Farewell to GeoCities,the vintage Web-hosting site


	Farewell to GeoCities,the vintage Web-hosting site

EddieIsSteady

10-28-2009 8:24 AM

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10-28-2009 9:43 AM

lollipop10

i've heard of it, but.....

10-28-2009 10:29 PM

artdawgs

Awesome!
I've been online since way back (93 or 94).
I remember GeoCities well.
RIP GeoCities.

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