IP Democracy: Why AOL is Suddenly Hot

Fortune takes a look at AOL’s resurgence in this week’s issue, and attempts to answer the question of why the former online goat is now suddenly a sleek mink, with lots of would-be big name investors vying for a piece of AOL. The piece, penned by Stephanie Mehta and Fred Vogelstein gives great credit to AOL chief Jonathan Miller for bucking the AOL-heads’ objections to transitioning the tanking service to a free portal model.

There’s also an amusing sideline piece, “Where Are They Now?,” which gives an update on what the former AOL stars of yesteryear, including CEO Bob Pittman, are doing now.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on November 6, 2005 3:43 PM to IP Democracy