This Day in History: The Internet is born

A first-of-its-kind electronic message is sent from UCLA to the Stanford Research Institute. The first message was to be ...
Ars Technica

A history of the Internet, part 3: The rise of the user

The final phase, from 2000 through today, has primarily been about the users. New companies like Google and Facebook may have reaped the greatest financial rewards during this time, but none of their ...
The New York Times

AOL Will End Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating)

The company said the service, synonymous with the early days of the internet, will be discontinued on Sept. 30. By Yan Zhuang AOL announced that its dial-up internet service will be discontinued next ...
CNN

AOL will stop offering dial-up internet service after more than 30 years in business

AOL, an internet pioneer that brought millions of Americans online for the first time, is discontinuing its dial-up service next month. The company that brought the internet to the masses in the 1990s ...