case, stephen mcconnell

Steve Case, co-founder of America Online (AOL) and one of America's most accomplished entrepreneurs, shares a roadmap for how anyone can succeed in a world of rapidly changing technology. We are entering, he explains, a new paradigm called the "Third Wave" of the Internet. The first wave saw AOL and other companies lay the foundation for consumers to connect to the Internet. The second wave saw companies like Google and Facebook build on top of the Internet to create search and social networking capabilities, while apps like Snapchat and Instagram leverage the smartphone revolution. Now, Case argues, we're entering the Third Wave: a period in which entrepreneurs will vastly transform major "real world" sectors like health, education, transportation, energy, and food-and in the process change the way we live our daily lives.

In this updated account of how American Online has outsmarted the competition to become the world's biggest online company, Swisher reveals the secrets of the company's success and breaks news about the company's dealings with Bill Gates and others.

Presents a behind the scenes look at events that led to the collapse of AOL Time Warner just three years after the merger of America Online and Time Warner in January 2000.

A biography of the founder and chairman of America Online.

A biography of the businessman who started America Online, an Internet service provider, that merged with the largest entertainment company, Time Warner, in 2000.