Why AOL is going down the toilet | First things first http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/ but not necessarily in that order Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:36:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Why AOL is going down the toilet | First things first http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-405 nuttnbunny Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:30:03 +0000 http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-405 Glad this all worked out. My card was hijacked by a reshipper theft ring last month (as profiled by Dateline!). I, too, frequently use the "I want to talk to a human" phrase when stuck in a phonemail labyrinth! :-) As far as the textbooks/notes/papers thing goes: I've kept a few Art History texts and a few papers but everything else - Adios! Glad this all worked out. My card was hijacked by a reshipper theft ring last month (as profiled by Dateline!).

I, too, frequently use the “I want to talk to a human” phrase when stuck in a phonemail labyrinth! :-)

As far as the textbooks/notes/papers thing goes: I’ve kept a few Art History texts and a few papers but everything else - Adios!

]]> Why AOL is going down the toilet | First things first http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-404 Marsha Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:07:39 +0000 http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-404 <p><b>Imperatrix:</b> What is it with AOL? Almost everyone has a bad story to tell about them (yours is a particularly good one!). I'm amazed they're still in business. (Not sure why the linking didn't work. Did you use the [a href="link"][/a] code (with angle brackets instead of square brackets)?</p> <br> <p><b>Gina:</b> Believe it or not, this was the second time this credit card has been compromised. The first time was maybe five years ago, when I had a bunch of charges for (get this) <i>porn websites</i> on my account. Whenever you call a credit-card company to report a fraudulent charge, they also grill you with "Are you <i>sure</i> it wasn't someone else in your household? Or something you just forgot about? 'Cause once we open the case, we're going after whoever did this." "Um, yeah, I'm totally sure it wasn't anyone here. Look at the timestamps on the charges: those websites were accessed in the middle of the day, when I was <i>at work in an office</i>. If I really wanted to look at online porn, do you think I would be stupid enough to do it <i>at work</i>?" Good grief.</p> Imperatrix: What is it with AOL? Almost everyone has a bad story to tell about them (yours is a particularly good one!). I’m amazed they’re still in business. (Not sure why the linking didn’t work. Did you use the [a href=”link”][/a] code (with angle brackets instead of square brackets)?

Gina: Believe it or not, this was the second time this credit card has been compromised. The first time was maybe five years ago, when I had a bunch of charges for (get this) porn websites on my account. Whenever you call a credit-card company to report a fraudulent charge, they also grill you with “Are you sure it wasn’t someone else in your household? Or something you just forgot about? ‘Cause once we open the case, we’re going after whoever did this.” “Um, yeah, I’m totally sure it wasn’t anyone here. Look at the timestamps on the charges: those websites were accessed in the middle of the day, when I was at work in an office. If I really wanted to look at online porn, do you think I would be stupid enough to do it at work?” Good grief.

]]> Why AOL is going down the toilet | First things first http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-403 Gina Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:00:04 +0000 http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-403 WOW. Just...wow. BAD AOL, bad! I'm sorry to hear that your card number was phished, too :-(. Hope it's all worked out now. WOW. Just…wow. BAD AOL, bad! I’m sorry to hear that your card number was phished, too :-(. Hope it’s all worked out now.

]]> Why AOL is going down the toilet | First things first http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-402 Imperatrix Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:32:50 +0000 http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-402 Hey! Your format won't let me leave an URL. I'll try one more time: http://tinyurl.com/2j7f5q Hey! Your format won’t let me leave an URL. I’ll try one more time:

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]]> Why AOL is going down the toilet | First things first http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-401 Imperatrix Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:31:28 +0000 http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/18/why-aol-is-going-down-the-toilet/#comment-401 It's scary when a card is hijacked. It only happened to us once, and the credit card company called us because the charges seemed out of character for our purchasing history (Big Brother ain't all bad, I suppose!). Welcome to the family called Survivors of AOL Abuse. I've got my own AOL horror story</a>, too. It’s scary when a card is hijacked. It only happened to us once, and the credit card company called us because the charges seemed out of character for our purchasing history (Big Brother ain’t all bad, I suppose!).

Welcome to the family called Survivors of AOL Abuse. I’ve got my own AOL horror story, too.

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