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MindSpring was a major Internet service provider which merged with EarthLink on February 4, 2000, with the company retaining the EarthLink name.

Famous for its Core Values & Beliefs and 14 Deadly Sins, MindSpring was founded in February 1994 by Charles Brewer in Atlanta, Georgia after he had a frustrating experience trying to get online with Netcom. It had only non-paying customers for four months, and shared facilities and technical staff with Internet Atlanta, another local ISP. By late 1994, MindSpring had obtained investment funding from ITC Holding Company and moved into offices at Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center. CNET : Internet Services. It established its first point of presence outside Atlanta in May 1995, and went public in March 1996 with the ticker symbol MSPG.

In 2006, the MindSpring brand was relaunched by EarthLink as a free voice-over-ip service.

Mergers & Acquisitions

MindSpring grew quickly by acquiring other companies. Along the way, it acquired the ISP business of Nando. Web hosting reviews : Choose from the Best web hosts.