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Geocities once hosted millions of personal websites
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Geocities once hosted millions of personal websites

Internet · Web History · V6.8 patch 149 / audience-tailored weird facts

Before social media, Geocities organized homemade sites into themed "neighborhoods" and was one of the largest hosts on the web.

TopicInternet · Web History
SourceV6.8 patch 149 / audience-tailored weird facts
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