*Google to Invest $1 Billion for a 5% Stake in AOL Companies to Collaborate on O...

		currysausage on Feb 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: About the AOL announcement (2005) Google to Invest $1 Billion for a 5% Stake in AOL Companies to Collaborate on Online Video Offering and Make More AOL Content Available to Google Users (http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2005/12/time-warners-aol-and...) Wow, I really didn’t remember!

At that time Google Video was a decent alternative to Youtube.