Aimster adopts new name

File-swapping company Aimster has renamed its service and started a drive to turn free users into paying customers. Aimster founder Johnny Deep said he transferred the Aimster name to America Online last week and rebranded the company Madster.com. In May, Aimster lost the rights to its domain name after an arbitration panel decided the name violated the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) trademark. Madster remains free, but the company has added a subscription service that offers features such as better connectivity and recommendations from other members. --Gwendolyn Mariano, Special to ZDNet News