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David Bohnett's Impact on the Internet

By Tylerlardin
  • Bohnett founded the pioneering social networking site GeoCities in 1994.

    Bohnett founded the pioneering social networking site GeoCities in 1994.

    It was the first social networking site and pioneered the format for future sites.
  • Founded Baroda Venture

    Founded Baroda Venture

    Investments focused on internet related ventures, such as: SteelHouse, Retention Science, ID90T, Surf Air, DogVacay, and Gamesville. The sites themselves had little impact, but millions were invested into the internet.
  • Yahoo paid $2.87 billion in stock for Geocities

    Yahoo paid $2.87 billion in stock for Geocities

    Signified the beginning of the end for the site. By 2002, it was finished.
  • Google had shutdown Bohnett’s GeoCities

    Google had shutdown Bohnett’s GeoCities

    This signified the end of an era.

  • GeoCities had pioneered the modern-day social media site.

    Popularity has shifted over from GeoCities to MySpace, then onto Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.