The Washington Post | May 15, 2015
Why Google and Facebook won’t suffer the same fate as AOL
I write for The Washington Post on why Google and Facebook won’t suffer the fate of AOL.
With Verizon finally putting an end to the misery of AOL’s decade and a half long decline, some are wondering whether today’s juggernauts — Facebook and Google — will face the same fate. The answer is unequivocal: No.
To understand why, it’s helpful to look at why AOL went from being the No. 1 Internet provider in the country to a has-been outpaced by companies such as Facebook and Google. Facebook is worth more than 50 times the acquisition price for AOL. Google nearly 100 times.
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