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The visuals--a sleepy coastline that, gradually leached of color, tightens into a jaundiced, roiling froth--offer third-party verification via superimposed newspaper clips.
Time 's cover story credits America Online CEO Steve Case with simplifying the Internet for consumers and notes that AOL's acquisition of CompuServe's subscribers tightens its domination of the online market.