Hometown Has Been Shutdown - People Connection Blog: AIM Community Network @import url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.peopleconnectionblog.com/media/style.css);   SUBSCRIBE to our RSS Feed. Editors:  Charles Rock  Kelly Wilson People Connection Updates Blogs & Links:AIM DeveloperAIM.comWidgetblogAIM Product Design BlogAOL Homepage BlogAOL Hot SearchesAOL Search BlogAOL Video BlogMac@AOL BlogmyAOL BlogFicletsTed's Take - Ted LeonsismediabistropaidContentProbloggerTechcrunchValleywagBoing BoingDiggFarkMetafilterNetscapepopurlsSlashdot Hometown Has Been ShutdownPosted on Nov 6th 2008 1:30PM by Kelly Wilson
Dear AOL Hometown user,
We're sorry to inform you that as of Oct. 31, 2008, AOL® Hometown was shut down permanently. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Sincerely,
The AOL Hometown Team
permalinkemail thisim this comments [28]shareAdd this post to...DiggDel.icio.us Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)1. Kelly Wilson,How do I download my Hometown website files? Help. My website is gone.AprilPosted at 3:28PM on Nov 6th 2008 by April McKay2. Is there not a way to obtain the blogs anymore. I was unable to transfer them before oct 31. Please let me know if there is anyway to get them.Thank youSandraPosted at 3:59PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Sandra3. I need my files back. This is crap. You can't just close it and delete our files!!!Posted at 4:34PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Louis4. HOW DO I GET MY FILES BACK!!Posted at 4:35PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Louis5. My question is like those above. Is there anyway still to retrieve my hournals and homepages? I tried before the deadline but nothing happened. These are my memories. Things I wanted to remember about my kids. And when I tried to access them before the deadline I was unable to. Otherwise I would have printed it all out. Please help.Posted at 4:45PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Sarah6. WHAT A SHAMBLES & A POOR SHOW. NO ONE WANTS TO KNOW EITHER. FORTUNATELY I SAVED MY WEBPAGE & TRANSFERRED IT TO GEOCITIES. Link Here: http://geocities.yahoo.com/v/gcp_choose/Real easy to do a simple webpage. With more time I think this could be better than aol. Posted at 5:11PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Phil7. can i retrieve my old homepage??Posted at 7:03PM on Nov 6th 2008 by paula8. Things like this is why I left AOL, they think they own your internet expereince!Posted at 7:06PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Rick9. Kelly, why will you not at the least provide a redirect functionality on the AOL FTP server toour new website on another server?Posted at 7:49PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Lily Stamp10. If you lost your web page[s], try the Way Back Machine at http://www.archive.org/index.phpPosted at 7:56PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Lily Stamp11. It would have been nice to receive some noticePosted at 8:22PM on Nov 6th 2008 by dbiela112. WHERE IS THE HOME PAGE IT TOOK MONTHS FOR ME TO BILL. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE VIA THE MAIL OR E-MAIL.PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY WEB PAGE SO I CAN COPY IT AND MOVE IT SOME WHERE ELSE.I SUGGEST YOU PUT THE HOME PAGE BACK OR YOU WILL LOOSE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS.I WILL SEE TO THAT.CONNECTIONS ALWAYS HELP.Posted at 9:00PM on Nov 6th 2008 by DAVE DUNKLE13. PLEASE PROVIDE ME ACCESS TO MY HOMETOWN WEB PAGE.IF I CAN GET IT I MIGHT STAY A CUSTOMER. IF NOT ME AND MY FRIENDS ARE AS GOOD AS GONE.Posted at 9:01PM on Nov 6th 2008 by DAVE DUNKLE14. http://hometown.aol.com/birdmamat/index.htmlPosted at 9:49PM on Nov 6th 2008 by gloria15. Where is my homey page? I worked really hard on that page,and had lots of vistors tell me how nice it was,I had lots of help also,now its all gone,guess I can thank a foreign person that bought AOL out? Well, wake up and smell the roses,I will get another way to play on the Internet soon,My dear AOL people. Posted at 9:52PM on Nov 6th 2008 by gloria16. You cant put anything on this crazy thing either,because they keep sending the activation codes and then I click and come to nothing the same page over and over, great gag Aol you make me so sick.Posted at 9:57PM on Nov 6th 2008 by gloria17. What happened to my web page on my husband, Bob Champine, that took me many years to put together on his career and which meant a lot to me and to the aviation community. I noticed with 9.0 I lost the left margin and the picture of him exiting the X-1. I need to restore it to the internet as it is history. Please tell me what to do. I will be glad to retype it, I just don't want it lost to the world.I need help.Gloria ChampinePosted at 10:03PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Gloria Champine18. Yes, after 17 years I can finally say AOL sucks! Wow, charging me 14.95 a month for who knows how long when the price plan did not even exist!Good bye AOL you will not survive with such poor business decisions!Posted at 10:35PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Greedykilowatt19. Well I am also so surprised to see all our work is gone, why didn't they notify everyone on the update through email I never even knew this was going to happen to even get a chance to save my webpage..Also is anyone getting any answers as to where or how we can get our work back..there has to be a way and something saved on there end. AOL not for nothing this was an awful decision to make and you have hurt many people who cherish there pictures, there life stories and just plain old happiness...It like stealing our hearts and souls without our knowledge...I WANT MY WEBPAGE INFO BACK I never gave you permission to destroy it..we should all file one big lawsuit against you for this. ANY LAWYERS OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP..EMAIL US ALL for one class action..or we get a second chance to get our work back.Thanks for listeningPosted at 10:48PM on Nov 6th 2008 by Pat20. This is very frustrating and angishly wrong for AOL not to at least had the decency to emailed their hometown members of this closing of "hometown.aol.com.html" so we could have been MORE AWARE of this closing. If anyone starts a liable law suit on AOL for this outrage action, please put my name down as a victim of this hanious action taking AOL members. Faye Nall efnall@aol.comPosted at 10:52PM on Nov 6th 2008 by efnall | 1 | 2 | Most Recent | Newer 20 Comments Blog Search RSS Feeds AIM Buddy Blog AIM Pages Blog Community Info The Marvelous Mob Social Media Mess All Blog Entries Top Stories AIM 6.8 Beta is Now Available, Offers 'Real-Time IM'GMail Now Includes AIM!Welcome to the New People Connection Most Commented On (Last 30 Days)HO HO HO! Merry... Holidays! 17 comments Recent Commentsmed on HO HO HO! Merry... Holidays!LISA on HO HO HO! Merry... Holidays!Jerry on HO HO HO! Merry... Holidays!Timoteo Castro on HO HO HO! Merry... Holidays!mondy on HO HO HO! Merry... 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