Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the mid-1990s, a new company, in a whole new medium of communicating known as the internet, was rapidly rising and on its way to becoming the most powerful entity in the world: America Online. However, due to changes in the new cyberspace and unprecedented economic conditions, AOL would soon face a devastating fate like no other.
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Edited by: @NickNoir

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction
01:50 - Before it was AOL (The 1980s)
07:10 - AOL vs. the World Wide Web
10:31 - AOL Begins to Grow
11:40 - AOL Joins the World Wide Web
12:45 - How AOL Took Over
15:08 - AIMing for Success! (AOL Instant Messenger)
16:40 - AOL Buys Time Warner in 2000
18:17 - Dot-Coms & Dial-Ups
19:36 - Where AOL is Today



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