my AOL Blog http://myaolblog.aol.com my AOL Blog http://myaolblog.aol.com/media/feedlogo.gif my AOL Blog http://myaolblog.aol.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/A Sweetheart of a Themehttp://myaolblog.aol.com/2009/02/16/a-sweetheart-of-a-theme/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2009/02/16/a-sweetheart-of-a-theme/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2009/02/16/a-sweetheart-of-a-theme/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The myAOL team has made a brand-new theme available this week just in time for Valentine's Day! If you like pink, you're going to love this theme. It's called Magenta, and you can try it out by clicking on the Themes link at the top right of myAOL, then by selecting Magenta from the Themes window.

New Magenta Theme

Also, there are continually new gadgets added to myAOL that you might want to add to your experience. There's a "See New Gadgets" link to the right of the blue Add Stuff button that takes you to the Recently Added category of our gadget gallery.

Here are some examples of sweet new gadgets:
- Romantic Name Generator
- Beautiful Skies Photo Gallery
- Inspirational Quotes

Happy Valentine's Day to All!
The myAOL Team

 

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]]>Tracy Highnote2009-02-16T23:23:00+00:00For Journals and Pictures Usershttp://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/11/03/for-journals-and-pictures-users/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/11/03/for-journals-and-pictures-users/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/11/03/for-journals-and-pictures-users/#commentsThis is a service announcement for users of the AOL Journals or AOL Pictures products.

If you are AOL Journals users, there have been several announcements of the AOL Journals permanent shutdown on October 31st. If you would like to continue blogging, AOL Journals has setup an agreement with Blogger.com to provide a smooth transition from AOL Journals. Go to this link: http://www.blogger.com/AolToBlogger to begin the process.

If you are an AOL Pictures users - On December 31, 2008, AOL will close the AOL Pictures online photo service. However, we have partnered with American Greetings(R) PhotoWorks(R) to enable continued access to your pictures. If you would like to continue using a pictures service, go to http://pictures.aol.com/ to begin process.

 

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]]>P. Pan2008-11-03T10:14:00+00:00Welcome yourminis Users!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/27/welcome-yourminis-users/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/27/welcome-yourminis-users/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/27/welcome-yourminis-users/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

If you are a current yourminis startpage user and would like to continue reading your feeds, using your widgets, and explore some new content - come and try out myAOL as your new startpage experience.

Here is a quick tutorial on how to export your feeds data to myAOL from yourminis:

1) Go to http://www.yourminis.com/start
2) Click "Add Content" at the upper left hand side of the yourminis startpage.
3) Click "Export OPML" at the bottom of the menu and save the OPML file to your desktop.

This OPML file has all your feed subscriptions from yourminis. Follow these 3 steps to import them to myAOL:
1) Go to http://my.aol.com/page/favs
2) Click on "Import Feeds" in the lower left hand corner
3) Import the OPML file that you had saved to your desktop.

Now you can continue reading the same feeds as you had on yourminis on myAOL today.

Did you know that you can also add all your favorite yourminis widgets to myAOL also? If you find a minis widget that you like, click on the "Copy Me" button (usually located in the upper right hand corner) and look for the myAOL icon to add it to your myAOL page.

Be sure to sign up for a free account so you don't lose any of your new information.

 

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]]>P. Pan2008-10-27T14:02:00+00:00We've Got Gadgets!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/16/weve-got-gadgets/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/16/weve-got-gadgets/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/16/weve-got-gadgets/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

When myAOL launched just over a year ago, our goal was to open up the platform to allow other companies, startups and independent developers across the world to build widgets for the site, populating myAOL with content and functionality that would hold personal appeal across broad and niche audiences. It took a little longer than we hoped (rolling out myAOL in 25 countries took up a bit of our time!) but... today we are thrilled to announce the launch of the new open developer site at: http://dev.my.aol.com.

The new site offers developers links to information and tools for building gadgets and the opportunity to submit existing gadgets to share via the myAOL Gadget Gallery, which already includes many gadgets built by the myAOL team, widget factories, and third-party developers.

Working with developers from Google and other members of the OpenSocial community to adopt the gadget spec ensures that developers with existing gadgets are able to submit them to the myAOL Gallery, and makes it easy for widget factories to offer their developer communities a simple way to submit their work as well. For example, yourminis is now live with the ability to easily add any of their widgets to a myAOL page or submit them to the myAOL Gallery.

CONGRATULATIONS to the entire myAOL team - from Mountain View to Bangalore to Dulles!

THANK YOU to our colleagues at Google who have been so helpful throughout the process.

Our combined efforts have resulted in a variety of fun gadgets for the myAOL audience (with many more on the way!) and the creation of a site that will allow us to fill myAOL with more choices and more great content. Check out our post on the opensocial blog too!

Jen Consalvo
Director, Product Management, myAOL

 

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]]>aoldevelopersgadgetsgallerygooglemyaolpersonalizationJennifer Consalvo2008-10-16T13:10:00+00:00Fall into some new themeshttp://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/03/fall-into-some-new-themes/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/03/fall-into-some-new-themes/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/10/03/fall-into-some-new-themes/#commentsAre you in the mood for some fall foliage? Or maybe it's the start of football season? and only 28 days until it's Halloween! Check out all our new themes for this fall:

 

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]]>P. Pan2008-10-03T14:55:00+00:00Add Some New Stuffhttp://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/09/17/add-some-new-stuff/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/09/17/add-some-new-stuff/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/09/17/add-some-new-stuff/#commentsWe have tons of new toys this week. Are you interested in keeping up with the latest YouTube videos?

Take a look at latest headlines from Rolling Stone:

Want to view videos of your favorite sports team? Check out Pro Sports Video Headlines:

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-09-17T16:20:00+00:00New This Week!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/09/04/new-this-week/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/09/04/new-this-week/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/09/04/new-this-week/#commentsWe have an additional 4 brand new themes that were launched just this week! Check out the refreshing Droplet theme or the Bordeaux theme. Keep the summer alive with the Beach Sunset theme and imagine a beautiful night out with the City Lights theme.

Also available this week are our improved feed modules! Now when you hover over a story headline a small info box pops up, giving a more detailed description of the story. You can read more about the story without actually opening up the article!

Your favorite feeds from other sites not already provided by myAOL can be added to your page the same way as before, by first clicking on the blue "Add Stuff" button on the top right corner of the page. From there select Feeds, type in your desired site and then click on "Add to Page" and you're successfully added your favorite module!

Don't forget you can add any module to a new page (tab) on your myAOL page by clicking on "Add Page" and then proceeding as usual. Once you've added the new page you can change the title on the tab by clicking on "Page Name" and typing in your new title.

Try out the new themes and feed modules, you won't be disappointed!

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-09-04T10:18:00+00:00Calling all Sport Fanatics!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/25/calling-all-sport-fanatics/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/25/calling-all-sport-fanatics/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/25/calling-all-sport-fanatics/#commentsFiled under: ,

The Olympic Games have gotten us all a little sports crazed. As the Olympics come to an end we need a way to channel all of that sports enthusiasm and we have the perfect way to do this! Take a look at our Sports Modules and pick which ones will work for you!

Choose from any of our USA Today Sports modules, ranging from NBA or NFL news to College Sports or Golf. Subscribe to the Sports Photo of the Day and see the most recent sports images each day! See the latest sports news from ESPN.com or read the blogs from AOL Black Voices: Casually Obsessed on your myAOL page. Check out the latest game scores with our CBS SportsLine Scores module. You can see the game scores for a variety of sports, from the previous two days, and then the game lineup for that day!

runnernew

scores

Visit our Sports Module Gallery to see more!

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-08-25T15:05:00+00:00Fun Stuffhttp://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/15/fun-stuff/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/15/fun-stuff/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/15/fun-stuff/#commentsWant something a little less practical for your myAOL page, maybe something a little more fun? Take a look at our Fun Stuff module gallery and see what you can find!!

Are you addicted to online card games? Get hooked on our Video Poker module! How about video games? We have a variety of modules for any video game fan. Check out our Fanboy blogs for your favorite video game systems, including PSP, DS and Xbox 360! You can even get your Horoscope each day just by logging into your myAOL page!

Have some fun with our Online Painter module!

Online painter

Our AOL Would You Rather module poses various "would you rather" dilemmas. Which one would you rather do?

Would you rather

Check out our This Day in History modules and learn a few historical facts each day!

this day history

Get your fortune each day with the Google gadget, Fortune Cookie! plain fortune cookiemessage fortune cookie

Check out our module gallery today!

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-08-15T11:38:00+00:00New Modules Just For You!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/07/new-modules-just-for-you/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/07/new-modules-just-for-you/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/07/new-modules-just-for-you/#commentsHave you been keeping up to date with all the new modules myAOL has added? There is an entire page full of the recently added modules created for your entertainment! Here are just a few that might interest you.

Fan of the Dilbert Comic Strip? If not, become one! Subscribe to this daily feed and get a Dilbert joke each day!

dilbert comic

Want the latest Business news every day? Then check out the Business Sheet. If you want all of the latest news stories ranging from entertainment to marketing or sports all in one place, then Urlesque is the module for you!

the business sheeturlesque

Fashion and style crazy? Add the people.com StyleWatch module to your myAOL page now!

style watch cut

Take a look at the AOL Hot Search. With this module you can see up to the top 10 searches of the day. You get to choose exactly how many are displayed!

Check out the other recently added modules from myAOL!

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-08-07T11:15:00+00:00More New Themes! YAY!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/01/more-new-themes-yay/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/01/more-new-themes-yay/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/08/01/more-new-themes-yay/#commentsWe have just added 5 more brand new themes to myAOL for your enjoyment! To liven up your page click on the blue "Add Stuff" button on the top right-hand side of your myAOL page and then select Themes. Or you can just click the Themes link in the upper right corner of the page.

Check out the rockin new Music theme!

music small

Golf fan anyone? The Tee Time theme would be perfect for you!

tee time

Keep summer alive with the Aloha theme.

aloha

Take a look at the refreshing Citrus Splash theme.

citrus

Any horse lovers out there will enjoy the Western theme.

western

You don't want to miss out on these new and exciting themes! Add them to your page today!

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-08-01T13:44:00+00:00Welcome myAOL Ireland and myAOL Finlandhttp://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/29/welcome-myaol-ireland-and-myaol-finland/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/29/welcome-myaol-ireland-and-myaol-finland/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/29/welcome-myaol-ireland-and-myaol-finland/#commentsFiled under:

myAOL Flags
Today we are happy to announce that we have launched two more international sites,
myAOL Finland and myAOL Ireland! myAOL is now present in 20 countries around the world.
See the full country list below!


Let us know what you think about our latest international sites!

NEW GLOBAL SITES COMING SOON! Turkey, Czech Republic, Russia and Brazil!

 

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]]>Tracy Highnote2008-07-29T16:00:00+00:00Happy Birthday myAOL!!!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/24/happy-birthday-myaol/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/24/happy-birthday-myaol/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/24/happy-birthday-myaol/#commentsFiled under: ,

Happy Birthday myAOL
One year ago today, a team comprised of AOLers in Mountain View, CA and Dulles, VA launched a little home page site called myAOL. Over the year we have grown to have millions of users around the world. We have worked continuously to enhance the site for our users, adding cool modules along the way and making it easier to set up and personalize pages.

Some of our favorite highlights from the last year:
We thank YOU for making myAOL your start page! And we thank our teams in the US, Bangalore and Dublin for all of the hard work making this gem of a site what it is today!!!

Happy Birthday myAOL! Cheers to all :)

(Special thanks to the wonderful Will Morris and fantastic FS Nooruddin -- two inspirational leaders who left their indelible mark on our team!)

 

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]]>Tracy Highnote2008-07-24T12:45:00+00:00Did You Know? myAOL Is Global!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/24/did-you-know-myaol-is-global/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/24/did-you-know-myaol-is-global/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/24/did-you-know-myaol-is-global/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Hola, Bonjour and Guten Tag!
myAOL Global

In addition to our recent site improvements, we've been busy setting up myAOL sites all around the globe.
Check out the list below and click to see what those sites look like!
myAOL US
myAOL Canada (English)
myAOL Canada (French Canadian)
myAOL UK
myAOL France
myAOL Germany
myAOL Italy
myAOL Spain
myAOL Netherlands
myAOL Poland
myAOL Austria
myAOL Mexico
myAOL Switzerland
myAOL Sweden
myAOL Norway
myAOL Denmark
myAOL Belguim (Flemish)
myAOL Belguim (French)
myAOL Japan
myAOL Korea

Let us know what you think about our international sites!

NEW GLOBAL SITES COMING SOON! Finland, Ireland, Turkey, Czech Republic, Russia and Brazil!

 

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]]>Tracy Highnote2008-07-24T12:05:00+00:00Sarah Lacyhttp://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/18/sarah-lacy/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/18/sarah-lacy/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/18/sarah-lacy/#commentsYesterday was an exciting day at myAOL! We had the pleasure of hearing Sarah Lacy, respected journalist and author of Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0, talk about her newly released book.

Sarah and Emily

Her book hit the stores May of this year and has already made a huge impact. Sarah, an intelligent and intriguing woman, wrote this non-fiction narrative to describe what it would be like as an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley in the midst of this crazy second Internet (social media) movement.

Book

Learn more about Sarah and her new book by visiting her homepage. You can even subscribe to her feed and add it to your myaol page! Adding Sarah's feed or any other feed that interests you is very simple. Starting from your myAOL page click on the blue "Add Stuff" button on the top right corner of the page. From there select Feeds and then type in your desired site. Click on "Add to Page" and you're done!

Adding Feed

Try adding your favorite feed to your myAOL page now!

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-07-18T14:58:00+00:00Something Different Each Dayhttp://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/08/something-different-each-day/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/08/something-different-each-day/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/08/something-different-each-day/#commentsYou might have seen our AOL Picture of the Day or our Love Quote of the Day. Maybe you even already added them to your myAOL page, but did you know about all our other choices for "of the Day" Modules? Take a look and get a new quote or image on your page each day. Find a module that suits your particular interests today!

If you want something to brighten your day and make you laugh then add the Funny Quote of the Day. We also have stimulating quotes for any Art or Nature lover out there. You even have access to your favorite Einstein Quotes, and you can get a new one each day!

Quote of the Day

How about a different daily picture? There are a variety of wild space images including the NASA, Astronomy or Space.com Images of the Day. If you enjoy images pleasing to the eye then check out the Art Image of the Day. Are you a Football or Tennis fan? Add the Sports Image of the Day to your page now!

Image of the Day

Looking for something completely different? How about adding the Bible Verse of the Day or boost your vocabulary with the Word of the Day?

Joke of the Day

If you like variety, then these modules are definitely for you! Visit our module gallery to see more!

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-07-08T15:16:00+00:00Meet your Summer Health Goals!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/02/meet-your-summer-health-goals/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/02/meet-your-summer-health-goals/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/07/02/meet-your-summer-health-goals/#commentsAre you looking for a little motivation to meet your summer health goals? If you haven't had a chance to check out our health & lifestyle modules, take a look at what you're missing.

Health Diet NewsHealth Love QuoteHealth Recipe Finder

Add the AOL Recipe Finder and spice up tonight's dinner menu or read about the latest diet and fitness news from AOL Body. Put a spring in your step by adding the Love Quote of the Day. Are you in dire need for a new summer wardrobe and don't have a clue where to begin? Add the myAOL Stylist Module and begin the process today!

To see other motivating fashion or health tips, visit our myAOL Health & Lifestyle Module Gallery.

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-07-02T11:45:00+00:00New Themes Now Available!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/06/25/new-themes-now-available/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/06/25/new-themes-now-available/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/06/25/new-themes-now-available/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Spice up your myAOL page using one of our brand-new themes! Our design team has been busy creating fun new skins that will allow you to makeover your page with one click. Choose from out-of-this-world Milky Way, summery favorite Flip Flops and earth-friendly Potting Soil. Or take a more topical approach with stylish Celebrity, News and Tech themes. Don't miss this opportunity to make these themes part of your personal myAOL page.

To view the latest themes, click on the blue "Add Stuff" button on the right-hand side and then select Themes (see image below), or simply click the Themes link in the upper right corner.

New Themes Preview

Themes

Tech Theme

Tech Theme

Add some flair today! :)

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-06-25T11:30:00+00:00Calling All Photo Lovers!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/06/20/calling-all-photo-lovers/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/06/20/calling-all-photo-lovers/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/06/20/calling-all-photo-lovers/#comments

If you're interested in adding a little color to your page we have just the thing for you! You can add many exciting images from the gallery to your personal myAOL page. Choose from the AOL picture of the day or the latest sports photo. You can even add a slideshow of various relaxing pictures! Add these images to your page today!

AOL Public Galleries AOL Picture Slide Show Picture of the Day

Visit the myAOL gallery for more of these photo options.

 

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]]>Emily Parent2008-06-20T14:15:00+00:00Updating your page just got easier!http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/05/01/updating-your-page-just-got-easier/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/05/01/updating-your-page-just-got-easier/http://myaolblog.aol.com/2008/05/01/updating-your-page-just-got-easier/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

New visitors to myAOL this week will see a whole new welcome experience designed to make first-time setup quick and easy! First, you can select from a subset of our stylish themes, then choose any or all interests and last enter a ZIP code. Clicking "I'm Done" will apply the selected theme, add special-interest pages to the newly-created site, and apply the ZIP code to any location-based content modules.

New first-time setup

Another site update is something existing and new users alike will enjoy -- we've made adding new stuff like content modules, feeds, themes and pages to your page easier! Simply click on the blue "Add Stuff" button now located on the right-hand side of the page above your modules and you'll see a window open below offering featured items which can be added with one click to your page, or you can click into the gallery to browse all modules.

Quick Add Window

You can also select Feeds, Themes and Pages on the left-hand navigation. Clicking on Feeds will allow you to quickly enter any blog or RSS feed URL into the field to add to your page in a new module.

Add a Feed Window

Clicking on Themes allows you to browse all of our awesome page skins and click to apply them to your page. Select Pages and browse our ready-made pages full of cool content modules -- this is a quick and simple way to make your site more robust.

Check out these new experiences today and let us know what you think! We love feedback! :)

 

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]]>Tracy Highnote2008-05-01T16:17:00+00:00