AOL’s New Image: Animated Edition

Late Sunday evening, AOL (NYSE: TWX) released a static tease of its new branding identity but without any context. Here’s the animated version, music and all, embedded after the jump.
Use full screen for the real impact.
I actually really like this…better than Yahoo!
"Without any context" is, and I say this with all the politeness I can muster, a major understatement. It's no wonder they were spun off – they have no idea who they are other than "young and hip." Is that all there is? FAIL. FAIL. Fail.