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AOL

Also Known As America Online
Communication Services

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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
Connections

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Operates In

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Related Corporate Events

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Sources
1. Wikipedia, AOL
Wikipedia
  • History section, 2009 spin-off
    AOL was spun off from Time Warner in 2009, with Tim Armstrong appointed the new CEO.
  • lead section
    AOL traces its history to PlayNET, an online service. PlayNET licensed its software to Quantum Link, which went online in November 1985.
  • Related Corporate Events: AOL Time Warner Merger
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Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: AOL Time Warner Merger
  • Associated With: AOL Time Warner Demerger, Time Warner (2003-2018), Divestments
  • Related Corporate Events: AOL Time Warner Demerger
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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened to AOL after it merged with Time Warner?

AOL, an American web portal and online service provider tracing its roots to 1985, merged with Time Warner in 2001 to form AOL Time Warner. It was spun off again as an independent public company in December 2009, with Tim Armstrong appointed the new CEO, before AOL became a subsidiary of Yahoo Inc. in 2021.
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