GeoCities
GeoCities was a personal-webpage hosting and community service acquired by Yahoo in 1999; its main site closed in 2009.
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Key facts
1994–1995Founding and renaming
David Bohnett and John Rezner founded Beverly Hills Internet in November 1994 and renamed it GeoCities in 1995.[1]
Community model: Themed personal websites
Users’ sites were grouped into themed neighborhoods, such as Area51 for science fiction and Nashville for country music.[2]
January 28, 1999Yahoo announces stock acquisition
The agreement specified 0.3384 Yahoo common shares per GeoCities share and conversion of outstanding options, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.[3]
May 28, 1999Acquisition completed
Yahoo completed its acquisition of GeoCities.[4]
October 26, 2009Main-site closure and preservation
Archive Team rescued pages from April until the October 26 closure. Internet Archive conducted a separate deep crawl; the two are independent organizations.[2]