Ernie Smith@ernie@writing.exchange
In lieu of a new AOL piece right now, here are some AOL related pieces from the @tedium@social.tedium.co archives:
A piece on flat-fee internet and how it turned dial-up on its head.
https://tedium.co/2020/04/09/dial-up-internet-access-history/
Ernie Smith@ernie@writing.exchange
The story about the thousands of people who became volunteer AOL moderators in exchange for free dial-up.
https://tedium.co/2021/07/23/aol-community-leader-volunter-program-history/