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GeoCities (Redirected from Geocities)
Web hosting service active from 1994 to 2009
Introduction
GeoCities, later Yahoo! GeoCities, was a web hosting service that allowed users to create and publish websites for free and to browse user-created websites by their theme or interest, active from 1994 to 2009. GeoCities was started in November 1994 by David Bohnett and John Rezner...
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Type of site | Web hosting service |
| Owner | Yahoo! |
| Launched | November 1994 |
| Status | Inactive since 2009 |
History
The company created its own Web directory, organized thematically as six so-called "neighborhoods". The neighborhoods included "Colosseum", "Hollywood", "RodeoDrive", "SunsetStrip", "WallStreet", and "WestHollywood".
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Acquisition by Yahoo!
During January 1999, near the peak of the dot-com bubble, GeoCities was purchased by Yahoo! for $3.57 billion in stock, with Yahoo! taking control on May 28...
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