n 1989 a small company
named Quantum Computer America Online was the first with
Services, changed its name Buddy and chat technology
to America Online (eventually allowing people from across the
becoming, AOL). The name change world to have private space in
would be the beginning of a order to share thoughts on topics
meteoric rise as an Internet ranging from political issues to
service provider. By the personal hobbies. The success of
mid-1990's America Online would the community provided by chat
surpass Genie, Prodigy and rooms soon led them to invest in
CompuServe to become the number instant messaging technology with
one Internet service provider in separated them from many ISPs
the world. At one time America over a course of several years.
Online is said to have had 30 Only when Yahoo and MSN messenger
million customers. began to broadcast their instant
message ability did AOL lose its
However, nothing that gets that hold on the community they
big can sustain its dominance created connecting strangers by
forever. It declined as other topic and by room. AOL's current
service providers began to buddy list and AIM system is
utilize the same technology and still one of the easiest for
advance on the things that non-technical people to use
America Online brought into the quickly and has a number of
computer room. With all the amenities other chat sites do
changes that have been made in not. For being a part of an
the last 16 years AOL still has online community, nothing beats
distinct advantages over other AOL.
ISPs.
Interchangeable accounts
Creating community
When AOL began its service, the
basic fee was $19.95. As time AOL was a pioneer in parenting
went by, it rose to a high of controls and helping monitor
$25.95. Many people continued to which web sites AOL can access.
be willing to pay the high price That specialty program has
for AOL, in part because of its combined with others to create a
ability to have interchangeable unique community for every member
accounts. For people who want a of AOL. AOL has web sites that
private e-mail address, a cater to gay and lesbian
business e-mail address or have clientele, African-American
six people in their family AOL is clientele and in Spanish. They
a great value. It offers several have AOL Red for kids, and
accounts, all for one price. Not specially design web pages by
only do they offer multiple culture, topic and type. The
screen names, they also give you specialty services allow people
the ability within their software to create an individualized Web
to change from one account to the browser to meet their needs.
other and see if there is mail in
one account from the other. This AOL is a company that will both
easy-to-use interchangeable rise and fall as the Internet
system allows people to have service provider market changes.
privacy and flexibility when it For value, individuality and
comes to e-mail addresses. AOL flexibility it is still one of
has since reduced its fee back to the best deals on the market.
$9.95 to keep up with the current
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