AOL
AOL was one of the early pioneers of the Internet in the mid-1990s, and the most recognized brand on the web in the United States. It originally provided a dial-up service to millions of Americans, as well as providing a web portal, e-mail, instant messaging and later a web browser following its purchase of Netscape. In 2001, at the height of its popularity, it purchased the media conglomerate Time Warner in the largest merger in U.S. history. AOL rapidly shrunk thereafter, partly due to the decline of dial-up and rise of broadband. AOL was eventually spun off from Time Warner in 2009, with Tim Armstrong appointed the new CEO. Under his leadership, the company invested in media brands and advertising technologies.
Q27585
AOL
ORG
-1990^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-1990
NUMBER
Q11371
provided a dial-up service
ORG
Q186165
web portal
Concept
Q9158
e-mail
Concept
Q58199
instant messaging
Concept
Q6368
web browser
Concept
Q210057
Netscape
Concept
2001-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2001
DATE
Q191715
Time Warner
ORG
Q27585
AOL
ORG
Q194163
broadband
Concept
Q27585
AOL
ORG
Q1186164
spun off
Concept
2009-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2009
DATE
Q7803096
Tim Armstrong
PER
Q210057
Netscape
Concept
Q27585
AOL
ORG