AOL Turns 25

AOL turns 25
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Separation
In December 2009, after eight years of acrimony, Time Warner and AOL parted ways. The new AOL would be led by CEO Tim Armstrong and listed independently on the New York Stock Exchange. On the day of the split, the exchange draped a banner featuring AOL's new logo over the front of its building.

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