I remember a time where the most heated debate on the internet was Angelfire vs. Geocities vs. Tripod. If you do not remember those heydays of Web 1.0, I might go so far as to say you have no reason to be allowed on the internet. But alas, Web 2.0 is upon us, to the chagrin of many.
And now, a once mighty king will be shut down for good. What is left of Geocities is nothing more than a spash page alerting users of its closure. In the coming hours, it is expected to be replaced with a redirect, effectively hammering one of the final nails into the coffin of Web 1.0.
Fortunately, there are still old school heroes on the internet. One of which, Jason Scott, is trying fervently to back up as much of Geocities as possible before it closes. I can only wish him the best. Geocities had a good run, lasting over 15 years, making it one of the oldest websites on the internet. However, in the age of Facebook and Myspace, the art of the personal website is almost completely dead.
Geocities, you were a cornerstone of the early internet, and one of the best free hosting sites of the mid ’90s. You shaped the internet then, taught millions how to administer and design web content, and influenced many of them all the way to the present day.
You will be missed.
Damn. We were practically raised on Geocities, too. I suppose it was only a matter of time, really. Goodnight, sweet prince indeed.
I was always a Tripod kinda guy, and I wrote all my code in either Dreamweaver or (as most geeks did when they actually learned code language) WordPad. Goodnight, sweet prince.
RIP.
Although, I actually always chose angelfire over geocities.