GeoCities

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. It has been active from 1994 to 2009. GeoCities was started in November 1994 by David Bohnett and John Rezner, and was named Beverly Hills Internet briefly before being renamed GeoCities."DAVID BOHNETT, FOUNDER OF GEOCITIES" - Internet History Podcast
In its original form, site users selected a "city" in which to list the hyperlinks to their web pages. The "cities" were named after real cities or regions according to their content. Soon after its acquisition by Yahoo!, this practice was abandoned in favor of using the Yahoo! member names in the URLs.
In April 2009,Yahoo buys GeoCities - CNN.com the company announced that it would end the United States GeoCities service on October 26, 2009.
GeoCities had at least 38 million pages—the majority of which were user-written—were displayed before its shutdown. The Japanese version of the service continued to run until March 31, 2019."Yahoo!ジオシティーズ" - Geocities.yahoo.co.jp
==Neighborhoods==
During 1996, GeoCities had 29 "neighborhoods", which had groupings of content created by the "homesteaders" (GeoCities users)."29 Neighborhoods" - GeoCities By 1999, GeoCities had additional neighborhoods and refocused existing neighborhoods.Visit these neighborhoods - GeoCities
*Area51 and Vault: Science fiction and fantasy, conspiracy theories
*Athens and Acropolis: Teaching, education, reading, writing, and philosophy
*Augusta: Golf
*Baja: Off-road SUVs and adventure travel
*BourbonStreet: Jazz music, Cajun cuisine, New Orleans and Southern United States topics
*Broadway: Theater and performing arts
*CapeCanaveral and Lab: Science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and aviation
*CapitolHill: Politics and government
*CollegePark and Quad: University life
*Colosseum, Field and Loge: Athletics and sports
*EnchantedForest: Topics of interest to children
*Eureka: Small business and home offices
*Fashion Avenue: Fashion
*Heartland and Plains: Parenting and family (originally also focused on pets)
*Hollywood and Hills: Films and actors
*HotSprings: Health and fitness
*MadisonAvenue: Advertising
*MotorCity: Automobiles and racing and dodge cars
*NapaValley: Wine, gastronomy
*Nashville: Country music
*Paris, Rue and LeftBank: Romance, poetry, and the arts (for Paris- and France-related topics such as food and culture around 1996)[42]
*Pentagon: Military
*Petsburgh: Pets
*PicketFence: Home improvement and real estate
*Pipeline: Extreme sports
*RainForest: Conservation
*RodeoDrive: Shopping and luxury lifestyles
*ResearchTriangle: Research and development, technology
*SiliconValley, Heights, Park, and Pines: Computers, hardware, programming, and technology
*SoHo and Lofts: Art and writing
*SouthBeach and Marina: A "high-style hot spot for hanging out, meeting and greeting, seeing and being seen."
*SunsetStrip, Vine, Alley, Palms, Studio and Towers: Music such as blues, grunge, punk rock, and rock 'n roll
*TheTropics and Shores: Travel and vacations
*TelevisionCity: Television
*TimesSquare and Arcade: Computer and video games
*Tokyo: Far East-related topics, including anime
*Vienna: Ballet, classical music, and opera
*WallStreet: Business and finance
*Wellesley: Women-related topics
*WestHollywood: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender topics
*Yosemite: Outdoor recreation including climbing, hiking, rafting, and skiing
==GeoCities Japan==
Prior to the acquisition by Yahoo!, GeoCities had a Japanese subsidiary, GeoCities Japan. GeoCities Japan had headquarters located in the Nihonbashi Hakozaki Building in the Nihonbashi area of Chūō, Tokyo.https://web.archive.org/web/19990221225412/http://www.geocities.co.jp/features/recruit/ As of February 10, 2016, GeoCities Japan was still online. Its member sites were still accessible. It was still accepting new account registrations, but services were only available in Japanese.https://web.archive.org/web/20120224041126/http://geocities.yahoo.co.jp/
On October 1, 2018, Yahoo! Japan announced the termination of GeoCities Japan effective March 31, 2019.Yahoo!ジオシティーズ」、2019年3月末でサービス終了へサービス終了のお知らせ (Notice of service termination)
===Japan neighborhoods===
GeoCities Japan had the following neighborhoods:"コミュニティ" - GeoCities Japan
*WallStreet (ウォール街, Wōrugai): Finance and business
*Epicurean Table (エピキュリアンテーブル, Epikyurian Tēburu): Dining
*Colosseum (コロシアム, Koroshiamu): Outdoor sports and health
*SiliconValley (シリコンバレー, Shirikon Barē): Computers and the internet
*SilkRoad (シルクロード, Shiruku Rōdo): Travel
*Technopolis (テクノポリス, Tekunoporisu): Science and high technology
*Berkeley (バークレイ, Bākurei): Education and student life
*Heartland (ハートランド, Hātorando): Family and pets
*Hollywood (ハリウッド, Hariuddo): Films and performing arts
*Playtown (プレイタウン, Pureitaun): Video games
*Broadway (ブロードウェイ, Burōdowei): Pop, rock music, and concerts
*Milano (ミラノ, Mirano): Fashion, design, and shopping
*Milkyway (ミルキーウェイ, Mirukīwei): Dating
*MotorCity (モーターシティ, Mōtā Shiti): Automobiles and motorcycles
==See Also==
*GeoCities in Wikipedia.
==References==