Internet History Podcast
Internet History Podcast
Brian McCullough
12. (Ch 3.2) The Rise of AOL
39 minutes Posted Apr 11, 2014 at 12:24 pm.
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Summary:
America Online survives the inevitable run-in with Microsoft, only to come out the other side stronger. The company has to endure major PR fiascos and network capacity issues, but eventually sees itself firmly established as one of the major players of the dot com era.
Bibliography:
-  http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.09/aol.html?pg=6&topic=
-  http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffaol.html?pg=3&topic=&topic_set=
-  http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1996-04-14/the-online-world-of-steve-case
-  http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1996-08-25/has-the-net-finally-reached-the-wall
-  Swisher, Kara; AOL.com  

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