By Dan Kedmey
Verizon announced that it would acquire AOL for $4.4 billion on Tuesday, hailing the company as a “digital trailblazer.”
If seeing the words “AOL” and “trailblazer” has you feeling as if you’ve woken up in a mid-90’s time warp, here are a few more blasts from AOL’s past.
“Kayaking friends on your computer?”
“I want an A this time!”
“Every time you sign on it tells you if you’ve got mail.”
“It’s like living in the future”
“It’s Jerry Stiller!”
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