AOL.com Is No. 5 Most Visited Site Today: Surprised?

A former colleague of mine at AOL posted about the below article on facebook: It's about which domains were most-visited 15 years ago vs. today.

http://www.businessinsider.com/then-and-now-the-most-visited-domains-of-1996-and-today-2011-7?op=1

What surprised him was not that AOL was No. 1 15 years ago, but that it is as high as NO. 5 today. I must say I was too. AOL,  you go, girl!

AOL 7.0 & 8.0 Wacky Disks & Tins

These zany AOL disks and tins circa version 7.0 and 8.0 just came in from Richard.


(Who remembers when AOL ver. 7.0 came out? I had to Google it...it was October 2001).


For  a description of the tins, please see below all the pix. :)


 If anyone is interested in buying them, pls. leave a comment here and I'll get it to him. 

V 8.0 Black Tin - ATT02M801X

V 8.0 Red/Silver Tin - A0503M305C
V 8.0 Animal Print Tin - A0303M801
        Sapphire Tin - CR0210MA
V 7.0 Orange / Sunburst Tin - A0402M304C
V 7.0 Blue American Eagle Tin - A0702M801 , A0802M15
Rare White Box - Dial Up / High Speed Dual Disk - AA0407M205

Anyone Know Anything About this Metal AOL Disk?

 I got an email from someone named JD who sent me pictures of a very interesting-looking metal (pewter? Tin? Some other metal?) AOL disk tin. His email about it is below. Anyone remember when this was made, why it was made, or any other info? Pls. email me at juliawilk@aol.com or post here. Thanks!

Julia

 

"Greetings.

 

I have come into possession of an AOL CD in a Case unlike any other I've ever seen, yet can find no information about it.  I was wondering if you can help me identify it.

I can find no reference to a BUNKER HILL TEAM (which seems to have it's own Logo), nor a COMMEMORATIVE GM EDITION.

 

The container unscrews horizontally (note large bolt, inside top).  Seems to be some sort of cast metal, like pewter, and is heavy - on the order of 2.7 pounds.  It is also NON-FERROMAGNETIC.

 

I'm sending this to several Collector Sites in search of information... yours being the first.  Any ideas?

 

Feel free to send me an email with any hard information, or even thoughts, ideas, speculation.

I have many more detailed photos, if interested in seeing them.

 

Regards,

 

JD."

Links to other AOL Collectibles and Memorabilia Sites

Check out these other cool AOL CD/Collectibles Sites:

Lydia's AOL Disk Collection
http://www.angelfire.com/my/aolcollection/

AOL CD and Tin Collecting with Sparky
http://www.aolcollecting.com/

Q-Link Lives
http://www.qlinklives.org/
Wait a minute...is that the Q-Link signon screen I see? Am I suddenly on my old Commodore 64? Al's way cool site with screens from the ol' Q-Link.

Danny's Access Provider Disk Report
http://access.calafia.com/
Get the goods on who's sending out what, among other things.

AOL on facebook:

AOL Oldies:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27158604587&ref=ts

AOL: Online reunion:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2390694136&ref=ts

AOL Alumni Association:
 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7105332082&ref=ts

Officially Unsanctioned AOL Reunion Group

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24460827810&ref=ts

Remembering Q-Link (pre AOL online service)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40390459610&ref=ts

AOL versions 1.0 - 1.5 and 2.0

AOL versions 1.0 thru 1.5



AOL version 2.0

Julia on WashingtonPost.com's Live Online chat

Did you catch Julia on WashingtonPost.com's LiveOnline chat this past July 2002? No? Not to worry! Check it out here.

Mo Mugs

And let's see, what else...
Ah yes...mugs!

MO' MUGS! MO' MUGS! MO' MUGS!!


These lovely mugs are courtesy of Tom in Reston, the winner of our 2002 Contest. Just ask Tom if dreams really don't come true!