AOL shutting 3 services to cut costs, focus on ads

July 25, 2008 By ANICK JESDANUN , AP Internet Writer

(AP) -- AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the Internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities.

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