Geocities

A look back at 10 websites that are now defunct—but live on in our hearts

The best of the web, back then.

On Jul 8, 2024 by Angela Andaloro

Why creatives are angry at Facebook’s new platform, E.gg

The new site had quite an introduction.

On Jul 29, 2020 by Colleen Hagerty

The guerrilla archivists saving the Internet’s dying websites from oblivion

When websites fail, too often they’re lost forever, taking a little bit of Internet history with them. ArchiveTeam is a group of volunteers looking to change that.

On May 8, 2016 by Jesse Hicks

Oldweb.today lets you browse the Internet like it’s 1999

Browsing like it’s 1999.

On Dec 8, 2015 by AJ Dellinger

This nostalgia project is keeping GeoCities alive

Party time, excellent.

On Aug 19, 2015 by AJ Dellinger

The death and life of great Internet cities

For 15 years, Geocities was the world’s one and only Internet city. Then it disappeared. But why?

On Nov 25, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Are you ready for the return of GeoCities?

Like a pixelated phoenix rising from the ashes of discarded floppy discs, GeoCities is back. Meet NeoCities.

On Jun 28, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

AnimatedText makes pop culture phrases actually pop

Catherine Frazier’s Tumblr marries Geocities nostalgia with modern text lingo.

On May 31, 2013 by Mike Fenn

Tumblr artist Nick Kegeyan’s 5 favorite GeoCities-inspired GIFs

If the GIF community were a modern-day society, Oct. 26, 2009, the day GeoCities closed down, would be one of the bloodiest days in its history.

On Dec 5, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

The lost art of GeoCities GIFs

With his simplistic designs and retro appeal, Nick Kegeyan is recapturing the essence of GeoCities GIFs. 

On Nov 23, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III