Wednesday, May 16, 2007

How is AOL Games Like New York City

Oh Folks! It has been busy here at AOL games!  From moving to a wider page, the aforementioned 980 grid,  to Bingo Beta,  to just peoples day to day issues, its been crazy hectic.
I've also been a little tired.  You see,  I am runner,  I wake up in the morning and run the streets of New York.  Its a crazy thing to do,  but I do it.  Anyway,  doesn't really affect my work,  but can sometimes leave me with some sore legs.
AOL games is moving slowly but surely towards new technology and it is exciting.  We have a whole affinity system the way Pogo does coming down the pipe and we're continually working to up grade the site.
In some ways AOL games reminds me of New York City ten-fifteen years ago.  Ten years ago NYC was in a state of relative disrepair but on its way up. She was flush with cash,  but needed to overhaul herself but in the right ways.  Its taken a helluva long time,  but the NYC is getting there and getting modern,  there are ACTUAL public works being built in NY for the first time in decades.  Its been a long struggle but its getting there.  Some times you just can paint a rotting foundation. Things need to be totally replaced! And that's what's happening. 
AOL games is the same way.  It seems the site has been resting on its laurels and working one way for a long time. Now,  AOL games is starting to make the changes necessary to move into the 21st century web.  We're fixing infrastructure,  reaching out to the right partners and trying desperately to catch up.  Just like NYC we have in some ways build from the bottom up.  Its a process and we're just beginning.  Should be good times!

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