Somewhat unrelated, but I've been listening to older episodes of the Internet History Podcast for the last few weeks. It's quite good! My favorite episode so far is the one about Bill von Meister, who started the company that formed the basis for AOL: http://www.internethistorypodcast.com/2014/04/chapter-3-supp.... Von Meister was a very clever entrepreneur, and the podcast talked about some of his pre-AOL ideas, like offering free long distance calls at restaurants (in modern parlance, the free calls were basically the acquisition cost of getting a restaurant diner). Both that specific episode and the entire podcast series in general are a fun listen -- especially if you're in your 30s like I am.