David Bohnett @ GeoCities: The Developer Who Built Online Cities

<p>In 1994, David Bohnett setup a live webcam pointed out of an office window at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. That ability to engage in a community on the other side of the world got so popular so quickly that it inspired David to create a system for everyone to create, join, and participate in online communities. He called those communities "GeoCities."</p><p>Within five years, GeoCities grew from a simple online website builder into one of the world's most popular social networks (before that was even a thing!), with millions of users and a multi-billion-dollar acquisition from Yahoo!</p><p>On this episode of Web Masters, you'll learn how GeoCities got started, how David grew it, and, ultimately, how David sold it in order to continue pursuing his original vision of helping everyone participate on the Internet.</p><p>For a complete transcript of the episode, <a href="https://latonas.com/blog/web-masters-episode-7-david-bohnett/">click here</a>.</p>