Some companies, like Mindspring, seem to have been well nurtured on good management and marketing advice and a clear path to the money.

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Hey, Mindspring, where's my free computer?

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AOL, locked in a fierce battle with Microsoft over access to its AIM service, has announced collaborative agreements with Apple, EarthLink, MindSpring, Juno, and Novell to offer their customers co-branded AIM clients or their own instant messaging products linked to AIM.

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