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%.

1.696 commenti su “Yahoo! chiude GeoCities”

  1. Your style is very unique in comparison to other people I’ve read stuff from.
    Many thanks for posting when you have the opportunity,
    Guess I’ll just bookmark this blog.

    Rispondi
  2. We stumbled over here by a different web address and thought I might check things out.
    I like what I see so now i am following you. Look forward to looking at your web page again.

    Rispondi
  3. Hiya! I know this is kinda off topic but I’d figured I’d
    ask. Would you be interested in trading links or maybe guest authoring a blog
    article or vice-versa? My blog addresses a lot of the same topics as yours and I believe we could greatly benefit from each other.
    If you happen to be interested feel free to send me
    an e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you! Superb blog
    by the way!

    Rispondi
  4. Hello! This is kind of off topic but I need some help from an established
    blog. Is it hard 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 start. Do you have any tips or suggestions? With thanks

    Rispondi
  5. I loved as much as you’ll receive carried out right here.
    The sketch is attractive, your authored subject matter stylish.
    nonetheless, you command get bought an impatience over that you
    wish be delivering the following. unwell unquestionably come further formerly again as exactly the
    same nearly a lot often inside case you shield this increase.

    Rispondi
  6. I am extremely impressed with your writing skills and also with the layout on your blog.
    Is this a paid theme or did you customize it yourself?

    Either way keep up the nice quality writing, it’s rare to see a great blog like this
    one these days.

    Rispondi
  7. My programmer is trying to persuade me to move to .net from PHP.
    I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses. But he’s
    tryiong none the less. I’ve been using Movable-type on several
    websites for about a year and am nervous about switching to
    another platform. I have heard fantastic things about blogengine.net.
    Is there a way I can transfer all my wordpress posts into it?
    Any kind of help would be really appreciated!

    Rispondi
  8. This is really interesting, You are a very skilled blogger.
    I have joined your rss feed and look forward to seeking
    more of your fantastic post. Also, I’ve shared your website in my social
    networks!

    Rispondi
  9. Greetings! Quick question that’s entirely off topic.
    Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly?
    My blog looks weird when browsing from my apple iphone. I’m trying to find a template or plugin that might be able to fix this issue.
    If you have any suggestions, please share. With thanks!

    Rispondi
  10. Just wish to say your article is as surprising. The clearness in your post
    is simply great and i could assume you’re an expert on this
    subject. Well with your permission let me to grab your feed to keep
    updated with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please continue
    the rewarding work.

    Rispondi
  11. I do believe all the ideas you have offered on your post.

    They’re very convincing and can definitely work. Nonetheless,
    the posts are very brief for newbies. May you please lengthen them a
    bit from next time? Thanks for the post.

    Rispondi
  12. This is really interesting, You’re a very skilled blogger.

    I’ve joined your rss feed and look forward to seeking more of your
    magnificent post. Also, I have shared your website in my social networks!

    Rispondi
  13. Greetings I am so excited I found your webpage, I
    really found you by error, while I was looking on Yahoo for something else, Regardless I am here now and would just like to say thank
    you for a tremendous post and a all round enjoyable
    blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to look over it all at the minute but I have bookmarked it and also included your RSS feeds,
    so when I have time I will be back to read much
    more, Please do keep up the excellent work.

    Rispondi
  14. Hi I am so delighted I found your website, I really found you by accident, while
    I was searching on Yahoo for something else, Anyhow I am here now and would just like to
    say thanks a lot for a incredible post and a all round
    enjoyable blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to look over it all at the minute but I have saved it and also added in your RSS
    feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read a lot more, Please do keep up the awesome b.

    Rispondi
  15. Heya are using WordPress for your blog platform?
    I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and set up my
    own. Do you require any coding expertise to make your own blog?
    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Rispondi
  16. I blog frequently and I seriously appreciate your content.

    Your article has really peaked my interest.
    I’m going to take a note of your site and keep
    checking for new information about once a week. I opted in for your RSS feed as well.

    Rispondi
  17. Do you mind if I quote a few of your articles as long as I provide
    credit and sources back to your site? My blog is
    in the exact same area of interest as yours and my users would genuinely benefit from some of the information you provide here.
    Please let me know if this ok with you. Appreciate it!

    Rispondi
  18. Hey there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this
    blog before but after browsing through some of the post I realized it’s new to me.
    Anyways, I’m definitely delighted I found it
    and I’ll be bookmarking and checking back frequently!

    Rispondi

Lascia un commento