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>> the aol-time warner merger was the classic dotcom insanity. >> $160 billion. the biggest corporate takeover ever. >> this merger will launch the next internet revolution. >> the merger of time warner and aol wasnt really a merger. it was a purchase. >> i am struck by this image today of the upstart aol gobbling up this media institution time warner. shouldnt it be the other way >> well, its sort of startling that a company that couldnt even buy beer is now buying one of the oldest media compa...

>> we know theres a lot of pain to go around in terms of the stock market these days but aol stocks gotten beaten down even more than the rest of the market. >> aol and time warner was probably the worst deal in history. >> aol didnt really control the internet in the way they claimed to. >> everything is a lot easier and the internet is a lot more user-friendly. the internet moved to what aol was doing, so now what is aols unique selling point and are you going to pay $23.95 a month extra for t...

>> you were using text to have a conversation that felt like a face to face communication. you could see the start of this new online culture. >> its a technological revolution thats changing the way we do everything, from making friends to falling in love. >> he was nice and he never gave me any of the come-on lines. it was always friendly. >> wait, youre telling me guys use pickup lines on a computer? >> uh-huh. >> as the internet grows, im finding information. i also want to find love. >> i j...

Communicate with just about anyone anywhere. >> one of the things that aol realizes is that america online cant be all 200 plus million people at once. you need little neighborhoods. so chat rooms become internet neighborhoods where people who share interests create their own little space. >> you can either click on the chat button up here or go to the people connection. thats what america online calls it. and when you get there, click on a list of rooms to find different categories of rooms. >>...

Per se. you use your phone line and your computer, and you get online. >> and compuserve was for the tech savvy people. prodigy was for shopping and aol was the first one that had a vision to get everyone connected. >> when i heard that sound, i cried a little bit because i knew there was a big adventure waiting for me. >> welcome. youve got mail. >> compuserve charged by the minute. it was like a taxicab. aols invention was to forget that and charge $19.95 a month, all you can eat. and that cha...

>> greg: barely. >> juan: my kids say you have an aol account? >> morgan: do you really? >> juan: no, i got rid of it. when you are blessed, you can be a blessing to others. thats what the reverend in virginia and his church, the decision to give $100,000 to help 34 howard university students erase their student debt. heres one student saying thanks. >> im so thankful. i wish i could come and hug everyone. the fact that this weight is lifted off my shoulders, i am forever grateful. >> juan: in a...

Window. mechanic may have overtightened the bolts. safety is its top priority and continuing to investigate. actress kate hudson says she is raising her newborn baby daughter genderless. hudson opening up about parenting style in an interview with aol saying quote. i think you just raise your kids individually regardless like a genderless approach. we still dont know what she is going to identify as. hudson is a mother of three. she had her first daughter ronni rose in october. and you can count...

We put this baby to bed. >> shopping is now turned off. >> we know theres a lot of pain to go around in terms of the stock market these days but aol stocks gotten beaten down even more than the rest of the market. >> aol and time warner was probably the worst deal in history. >> aol didnt really control the internet in the way they claimed to. >> everything is a lot easier and the internet is a lot more user-friendly. the internet moved to what aol was doing, so now what is aols unique selling p...

>> $160 billion. the biggest corporate takeover ever. >> this merger will launch the next internet revolution. >> the merger of time warner and aol wasnt really a merger. it was a purchase. >> i am struck by this image today of the upstart aol gobbling up this media institution time warner. shouldnt it be the other way around? >> well, its sort of startling that a company that couldnt even buy beer is now buying one of the oldest media companies in the country that took a century to get this big...

New online culture. >> its a technological revolution thats changing the way we do everything, from making friends to falling in love. >> he was nice and he never gave me any of the come-on lines. it was always friendly. >> wait, youre telling me guys use pickup lines on a computer? >> uh-huh. >> as the internet grows, im finding information. i also want to find love. >> i just happened to stumble on michaels address. i picked him out of the blue. i read his profile, and i was completely floored...