America Online Offline. This is one they would rather not discuss. Va. Although the effects were minor, millions were unable to send email or access AOL on that day. It sent chills up and down the spines of many die-hard AOL users. We still live in an imperfect world.
Technology can still break.
However, it underlined the importance for small businesses to have multiple methods of accessing information online. Netcom, the largest provider of Internet services nationwide, experienced downtime a few months ago. CompuServe also experiences outages occasionally. However, for the most part all the services are reliable. In sum, AOL has always been a good way to get started with the online world and the Internet.