "Alabama spammers" based on their use of phone lines in and around Birmingham, Ala. (Yahoo News -- AOL & Time Warner)
SK Telecom, Virgin Mobile USA Confirm Talks May 15, 2008
Helio, which has been losing money, is 69 percent owned by SK, with EarthLink Inc holding 28 percent. Virgin Mobile USA said in a statement on Wednesday morning that it was in early talks with SK to explore strategic opportunities, but would not comment further unless it reaches a definitive agreement. (ABC News -- Wire)
