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  2. History of email - Wikipedia

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    The history of email entails an evolving set of technologies and standards that culminated in the email systems in use today. [1]Computer-based messaging between users of the same system became possible following the advent of time-sharing in the early 1960s, with a notable implementation by MIT's CTSS project in 1965.

  3. Ray Tomlinson - Wikipedia

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    Tomlinson said he preferred "email" over "e-mail," joking in a 2010 interview that "I'm simply trying to conserve the world's supply of hyphens" and that "the term has been in use long enough to drop the hyphen." [25] Tomlinson died at his home in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on March 5, 2016, from a heart attack. He was 74 years old. [18] [14]

  4. Milestones: A look back at AOL's 35 year history as an ...

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    While the "marriage" didn't last, it was biggest corporate merger in history at the time. 2006: America Online drops its old name to officially become AOL and no longer charges for email services ...

  5. Email - Wikipedia

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    Email has been widely accepted by businesses, governments and non-governmental organizations in the developed world, and it is one of the key parts of an 'e-revolution' in workplace communication (with the other key plank being widespread adoption of highspeed Internet). A sponsored 2010 study on workplace communication found 83% of U.S ...

  6. A look back at what the world was like when AOL began

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    A poll at the time showed that only 13 percent of soda drinkers liked the new Coke, according to CBS News. Shortly after — 77 days to be exact — the company decided to go back to its original ...

  7. A look back at AOL's website through the years

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    AOL is celebrating its 35th anniversary, and what better way to commemorate than with a look back at how the brand has transformed over the years.

  8. History of email spam - Wikipedia

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    The history of email spam reaches back to the mid-1990s, when commercial use of the internet first became possible [1] [2] —and marketers and publicists began to test what was possible. Very soon, email spam was ubiquitous, unavoidable, and repetitive. [3] This article details significant events in the history of spam, and the efforts made to ...

  9. Then And Now: How Did We Work Before Email? - AOL

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    Email is easier, it's quicker, it helps us keep a paper trail, and well, it's just what we're used to in the modern workplace. Ever wonder what a regular workday was like before the advent of email?