If there is an American company for Internet service to the world that has a rich and colorful history despite its young existence, that is none other than AOL or America Online, Inc.
The company is now properly called AOL LLC - and are a subsidiary of Time Warner. The hour of New York-based company was founded in 1983 as Quantum Computer Services.
The Rise of world famous AOL
Before the fight against exactly what happened to the Ur-AOL, you must first learnWhat the company is world-famous in the first place.
Perhaps the most famous product, the product of society is the AOL software will be on-line - in which millions of people around the world, united in an online community. At the height of its popularity, more than 30 million members around the world have been with AOL's walled garden. "
The company has also created a buzz in the online community as a popular and revolutionized the online chat and instant messaging that weknow today.
What AOL has earned his nickname, a walled garden of online users is the being-kid-friendly, especially for the younger generation, are using the Internet for research purposes.
Acquisition of Time Warner: E 'is the beginning of the case of AOL?
Until the late 1990s, many subscribers have left AOL, because they soon realized that it should not allow itself to outside the walls, that AOL has been limited to its user-specified conditions.
But even ifThere were participants who were leaving - even more so when, why were encouraged by the simplicity of the system.
It was announced in January 2000 that AOL is acquiring Time Warner for "the world's largest media company." Fusion is the company known as AOL Time Warner.
It seemed a dream team together. AOL now has access to the media owned by Time Warner, like CNN, Sports Illustrated and WarnerBrothers.
In subsequent years, there have been some problems that had to do the AOL Time Warner - as expenses for their members behalf of AOL email account and client software - the participants are free from other providers of Internet services.
What happened to AOL when you grow up?
During the years of its heyday, has 34 million members of AOL and was worth 200 billion U.S. dollars. However, the concentration and an unfortunate combination of a lot of things go wrong haspoor performance of the company for a level value was less than a tenth of the peak.
In February 2008, Jeff Bewkes, chief executive of Time Warner - announced that the company's Internet access business of AOL, and advertising will be divided into two parts. There is the possibility of selling the Internet access division at a later date - which means that the once great AOL Broadband services are virtually doomed to failure.
Obviously, companies with the development of increasinglyTechnologies must remain alert with the latest developments concerning the mood of the participants and the technology itself. Otherwise, if the changes in technology in combination with other factors that affect your company as a whole - big companies are suffering under a time constraint.
