Technology | Google 10 Hottest Domains: 1996 vs. Today Remember when AOL was king? By Matt Cantor Posted Jul 25, 2011 4:11 PM CDT Copied A show attendee leaves the AOL booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Back in 1996, AOL was king of the Internet; its closest competitor was Webcrawler; and the University of Michigan owned a top 10 domain. Things have changed, as comScore data reveal in Business Insider: 1996: AOL. Today: Google sites. 1996: Webcrawler.com. Today: Yahoo! sites. 1996: Netscape. Today: Microsoft sites. 1996: Yahoo! Today: Facebook. 1996: Infoseek. Today: AOL. 1996: Prodigy. Today: Amazon. 1996: Compuserve. Today: Turner Digital. 1996: University of Michigan. Today: Glam Media. 1996: PrimeNet. Today: Ask Network. 1996: The Well. Today: Viacom Digital. Head to Business Insider for the rest of the top 20. Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Report an error