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David Bohnett

By michaelampert
  • Geo Cities is created.

    Geo Cities is created.

    On GeoCities, site users selected a "city" in which to place their Web pages.
    Ex. entertainment pages would go to "Hollywood"
  • David Bohnett Foundation is founded

    David Bohnett Foundation is founded

    David Bohnett created his own foundation to "improve society through social activism."
  • Yahoo acquires Geocities.

    Yahoo acquires Geocities.

    David Bohnett sells Geocities to Yahoo.
  • Entrepreneur of the Year for Southern California.

    Entrepreneur of the Year for Southern California.

    David Bohnett becomes Entrepreneur of the Year for Southern California due to GeoCities.

  • GeoCities becomes popular.

    GeoCities ranks third-most visited Web site on the World Wide Web.
  • GeoCities shuts down United States service.

    GeoCities shuts down United States service.

    The company announced that it would shut down the United States GeoCities service.