AOL’s history, as told through NYT crossword clues
This Quartz article by Zachary M. Seward is pretty awesome. Here’s 1999:
Apr. 11, 1999: “You’ve got mail” co.
Aug. 3, 1999: Prodigy alternative, for short
Sept. 2, 1999: “You’ve got mail” co.
Also interesting:
The data were compiled from an app for searching Times crossword clues, which was built by Quartz product engineering director Michael Donohoe.
Increasingly, software is journalism. Obviously, this is a fun and mostly meaningless example. But any serious investigative newsroom today also needs hackers.
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