GeoCities is dying....

Webmonkey · 25-10-2009 10:58PM

Oh Geocities, the memories. Thats where it all began, my web development.

However, My Teencity website is still going on 20m. http://teencity.20m.com I was so innocent that time. My teacher at the school told me to remove the 20m and see what's there :pac: That dirty old teacher.

mukki · 25-10-2009 11:00PM

here's mine

http://www.geocities.com/fujifilm_mx1200/

i had a 1.3mega pixel difigtal camera with 16mb flash memory in 2001, i wmust have been loaded, spent neary 300 on it, and people used to oooh and ahhh at it

Venom · 25-10-2009 11:19PM

Gordon wrote: »

Geocities is still alive?

I though Geocities went belly up years ago as well.

waitinforatrain · 25-10-2009 11:35PM

One step closer to the death of Comic Sans MS.

Yay!

Amalgam · 26-10-2009 01:47AM

If you want to save and convert your Geocities site for offline use:

HTTrack - a free and GPL website grabber\offline converter.

http://www.httrack.com/

I've been using it to grab a few scraps for stuff I no longer have the password for.

[snigger] Xiney..

omahaid · 26-10-2009 01:52AM

End of an era, RIP

Gone West · 26-10-2009 01:58AM

Farewell sweet prince ;_;

partyatmygaff · 26-10-2009 02:11AM

Gonna miss all those poorly laid out websites from the earliest days of the internet.

I remember it as a 6 year old kid who just got a computer and dial up. Windows 98 with that ancient blue background and 128mb ram and whatever. 16 Bit colour screens, weird semi-translucent computer cases, ball mice and all that other archaic computer stuff from the early days of the internet. That click and buzz of a floppy drive reader and how it always froze up the system for a second or two as it loaded. Web 2.0 is good and all in some ways but its ruined the internet.

Those were the good old days that we'll never see again.

Dord · 26-10-2009 12:11PM

Amalgam wrote: »

If you want to save and convert your Geocities site for offline use:

HTTrack - a free and GPL website grabber\offline converter.

http://www.httrack.com/

I've been using it to grab a few scraps for stuff I no longer have the password for.

[snigger] Xiney..

Thanks for this! I don't need it for geocities but for another site that I'm reviving at a different address. Should be a big help!

passive · 26-10-2009 01:13PM

http://www.xkcd.com/

Dyr · 26-10-2009 01:41PM

Ring a ring a rosie, as de sites decline, I remember geocities in de rare ould times

Creamy Goodness · 26-10-2009 01:44PM

actually shed a tear for geocities.

my first couple of websites that i wrote when i was like 12/13 years old were hosted there.

A Primal Nut · 26-10-2009 01:47PM

So what do young lads use for new websites nowadays, if not geocities? Where are fantasy wrestling sites hosted?

Webmonkey · 26-10-2009 03:06PM

A Primal Nut wrote: »

So what do young lads use for new websites nowadays, if not geocities? Where are fantasy wrestling sites hosted?

It's just bebo now thats keeping these young kids occupied. Doubt there are many kids making sites. Though my brother tried reading my web programming books but I think he gave up again.

hooradiation · 26-10-2009 03:19PM

Geocities, ahh that takes me back.

I remember when the Internet was <blink> tags and scrolling marques as far as the eye could see, with pack of wild hit counters, guestbooks and webrings sweeping majestically across the plains of under construction animated gifs.

*sniff*

Kids these days, with their ajax and web 2.0, don't know they're born......

CCCP^ · 26-10-2009 03:22PM

I remember Geocities well, it was great back then. Used to be alot of Counter-Strike and TFC clans on it, as well as umpteen Resident Evil fansites. And Garbage Pail Kids!!

BaconZombie · 26-10-2009 03:47PM

XKCD have a great commemoration re-design today:

http://www.xkcd.com/654/

Tight Ted · 26-10-2009 03:54PM

Facebook killed the Geocities star!

Ruu_Old · 26-10-2009 03:57PM

Oh that funny chap in the construction sign image, brilliant.

brummytom · 26-10-2009 04:01PM

Geocities, Bravenet, Angelfire... I had the all, what a sad child.

Guestbooks, Hitcounters, Build-your-own message boards.

Fuck off facebook, bring back real websites

ShooterSF · 26-10-2009 04:02PM

Oh Danny boy the pipes, the pipes are calling...

homah_7ft · 26-10-2009 04:03PM

Looks like I'll have to change my sig

Amalgam · 26-10-2009 04:18PM

brummytom wrote: »

Geocities, Bravenet, Angelfire... I had the all, what a sad child.

Xoom, myspace.. (before it was sold off and transformed)

Ponster · 26-10-2009 04:59PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

XKCD have a great commemoration re-design today:

http://www.xkcd.com/654/

That was just beautiful !

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GeoCities is dying....

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