Yahoo! chiude GeoCities

Spread the love

Geocities

Era il padre di tutti i blog e di tutti i social network ai tempi del Web 1.0 e da oggi fino al 26 ottobre, saranno gli ultimi giorni per poterlo “ammirare”. Ebbene si, Yahoo! ha deciso di mandare ufficialmente in pensione il suo servizio GeoCities dopo 15 anni di onorata attività. A comunicarlo la stessa compagnia di Sunnyvale, con una nota che precisa le informazioni sulla disattivazione. A partire dal 26 ottobre, questo non sarà più accessibile ed un messaggio per gli utenti è già on line per comunicarlo nelle pagine stesse del servizio.

Vediamo un po’ di storia del network, per capire la sua importanza nel Web 1.0. Nel 1994, dalle menti di David Bohnett e John Rezner, è uscito fuori questo nuovo servizio dedicato ad offrire uno spazio gratuito agli utenti per realizzare i siti Internet.

Yahoo! ha acquistato questo servizio nel 1999 per la cifra di 3 miliardi di dollari ed ha esteso in alcuni dettagli tecnici il servizio. Grazie a queste estensioni, sempre più GeoCities ha cominciato a diventare uno dei mezzi preferiti dagli utenti Web per la pubblicazione dei propri contenuti, fino ad arrivare ai blog ed ai beta test dei social network. Se si vuole controllare l’attuale impatto della scelta di Yahoo! per la chiusura del servizio, si può già notificare una discussione in atto sulla pagina di GeoCities su Wikipedia, che vede molti utenti del servizio coinvolti in una domanda: Che fine daranno le pagine collegate a GeoCities?

Ad oggi tutti quelli che hanno pubblicato il sito su GeoCities, sono tantissimi, inoltre lo spazio è stato utilizzato alla buona anche da una serie di piccole aziende (soprattutto) italiane per catalogare spazi, dati ed informazioni di uso quotidiano programmandone gli accessi. Ad oggi il futuro è un punto di domanda per l’usufrutto di questi spazi.
Secondo i dati stimati dal noto TechCrunch, la chiusura sarebbe dovuta all’enorme calo di utenti e visitatori di quest’anno che ha raggiunto la quota di perdita del 24%.

682 commenti su “Yahoo! chiude GeoCities”

  1. Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though
    you relied on the video to make your point.
    You clearly know what youre talking about, why throw away your intelligence
    on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us something
    enlightening to read?

    Rispondi
  2. I got this web page from my pal who shared with me regarding this web page and now this time I am browsing
    this website and reading very informative posts at
    this place.

    Rispondi
  3. Unquestionably believe that which you stated. Your favorite reason appeared to be on the internet the easiest thing to be aware of.
    I say to you, I definitely get irked while people
    consider worries that they plainly don’t know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the top and
    defined out the whole thing without having side effect , people could take
    a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thanks

    Rispondi
  4. Hi there just wanted to give you a quick heads up.
    The words in your content seem to be running off the screen in Internet explorer.
    I’m not sure if this is a formatting issue or something to do with internet browser compatibility but I thought I’d post to let you know.
    The design and style look great though! Hope you get the issue
    solved soon. Many thanks

    Rispondi
  5. Hello I am so delighted I found your weblog, I really found you by accident, while
    I was browsing on Aol for something else, Regardless I am here now and would
    just like to say cheers for a tremendous post and a all round exciting blog
    (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have
    time to go through it all at the minute but I have
    saved it and also included your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will
    be back to read more, Please do keep up the awesome job.

    Rispondi
  6. You could definitely see your expertise within the work you write.
    The arena hopes for even more passionate writers like
    you who are not afraid to mention how they believe. At all times follow your heart.

    Rispondi
  7. Do you have a spam problem on this blog; I also am
    a blogger, and I was curious about your situation; we
    have developed some nice practices and we are looking to exchange techniques with other folks, why not
    shoot me an e-mail if interested.

    Rispondi
  8. Hi there! Would you mind if I share your blog with my myspace group?
    There’s a lot of folks that I think would really appreciate your content.
    Please let me know. Thanks

    Rispondi
  9. I really like your blog.. very nice colors & theme.
    Did you create this website yourself or did you hire someone
    to do it for you? Plz respond as I’m looking to construct my own blog and would like to find out where u got this from.
    appreciate it

    Rispondi
  10. Thanks for ones marvelous posting! I genuinely enjoyed reading
    it, you’re a great author. I will ensure that I bookmark your blog and will eventually come back sometime
    soon. I want to encourage you to ultimately continue your great job, have a nice morning!

    Rispondi
  11. Howdy! This is kind of off topic but I need some
    help from an established blog. Is it tough to set up your
    own blog? I’m not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty fast.
    I’m thinking about setting up my own but I’m not sure where to
    begin. Do you have any ideas or suggestions?

    Appreciate it

    Rispondi
  12. whoah this weblog is excellent i really like studying your posts.
    Keep up the good work! You recognize, many people are searching round for this
    info, you could aid them greatly.

    Rispondi
  13. You really make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be really something that I think I would never understand.
    It seems too complicated and very broad for me.
    I am looking forward for your next post, I’ll try
    to get the hang of it!

    Rispondi
  14. Having read this I thought it was very enlightening.
    I appreciate you taking the time and effort to put this content together.

    I once again find myself spending a lot of time both reading and commenting.
    But so what, it was still worth it!

    Rispondi
  15. Very good site you have here but I was wanting to know if you knew of
    any discussion boards that cover the same topics talked about in this article?
    I’d really like to be a part of online community where I can get feedback from
    other experienced individuals that share the same interest.

    If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Appreciate it!

    Rispondi
  16. whoah this weblog is fantastic i love studying your articles.

    Stay up the great work! You recognize, many persons are looking
    round for this info, you can aid them greatly.

    Rispondi
  17. Hello, Neat post. There is an issue with your web site in web explorer, might test this?
    IE still is the market leader and a huge portion of people will leave out your fantastic writing because of
    this problem.

    Rispondi
  18. Hey would you mind sharing which blog platform you’re using?
    I’m going to start my own blog in the near future but I’m having a hard time
    deciding between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal.
    The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most blogs and I’m looking for something
    completely unique. P.S My apologies for getting off-topic but I had to ask!

    Rispondi
  19. When someone writes an article he/she retains the idea of a
    user in his/her brain that how a user can be aware of it.
    So that’s why this piece of writing is great. Thanks!

    Rispondi
  20. Greate pieces. Keep posting such kind of info on your page.
    Im really impressed by it.
    Hey there, You’ve done an excellent job. I’ll certainly digg it and
    individually suggest to my friends. I am confident they
    will be benefited from this site.

    Rispondi
  21. Greetings from California! I’m bored to death at work so I decided to check out your blog on my iphone during lunch break.
    I love the information you provide here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home.
    I’m amazed at how fast your blog loaded on my cell phone ..
    I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, very good blog!

    Rispondi
  22. Fantastic blog! Do you have any tips for aspiring
    writers? I’m hoping to start my own site soon but I’m a little lost on everything.
    Would you propose starting with a free platform like WordPress or
    go for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I’m completely overwhelmed ..
    Any ideas? Thanks a lot!

    Rispondi
  23. Have you ever thought about adding a little bit more than just your articles?
    I mean, what you say is fundamental and all. Nevertheless imagine if you added some great
    visuals or video clips to give your posts more,
    “pop”! Your content is excellent but with pics and video clips,
    this blog could definitely be one of the most beneficial
    in its niche. Excellent blog!

    Rispondi
  24. obviously like your web-site however you need to
    check the spelling on quite a few of your posts. Several of them are rife
    with spelling problems and I in finding it very bothersome to inform the reality
    then again I will certainly come back again.

    Rispondi

Lascia un commento