In another step towards the future, a page on the past is closed: GeoCities is being shuttered today by Yahoo, which purchased the free website host in 1999.
GeoCities circa 1996:
In a move that puts more emphasis on the bottom line, Yahoo is nudging new customers to its paid hosting service.
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Of course, there’s another giant that still has a free, although not as well-known, hosting service: Google.
RIP GeoCities.
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