Geocities.com Guide

Summary Report: GeoCities.com GeoCities was a foundational web hosting service and social network that allowed users to create personal homepages within themed "neighborhoods". At its peak, it was the third-most-visited domain on the web, hosting over 38 million user pages. Key Historical Timeline : Founded as Beverly Hills Internet .

Users (called "homesteaders") were assigned to virtual communities based on interest: : Science fiction and fantasy. Hollywood : Film and celebrity fan sites. WallStreet : Finance and business. SoHo : Art and creative writing. Heartland : Family and hobbyist pages. Tokyo : Anime and Far East culture. Cultural Significance & Aesthetics GeoCities: 20 Years Later | Nostalgia Nerd geocities.com

: Rebranded as GeoCities , introducing the "neighborhood" concept. 1998 : Went public (IPO) on the NASDAQ. 1999 : Acquired by Yahoo! for approximately $3.57 billion. Summary Report: GeoCities

: GeoCities Japan , the last remaining official branch, officially closed. Operational Structure: The "Neighborhoods" SoHo : Art and creative writing

: Yahoo! shut down the U.S. service, resulting in the loss of an estimated 7 terabytes of user data.