Bellamy Posted October 27, 2009 at 01:57 PM Posted October 27, 2009 at 01:57 PM RIP GeoCities: End of an Era Yahoo's GeoCities finally closes its doors GeoCities has finally closed its doors, ending an era of free homepage service that many PC enthusiasts remember from the mid-90s. GeoCities, a Yahoo subsidiary, hosted millions of free websites that were mainly built from stock templates that allowed anyone to have a personal site for blogs and pictures before Blogger and other similar services were launched. Earlier in the year, GeoCities stopped accepting new site registrations, although GeoCities members had the ability to modify their sites and save any relevant information from the cloud to a PC or notebook. “Yahoo continuously evaluates and prioritizes our products and services in alignment with business goals and our continued commitment to deliver the best consumer and advertiser experiences,” a GeoCities spokesperson told the L.A. Times. “The company's closing is “part of our ongoing effort to prioritize our portfolio of products and services in order to deliver the best products to consumers.” Members of GeoCities who want to keep their site live will have the opportunity to do so by upgrading free membership up to a paid membership for $4.99. Tribute sites dedicated to GeoCities are now popping up left and right on the internet, such as the GeoCities Archive Project. Yahoo has greatly struggled in the past several years, with the company shutting almost 20 different services and products in less than 12 months.http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=16627 Quote Please support the forum by ordering everything through our special Amazon.com link Click here. Thank you!
Davey84 Posted October 27, 2009 at 02:18 PM Posted October 27, 2009 at 02:18 PM the sites were crappy anywayz! it's too bad for yahoo they made such a lousy investment! Quote http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/daveyh84/incognito198701_zpsaaootxh1.jpgRick, ik hou van jou voor altijd!A New Day... has come 28/29 April & 2/3 May 07Antwerpen 13 et 14 mai,Paris 24 et 25 mai, Amsterdam 2 juinet Arras 7 juillet Chances Taken!!!How Do You Keep The Music Playing? - Celine Opening Night March 15th, March 16th
Edwin Posted October 27, 2009 at 02:22 PM Posted October 27, 2009 at 02:22 PM Yeah they were crap, but they were one of the first, and it's something most YOUNG internet users these days can remember. To me it's like saying Lite Bright or Etch-A-Sketch has ended. It's an end of an era, indeed. Quote
Bellamy Posted October 27, 2009 at 05:32 PM Author Posted October 27, 2009 at 05:32 PM I remember tons of Celine fan sites were on geocities. And because geocities was blocked in China. I have to find proxies to visit them. Quote Please support the forum by ordering everything through our special Amazon.com link Click here. Thank you!
celinedream Posted October 28, 2009 at 08:27 PM Posted October 28, 2009 at 08:27 PM yes my celine website (the celine dion video collection) was in geocities as well... it truly is the end of an era... *sigh* Quote An angel was looking through,It was you,Yeah you...it'sYou are the REASON.
ThisTime Posted October 29, 2009 at 12:44 AM Posted October 29, 2009 at 12:44 AM omg LOL I totally had one of those when I was like... 12 XD Quote http://i.imgur.com/MfrTohK.gifMy Twitter || My Tumblr
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