Get ‘em while they last!
Well, you’d think that the world was running out of domain names quickly enough, right? Well, AOL has decided to provide FREE email addresses, including a custom domain (limit one per registrant at this time). Then your friends can use it as well, for IM, email and more!
I fully can understand the convenience of use of this service, but funding a $6 purchase for every single email domain requested and available is just stupid. Free services should not take step backwards to the days of NameZero. With few enough domain names still available for the businesses of America and the world - AOL could have done something else, like register a couple hundred good domains and let people have at ‘em. But no, AOL is determined to bleed money until it’s dead. (Keep watching!)
To get your free email and domain….
AOL is the first and only free e-mail provider to let you make up your own unique, personalized e-mail address. Not just the first part but the entire e-mail address — for example, you@thenameyouwant.com. Create e-mail addresses for your family, team, small business or anything you choose. If the address you want is available, we’ll get it for you — absolutely free. You can also:
* Invite up to 100 friends or family to be part of your domain. For example, yourfriend@thenameyouwant.com
* Use your personalized e-mail address to send and receive instant messages on the AIM® service
* Check your e-mail from any Internet-connected computer or mobile phone, or even from Microsoft Outlook® or Outlook Express®
