AIM Pages First Impression

Techcrunch gets a first look at AIM Pages which has just launched and has been named AOL's try at being a MySpace killer.

First impression: The site is clean and organized (something I’m not sure the Myspace crowd wants), and module based (about me, photos, etc.). Modules can be dragged to any point on the screen.
If AIM Pages launched today as a stand alone company with no affiliation to AOL, I’d be ripping it apart. Personal publishing is very easy, and users have too many choices. Anything new really has to stand out, and AIM Pages doesn’t. AIM Pages is a slick looking Ajax product, but is not really raising the bar v. Myspace, Tagworld and others.

Now, the fact that your AIM Page will be prepopulated with your AIM buddies is a big competitive advantage, and I imagine AIM will have some level of success due to that asset.

One thing that continually bugs him is the errors he experienced using Firefox as his browser, but I am going to assume that most AIM Pages users will be either Internet Explorer or AOL web browser users.

They definetly picked an interesting colour combination for their main page, as it is not the traditional corporate look, or even very fun and bright. It is brown... It might change with time, but MySpace really hasn't and once you build a brand or look, it becomes harder and harder to really change it drastically.

Some of the comments so far have people wishing that AOL had got the initial features set up properly rather than trying to get all the icing (AJAX features) half working.

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