Linked by David Adams on Tue 27th Oct 2009 19:33 UTC
The Blogosphere has been abuzz over the past few days, with remembrances of the halcyon days of the internet viewed through the lens of atrociously-designed GeoCities sites. If you missed the xkcd GeoCities tribute, you'll have to be content with a screenshot, as it was a limited-time engagement. (Update: a mirror) The Archive Team is working on saving as much of GeoCities as possible for future generations. The internet is ephemeral, and, like ancient civilizations, it seems we're constantly building our new cities on the ashes of our old cities, but, this being the internet, in a much faster cycle. Like anthropologists who get excited about pot shards or shriveled woven sandals found in a cliff dwelling, a lot of internet old-timers like me get pretty nostalgic about how the internet used to be, and think it's worth preserving, or at least commemorating.
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RE: GeoCities in a nutshell
by hollovoid on Wed 28th Oct 2009 09:17
in reply to "GeoCities in a nutshell"
Member since:2005-09-21
hahaha soo true, that is what I remember most about Geocities in one page. So many obnoxious colors and animated gifs it was ridiculous, and don't forget the people who used animated gif as their background, it beat my poor 486dx 33 into submission every time even with my spiffy #9 imagine 8mb card, and 8mb upgraded ram. *sigh*
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2005-07-06
To get the full geocities experience, just take a skim through the website of "Bud Uglly Wab Designs:
http://budugly.com/archivebud/bud9806/bud.html
(WARNING: may cause ocular bleeding - the goggles, they will do nothing. If exposure does not result in immediate laughter, or at least cringing, then subject should NEVER be allowed to work as a designer)