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Marc Seriff @ AOL: The Network Engineer Who Introduced the Internet to Everyone

Marc Seriff @ AOL: The Network Engineer Who Introduced the Internet to Everyone

Update: 2022-09-12
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For millions of people, their first experience with the World Wide Web was made possible by America Online -- AOL. In fact, most people directly associate AOL with the Web. But did you know AOL predates the World Wide Web by nearly a decade?

That's because, when AOL launched, the it was still illegal to use the Internet for commercialize activities. Instead, AOL was one of a handful of companies attempting to create their own global network. And, thanks to a bunch of CD-Roms you probably remember, AOL was the most successful company doing it.

On this episode of Web Masters, you'll hear the story of how AOL got started and how it grew to be one of the biggest companies on the early Web as we hear from AOL co-founder Marc Seriff.

For a complete transcript of the episode, click here.

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Marc Seriff @ AOL: The Network Engineer Who Introduced the Internet to Everyone

Marc Seriff @ AOL: The Network Engineer Who Introduced the Internet to Everyone

Aaron Dinin