My dad worked on CompuServe's last-ditch effort to compete with both AOL and the internet. This article is giving me visceral flashbacks.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/aol-facebook-america-online/

America Online: A Cautionary Tale

On the rise and fall of the quintessential ’90s online service provider—and a warning about today’s social-media giants.

The Nation

There were some pretty great TV commercials from that era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6BQzd2km58

WOW! from CompuServe

YouTube