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History 1983–1991: early years. AOL began in 1983, as a short-lived venture called Control Video Corporation (CVC), founded by William von Meister.Its sole product was an online service called GameLine for the Atari 2600 video game console, after von Meister's idea of buying music on demand was rejected by Warner Bros. Subscribers bought a modem from the company for $49.95 and paid a one ...
In honor of AOL's 35th birthday on May 24, we're taking a look back at some of the company's definitive moments, like history-breaking mergers and record-breaking numbers, and how it shaped the ...
The founder recently stepped down from Microsoft's board in March 2020 to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities, the company said. Show comments Advertisement
Steve Case. Stephen McConnell Case (born August 21, 1958) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). Case joined AOL's predecessor company, Quantum Computer Services, as a marketing vice-president in 1985, became CEO of the company (renamed AOL ...
Jim Kimsey. James Verlin Kimsey (September 15, 1939 – March 1, 2016) was the co-founder of AOL. He was the first chairman of the company and its CEO until 1995. [1] Although Kimsey is best known for having helped to create AOL, he also spearheaded many other business, military and philanthropic endeavors.
The American web portal and online service was a pioneer in the internet era and its iconic “You’ve Got Mail” phrase has been used in countless pop culture references. But one of its biggest ...
CEO of AOL (2000–2003) Barry Martin Schuler (born September 7, 1953) is an American Internet entrepreneur and former chairman and CEO of America Online Inc. He is best known for leading the AOL team that simplified the online service provider's user interface, making it possible for millions of consumers to gain easy access to the Internet.
Steve Case is the billionaire founding CEO of AOL and the head of Washington, DC-based venture-capital firm Revolution. Case said AOL's initial public offering had little fanfare and that it took ...