AOL

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internet company online services provider technology company

AOL is a pioneering American internet and online services company best known for popularizing dial-up access and email in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Aliases (11)

America Online ×12
AOL Inc. ×4
AOL Mail ×4
AOL.com ×2
AOL content services ×1
AOL email service ×1
AOL services ×1
AOL.com web portal ×1
AOL–Time Warner merger ×1
ONE by AOL ×1
renamed and rebranded as America Online (AOL) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	internet company → online services provider → technology company →
acquired	HuffPost → ICQ → MapQuest → Netscape Communications Corporation → TechCrunch →
acquiredBy	Verizon Communications →
acquisitionDate	2015 →
acquisitionPrice	4400000000 USD →
brandOf	Yahoo Inc. (post-Verizon media reorganization) →
country	United States →
formerName	America Online → Quantum Computer Services →
foundedBy	Jim Kimsey → Marc Seriff → Steve Case → William von Meister →
foundedDate	1985 →
headquartersLocation	New York → New York City → United States →
industry	internet → media → online services →
mergedWith	Time Warner →
mergerDate	2001 →
mergerType	AOL–Time Warner merger →
notableFor	AOL Instant Messenger → AOL desktop software → mass distribution of sign-up CDs and disks in the 1990s → popularizing consumer email in the 1990s → popularizing dial-up internet access in the United States →
parentCompany	Verizon Communications →
peakSubscriberCount	over 30 million subscribers →
product	AOL Desktop → AOL Instant Messenger → AOL dial-up internet service → AOL email service → AOL.com web portal →
serviceArea	United States → international →
serviceType	dial-up internet access → email service → instant messaging → web portal →
slogan	You’ve got mail! →
spinOffDate	2009 →
spunOffFrom	Time Warner →

Referenced by (73)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AIM ("America Online") → AIM → AIM ("AOL Inc.") → AOL Desktop → AOL Desktop ("America Online") → AOL Instant Messenger → AOL Instant Messenger ("America Online") → ICQ → OSCAR →	developer
ICQ → MapQuest → Netscape Communications Corporation → Netscape Communications Corporation → TechCrunch →	acquiredBy
Marc Seriff ("America Online") → Marc Seriff → Steve Case →	coFounderOf
Jim Kimsey → Marc Seriff ("America Online") → Peter Linss →	employer
AIM → AOL Instant Messenger → AOL Instant Messenger ("AOL Inc.") →	operatedBy
Oath Inc. → Oath Inc. ("AOL Mail") → Oath Inc. ("AOL.com") →	ownerOf
Oath Inc. → Oath Inc. ("ONE by AOL") →	brandPortfolio
Jim Kimsey → Marc Seriff ("America Online") →	coFounded
Quantum Computer Services ("America Online") → Quantum Computer Services →	evolvedInto
AOL Desktop ("AOL Mail") → AOL Desktop ("AOL content services") →	integratesWith
AIM → AOL Instant Messenger →	ownedBy
Yahoo Inc. (post-Verizon media reorganization) ("AOL Mail") → Yahoo Inc. (post-Verizon media reorganization) ("AOL.com") →	parentCompany
Netscape Communications Corporation → Netscape Communications Corporation →	parentCompanyAfterAcquisition
Oath Inc. → Yahoo Inc. (post-Verizon media reorganization) ("AOL Inc.") →	predecessor
Quantum Computer Services ("America Online") → Quantum Computer Services →	predecessorOf
AOL ("AOL email service") → AOL ("AOL.com web portal") →	product
Quantum Computer Services ("America Online") → Quantum Computer Services →	successor
Verizon →	acquired
Steve Case →	boardMemberOf
AOL Desktop →	brand
Steve Case →	chiefExecutiveOfficerOf
Netscape Navigator →	companyAcquiredBy
Yahoo Mail ("AOL Mail") →	competitor
TOC →	designedBy
AIM →	discontinuedBy
You've Got Mail →	featuresBrand
Oath Inc. →	formedFrom
Ted Leonsis →	formerEmployer
AOL ("America Online") →	formerName
MapQuest →	formerParentOrganization
TOC →	maintainedBy
AOL ("AOL–Time Warner merger") →	mergerType
Steve Case →	notableWork
TOC ("America Online") →	origin
OSCAR →	ownership
Oath Inc. ("AOL Inc.") →	parentOrganizationOf
AOL Instant Messenger ("AOL services") →	partOf
Overture Services →	poweredSearchFor
TechCrunch →	previouslyOwnedBy
Engadget →	previousOwner
Quantum Computer Services ("renamed and rebranded as America Online (AOL)") →	reasonForStatusChange
OSCAR ("America Online") →	usedByCompany