Bb5a31f81ClaimJan Brandt requested a $250,000 budget from America Online CEO Steve Case to execute a large-scale direct-mail trial distributing free software discsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmerica Online Chief Executive Officer Steve Case resigned from the company in 2005AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmerica Online partnered with Blockbuster to include promotional software discs inside free rental gift boxes given to customers who rented four moviesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEight America Online executives paid financial penalties to the Securities and Exchange Commission following an investigation into misstated advertising revenue figuresAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States investment firm Gordon Brothers specializes in distressed assets and owns British retailer PoundlandAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmerica Online was acquired by Verizon, merged with Yahoo, and later sold to a private equity firmAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmerica Online temporarily halted almost all marketing after surges of new users overwhelmed dial-in capacity and caused multi-hour busy signalsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmerica Online spent an average of $35 in marketing costs to acquire each new customer through its promotional disc mailingsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDuring its promotional disc campaign, America Online became the largest mailer in the United StatesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimOne subscriber mailing list utilized in America Online's initial direct-mail trial produced an 18% response rateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 2003, America Online reported an annual corporate loss of nearly $99 billionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmerica Online officially terminated its promotional disc distribution campaign in 2006AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimJapanese entertainment corporation Sanrio owns the intellectual property rights to the character Hello KittyAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmerica Online paid to place promotional software discs on seats at the Super BowlAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBritish discount retailer Poundland operates approximately 640 stores across the United KingdomAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimTelevision host Fred Rogers was advised by his mother during his childhood to look for the helpers when distressed by alarming news eventsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 2000, America Online and Time Warner announced a corporate merger valued at $160 billionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe second season of the Japanese television series Vobo depicted Chinese state agents torturing a Japanese spyAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBritish discount retailer Poundland employs approximately 12,000 workers across the United KingdomAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmerica Online contracted with magazines to glue promotional discs directly to front coversAgreeDisagree