Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, Yahoo! Geocities has kicked the bucket, has ceased to be, and is no more. So what was Geocities, how did it fail, and what can be learned from Yahoo!’s past mistakes with this once popular free hosting brand name? I tribute this week’s show to the free web host that once was, rest in peace Geocities, after this edition of the Web Hosting Show.
Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 186!
Running Time: 13 minutes | File Size: 5.58 MB
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Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode:
- A History Lesson in Geocities
- Saving Geocities for Future Generations
- Alternatives to Geocities
- What Can Be Learned from Geocities
Trivia Question – How many years old is Geocities?(to find out the answer, be sure to download and listen to this week’s podcast!)
Feel free to share your favorite (or maybe not so favorite) Geocities memories in the comments!
