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AOL: From Dial-Up Dominance to Yahoo! Integration AOL, initially known as America Online, emerged from the PlayNET online service and Quantum Link (Q-Link), launching its IBM PC client in 1988. Rebranded as America Online in 1989, it quickly surpassed competitors like CompuServe and The Source, beco...
- Company type Subsidiary
- Founded 1983
- Founders Marc Seriff, Steve Case, Jim Kimsey, William von Meister
- Headquarters 770 Broadway, New York City, U.S.
- Area served Worldwide
- Services Web portal and online services
- Number of employees 5,600
- Parent Time Warner (2001-2009), Verizon Communications (2015-2021), Yahoo! Inc. (2021-present)
- Website www.aol.com
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AOL history
Last Updated : 26/03/25, 12:09 AM
AOL: From GameLine to Global Digital Giant AOL's journey began in 1983 as Control Video Corporation (CVC), a short-lived venture offering GameLine, an online service for the Atari 2600. Steve Case joined as a marketing consultant, later becoming instrumental in shaping the company's future. In 1985,...
AOL NEWS
AOL is ending its dial-up internet service: What is it and why is it being shut down?
August 14, 2025 8:15 am
AOL’s move marks the end of an era for millions in the US who once relied on dial-up internet to get online.
AOL Instant Messenger shuts down
October 07, 2017 11:47 am
Launched in 1997, AOL Instant Messenger was at the forefront of what was called at the time the biggest trend in online communication since email.
Oath, a new Verizon unit, to debut when Yahoo is merged with AOL
April 04, 2017 2:31 pm
Verizon Communications Inc. will introduce a new division called Oath this summer, around the time it expects to combine its AOL unit with Yahoo's internet assets.
Handover of festival site: AOL yet to give anything in writing, DDA tells NGT
April 23, 2016 1:57 am
The Delhi Development Authority Friday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the Art of Living (AOL) Foundation had not yet given the ‘written handover’ of the site where the World Culture Festival organised by AOL was held in March.
Everything’s fine, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, except the fine
March 11, 2016 1:12 pm
“We have not done anything wrong. We have been taintless and will remain so. We we will go to jail but not pay a penny,” said Ravi Shankar.
Verizon buys AOL in $4.4 bn deal; acquires Huffington Post, TechCrunch and Engadet
May 13, 2015 10:38 am
Verizon Communications Inc is buying AOL Inc in a $4.4 billion bet that a push into mobile video and targeted advertising.
Big tech companies lash out at government snooping
December 10, 2013 10:59 am
AOL,Apple,Google,Facebook,LinkedIn,Microsoft,Twitter and Yahoo issue statement to Obama.
US IT body welcomes India's decision to review PMA policy
July 09, 2013 11:57 am
ITIC has IT giants like Google,AOL,Microsoft,IBM and Microsoft as its members.
Password breach hits Yahoo,GMail
July 13, 2012 1:18 am
Yahoo has said that a file containing approximately 400,000 usernames and passwords to Yahoo and other companies was stolen
Microsoft,Facebook align with patent deal
April 24, 2012 1:22 am
Microsoft,which just bought patents from AOL for $1 billion,is now turning around and selling most of them to Facebook for $550 million
