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- Founded: 1983
- Merged with Time Warner in 2001CrunchBase: AOL profile
- CEO and Chairman: Randy FalcoCrunchBase: AOL profile
- Headquarters: Dulles, VirginiaCrunchBase: AOL profile
- Headquarters: 770 Broadway Manhattan, New York City
- Employees: 8,000CrunchBase: AOL profile (2006)
- Formerly called "Quantum Computer Services"
- Began as an online-gaming service for Atari 2600 users
- Valued at $5.5 billionAll Things Digital: AOL to Layoff 10 Percent of Staff (January 28, 2009)
- Acquired companies include Bebo, Quigo Technologies, Sphere, Weblogs, Inc. and SocialThing
- June 12th, 2009: AOL acquires Patch Media Corp. and Going Inc.
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AOL (America Online) began as an internet service provider and has grown to be a massive network of content, products, and software. The company merged with Time Warner in 2001 following a year-long approval process, creating a new company called "AOL Time Warner." In 2003, the company dropped the "AOL" from its name, and that title went back to referring exclusively to the online community and service. On January 28, 2009, the company announced that it would cut 700 employees due to the week economy and advertising market, totally about 10% of their entire staff.All Things Digital: AOL to Layoff 10 Percent of Staff (January 28, 2009)
On June 11, 2009, AOL announced that they had required the news website Patch and Going.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10262680-36.html
History
The company that eventually became AOL initially started out in a few other directions including music on demand and online video game services. AOL didn't really start to become the online community its known for today until 1991. At the time other similar services like CompuServe and Prodigy offered some of the first pay dial-up communities. Once AOL surpassed the 10 million subscriber count in 2006 they had welcome become the largest such online community. As other providers started to allow for direct access to the public Internet, AOL was slow to respond. Subscriptions numbers fell as well as AOL's once high value of $240 Billion. Lately the company has repositioned itself as a content provider, similar to companies like Yahoo.
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History of AOL Layoffs 2 AnswersBoomtown announced on January 28, 2009 that AOL, which is one of Time Warner online units, is cutting 700 employees, approximately 10 percent of its workforce. ... read more
What is the easiest way to export your AOL contacts? 1 AnswerEverywhere I look, the solution is not easy. Basically, AOL 'own' you - to put it nicely :) Here is one that does not require a software: http://www.techspot.c... read more
Every time my friend forwards an email from AOL, the recipient receives a blank email. How can this be fixed?? 2 AnswersCheck to see if you have included a blank signature. That will result in messages forwarded being blank. read more
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I favorited a YouTube video -- Lady Gaga - Poker Face (acoustic) (AOL) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5bXUerX1MA&feature=autoshare_twitter
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@SeanPAYTON_ send overr myyy songgssss !!!!!! indigoohard@aol.com i wanna releaseee sommethingg n give fresgboyz they collab
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Can i come smoke a aol
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미디어업계 최악의 상황 아직 안 끝났다고 http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5AJ05520091120 aol은 직원 1/3 해고할 계획. 끔찍합니다. 2008년 이후 미디어전반 8천~1만명 직장 잃었다고
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