GeoCities will close later this year.Why is GeoCities not accepting new customers?We have decided to discontinue the process of allowing new customers
to sign up for GeoCities accounts as we focus on helping our customers
explore and build new relationships online in other ways. We will be
closing GeoCities later this year.
I'm a GeoCities customer. What's happening to my site?Existing GeoCities accounts have not changed. You can continue to
enjoy your web site and GeoCities services until later this year. You
don't need to change a thing right now — we just wanted you to let you
know about the closure as soon as possible. We'll provide more details
about closing GeoCities and how to save your site data this summer, and
we will update the help center with more details at that time.
Will something happen to my GeoCities Free or Plus account? Later this year we will be closing all GeoCities accounts and web sites. We'll send you more details this summer.
Can I prepare for GeoCities closing now? All of our GeoCities customers can continue to enjoy their sites and
GeoCities services until later this year. You don't need to change your
service today, but we encourage anyone interested in a full-featured
web hosting plan to consider upgrading to our award-winning Yahoo! Web
Hosting service.
Yahoo! Web Hosting includes a personalized domain name (such as
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unlimited disk space and bandwidth, premium customer support, and more.
See details.When will I get more information?We'll provide more details about closing GeoCities and how to save
your site data this summer, and we will update the help center with
more details at that time.
Does Yahoo! offer another free hosting service?No, Yahoo! does not offer another free hosting service. Instead we
recommend our award-winning Yahoo! Web Hosting service, which includes
a personalized domain name (such as widgetdesigns.com) and matching
email, new site building tools, unlimited disk space and bandwidth,
premium customer support, and more.
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as a central point to manage your identity, activities, and interests
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I have a GeoCities email address. Will I get to keep it when GeoCities closes?Yes. Some of our earliest GeoCities customers took advantage of GeoCities email addresses, like
you@geocities.com. Those email addresses will not change with the closure later this year