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AOL

Also Known As America Online

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An American web portal and online service provider tracing its roots to 1985; merged with Time Warner in 2001 to form AOL Time Warner and was spun off again as an independent public company in December 2009.

Facts
Company Type
Internet service provider and web portal (subsidiary of Yahoo Inc. since 2021) 1
Founded Year
1985 1
Headquarters
New York City, U.S. 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

AOL Time Warner Demerger, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner Merger, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner

Operates In

Media and Entertainment Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, AOL
Sources
1. Wikipedia, AOL
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1. Wikipedia, AOL
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AOL traces its history to PlayNET, an online service. PlayNET licensed its software to Quantum Link, which went online in November 1985.
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WikipediaAssociated With: AOL Time Warner Demerger, Time Warner (2003-2018), DivestmentsView the Source
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