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Title: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-10-26 14:28:23

I've only just found out, via xkcd (http://xkcd.com/). (sceencap, for great justice (http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7399/xkcdawebcomicnachoshost.png); yes kids, that's what the Internet used to look like :-P)

We can say good bye to hideous webpages about vampires with hit counters, gifs, MIDIs and pictures that took 5 minutes to appear when using dialup; ahhhh, those were the days! :lol:

I'm of the opinion that GeoCities should have been kept so that it could be a museum of the Internet and teach future generations how things used to be, but Yahoo are big mean poopy-heads! :x

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: nfitc1 on 2009-10-26 14:46:15

Quote from: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-10-26 14:28:23

I'm of the opinion that GeoCities should have been kept so that it could be a museum of the Internet and teach future generations how things used to be

Or at least what to avoid being.

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-10-26 14:50:50

Quote from: NFITC1 on 2009-10-26 14:46:15

Quote from: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-10-26 14:28:23

I'm of the opinion that GeoCities should have been kept so that it could be a museum of the Internet and teach future generations how things used to be

Or at least what to avoid being.

Meh, GeoCities style sites now have kitsch value, like 80s clothes :wink:

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: Jari on 2009-10-26 16:56:37

(http://borgborg.org/No-Darth_Vader.jpg)

A friend send me the same link today, as well.

I think this calls for a tribute-site, akshually... :-D

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: Tsetra on 2009-11-01 00:34:37

I'm always uncovering rare gems from geocities sites, things I previously never knew about. Now, a lot of that I'll never find. A pity. There's the Internet Archive, but these pages often do not include anything aside from text.

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: pyrozen on 2009-11-01 00:47:46

Ahhh, i remember the good ole days when you typed in "diablo" and came back with 200+ clan websites. Each hand crafted with an in browser HTML window with prefab graphincs and styles. This was all around 13 years ago....

I gotta say i miss those days, now huge websites (gamespy, EGO, etc....) gobble up all the users, and there's no longer room for the little guys.  This is somehow similar to something else, but i can't put my finger on it.... i thinks it's WAL-MA.... something....

something i don't miss... anyone remember <flash>LOOK I BLINK</flash> tags.  BLEH!

lee

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: Tekkie.X on 2009-11-01 01:11:25

Wallmart has infect the UK too, the ASDA store chain is owned by Wallmart.

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: Landarma on 2009-11-01 08:47:52

Quote from: DragonNinja on 2009-11-01 01:11:25

Wallmart has infect the UK too, the ASDA store chain is owned by Wallmart.

Heh..... In South Korea, Wallmart and Carrefour were never so successful.  The only 'successful' one is Tesco Home Plus, but I doubt it could 'operate' if it wasn't Samsung.

Anyway, good memories.... There was indeed some good sites there......

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: Jari on 2009-11-07 21:00:33

Website of Win and Awesome (http://www.aiseikai.or.jp/).

<3

 :-D

Title: Re: GeoCities is shutting down
Post by: Landarma on 2009-11-08 07:28:09

Quote from: El Ammo Bandito! on 2009-11-07 21:00:33

Website of Win and Awesome (http://www.aiseikai.or.jp/).

<3

 :-D

 :-o