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IDEA No 36
GEOCITIES
Before Facebook, before MySpace, before Friendster, there was GeoCities.
Founded in 1994, Beverly Hills Internet was a web-hosting business based in California. In mid-1995, it offered customers with no knowledge of HTML the ability to create homepages. Called ‘Homesteaders’, users could choose to set up their homepage within one of six neighbourhoods: the Colosseum for sports sites, Hollywood for entertainment sites, RodeoDrive for shopping, SunsetStrip for music, WallStreet for business and WestHollywood for the Gay and Lesbian community. Your neighbourhood became part of your web address – for example, www.geocities.com/Hollywood/123.
This free service was immediately popular. Chat, bulletin boards and ...
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