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Yahoo! GeoCities (also known as GeoCities) is a web hosting service, currently available only in Japan. It was founded in 1994 by David Bohnett and John Rezner, and was called Beverly Hills Internet (BHI) for a very short time.〔McCullough, Brian. ("DAVID BOHNETT, FOUNDER OF GEOCITIES" ) (interview podcast). ''Internet History Podcast''. May 11, 2015.〕 In 1999 GeoCities was acquired by Yahoo!; at that time it was the third-most visited website on the World Wide Web. In its original form, site users selected a "city" in which to place their web pages. The "cities" were named after real cities or regions according to their content—for example, computer-related sites were placed in "SiliconValley" and those dealing with entertainment were assigned to "Hollywood"—hence the name of the site. Shortly after its acquisition by Yahoo!, this practice was abandoned in favor of using the Yahoo! member names in the URLs. In April 2009, approximately ten years after Yahoo! bought GeoCities,〔 the company announced that it would shut down the United States GeoCities service on October 26, 2009. There were at least 38 million user-built pages on GeoCities before it was shut down. The GeoCities Japan version of the service is still available.〔 == Neighborhoods == In 1996, Yahoo! GeoCities had 29 "neighborhoods," which had groupings of content created by the "homesteaders" (GeoCities users).〔"(29 Neighborhoods )." ''GeoCities''. December 19, 1996. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.〕 By 1999, GeoCities had additional neighborhoods and refocused existing neighborhoods.〔(Visit these neighborhoods )." ''GeoCities''. February 9, 1999. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.〕 * Area51 and Vault: Science fiction and fantasy, conspiracy theories * Athens and Acropolis: Teaching, education, reading, writing, and philosophy * Augusta: Golf * Baja: Off-road SUVs and adventure travel * BourbonStreet: Jazz music, Cajun food, New Orleans and Southern United States topics * Broadway: Theater and performing arts * CapeCanaveral and Lab: Science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and aviation * CapitolHill: Politics and government * CollegePark and Quad: University life * Colosseum, Field and Loge: Athletics and sports * EnchantedForest: Topics of interest to children * Eureka: Small business and home offices * Fashion Avenue: Fashion * Heartland and Plains: Parenting and family (originally also focused on pets)〔 * Hollywood and Hills: Films and actors * HotSprings: Health and fitness * MadisonAvenue: Advertising * MotorCity: Automobiles and racing and dodge cars * NapaValley: Wine, gastronomy * Nashville: Country music * LeftBank: Romance, poetry, and the arts (for Paris-related topics such as food and culture around 1996)〔 * Pentagon: Military * Petsburgh: Pets * PicketFence: Home improvement and real estate * Pipeline: Extreme sports * RainForest: Conservation * RodeoDrive: Shopping and upscale lifestyles * Research Triangle: Research and development, technology * SiliconValley, Heights, Park, and Pines: Computers, hardware, programming, and technology * SoHo and Lofts: Art and writing * SouthBeach and Marina: A "high-style hot spot for hanging out, meeting and greeting, seeing and being seen." * SunsetStrip, Vine, Alley, Palms, Studio and Towers: Music such as blues, grunge, punk rock, and rock 'n roll * TheTropics and Shores: Travel and vacations * TelevisionCity: Television * TimesSquare and Arcade: Computer and video games * Tokyo: Far East-related topics, including anime * Vienna: Ballet, classical music, and opera * WallStreet: Business and finance * Wellesley: Women-related topics * WestHollywood: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender topics * Yosemite: Outdoor recreation including climbing, hiking, rafting, and skiing 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yahoo! GeoCities」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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