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A follow up on our efforts w/ AOL Journals
I want to thank everyone who stopped by and supported our efforts to get a save and print option for our Journals.
Just so everyone knows I didn't give up the cause, I sent the following letter to some AOL editors.
"To all AOL Editors:
Last week I used my blog to request that AOL give us a means of making our journals a little more permanent, either by creating a ‘save’ feature or a ‘printable’ version of each entry.
http://journals.aol.com/slapinions/Slap-Inionscom/entries/2008/01/13/to-all-aol-journalers/2206
The entry seemed to hit a nerve in J-Land, since as of this writing nearly a hundred journalers have stopped by to lend their support in the comment section of that post. And small wonder – for most of us our journals are scrapbooks and biographies recording entire years of our life.
Each of these journals represents not only a valued customer but a consistent source of ad revenue. Remember, an ad banner runs across every page of an AOL Journal. There are many blogs that post dozens of entries a month and garner hundreds of hits or more- with each visit putting money in AOL’s pocketbook.
We ask again that AOL create both a save and a print option for our journals as soon as possible.
Thank you,
Dan (aka slapinions) and luddie343, hunybea4him, midwestvintage, mutualaide, manda2177, mleighin21st, rebuketheworld, sunnyside46, deshelestraci, irisheyes1929, merry1621, quartrlyfecrysis, oddb0dkins, fowfies, ladymagnolia1963, heavenlybama, helmswondermom, ma24179, jeanno43, maryajacobs5, jibaro6543,sybilsybil45, mariealicejoan, libragem007, redpoppy007, tendernoggle, ora4uk, wwfbison, blazensun, winivere2002, chasferris, gaboatman, thegirlnexdoor77, innxdoor, sylviam4000, easteeleco, southernmush, onemoretina, jhorky, layla44808, preciousone25, slimhawk,lsfp1960, stupidsheetguy, bojgill4375, justplainbill, jckfrstross, shrbrisc, magran42, barbpinion, nelishianatl, sdoscher458, cacklinrosie101, abaleman666, yakima127, kaydeejay5449, rdautumnsage, justaname4me2, bhbner2him, peytonswater, memes121, seraphoflove9001, astoriasand, oldetownephotos, lv2trnscrb, csandhollow, valphish, luvrte66, labdancer51, nightmaremom, jackiepie,aniracj, gehi6, madcobug, adlessor, thebaabee, bgilmore725, monponsett, catslittertray,bookncoffee, pharmolo, specialadyfink, kirkbyj05, edwardssoapy, geocachelinda66, jeanno43, rap4143,jeadie05, scotthlori, kellwitch, chevyz71gurl74, alphawoman1, astaryth,jeannescorsone, fisherkristina, quartrlyfecrysis, gaboatman, abaleman666, kirkbyj05
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I wanted to send it to the editors/authors of all the 'editor blogs' located on the AOL Journals homepage (http://journals.aol.com) but the vast majority open to standard web sites, so I was unable to obtain their screenames. Moreover many of the blogs state that they've moved on to .com addresses.
Why AOL editors would choose to blog in a format completely unlike what they offer us is open for debate.
In the end the email went to:
-----Original Message-----
From: ">slapinions@aol.com
To: JournalsEditor@aol.com Williammorris@aol.com" _nanciymeng@aol.com; leonaoflaherty@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 4:46 pm
Subject: AOL Journals
But as it turns out nancyimeng has changed her email address so I forwarded it on to here new one: nancie.meng@corp.aol.com.
I'm also going to pop on Magic Smoke and copy the email into a comment there.
I'll let you all know what, if anything, I hear.
UPDATE: Mere hours after sending the email, I received this:
Would printing to a PDF file be useful?
William Morris
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Keeping the fingers crossed on this one hon.....I pondered that myself, why the editors have a new , much nicer format than the one they are supplying us with here. They keep saying we are now compatable with Blogger. How is that? Blogger is a far more stream lined workup.....Just a thought. Perhaps if you are successful in this endeavor, that would be the next topic up for debate. (Hugs) Indigo
http://journals.aol.com/rdautumnsage/ravens-lament/ -
Hi! I found your journal link over at "Uncle Bill's" place and thought I'd pay a visit... I wasn't aware of your efforts to encourage AOL to create some sort of save or printable option for our beloved journals. I have often asked the how's and why's, but never really got a straight answer. I do hope you hear back, and that the news is good.
Your girls are SO CUTE!!
Michelle
http://journals.aol.com/inafrnz247/Reflections/ -
Keep us updated. I think this is a great idea -Missy
1/31/08 3:29 PM
Julie