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== History ==
== History ==
NeoCities was created by its founder Kyle Drake on May 23, 2013 and launched on June 28, 2013, offering 10 megabytes of file storage for every user.<ref>
Neocities was created by its founder Kyle Drake on May 23, 2013 and launched on June 28, 2013, offering 10 megabytes of file storage for every user.<ref>
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| title = NeoCities Wants to Save Us From the Crushing Boredom of Social Networ…
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On May 8, 2014, Neocities announced that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds as a protest against FCC's stance on [[net neutrality]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/08/fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html|title=The "fast lane" to internet civil war|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2020}}
On May 8, 2014, Neocities announced that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds as a protest against FCC's stance on [[net neutrality]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/08/fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html|title=The "fast lane" to internet civil war|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2020}}
</ref> This protest received wide attention<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRdpwVSCa8|title=Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of {{sic|It|'s|nolink=y}} Own Medicine|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/web-host-gives-fcc-a-28-8kbps-slow-lane-in-net-neutrality-protest/|title=Web Host Gives FCC a 28.8Kbps Slow Lane in Net Neutrality Protest|website=[[Ars Technica]]|date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509180505/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/web-host-gives-fcc-a-28-8kbps-slow-lane-in-net-neutrality-protest/|archive-date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/11626720/complaints-about-net-neutrality-flooding-the-fcc|title=Complaints About Net Neutrality Flooding the FCC|website=[[Vox.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201254/https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/11626720/complaints-about-net-neutrality-flooding-the-fcc|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|title=Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201302/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 12, 2014|author=Andy Patrizio|website=[[Network World]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|title=Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane|date=May 9, 2014|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510093545/https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|archive-date=May 10, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|title=Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps|website=[[Techdirt]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919095725/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and lasted until February 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2015/02/04/removed-fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We have removed the FCC rate limit|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref>
</ref> This protest received wide attention<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRdpwVSCa8|title=Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of {{sic|It|'s|nolink=y}} Own Medicine|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/web-host-gives-fcc-a-28-8kbps-slow-lane-in-net-neutrality-protest/|title=Web Host Gives FCC a 28.8Kbps Slow Lane in Net Neutrality Protest|website=[[Ars Technica]]|date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509180505/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/web-host-gives-fcc-a-28-8kbps-slow-lane-in-net-neutrality-protest/|archive-date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/11626720/complaints-about-net-neutrality-flooding-the-fcc|title=Complaints About Net Neutrality Flooding the FCC|website=[[Vox.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201254/https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/11626720/complaints-about-net-neutrality-flooding-the-fcc|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|title=Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201302/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 12, 2014|author=Andy Patrizio|website=[[Network World]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|title=Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane|date=May 9, 2014|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510093545/https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|archive-date=May 10, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|title=Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps|website=[[Techdirt]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919095725/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and lasted until February 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2015/02/04/removed-fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We have removed the FCC rate limit|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref>

As of currently, Neocities allows 1 GB of storage to free users, and 50 GB of storage to "supporters".

== Usage ==
Neocities allows users to create their own websites using programming languages such as [[HTML]], [[JavaScript]], and [[CSS]]. The tool comes with a built-in debugger for the languages listed previously. It also allows you to use other languages as well, but it will not check your errors.

Neocities has 2 options for users to store their data. A free plan, which has 1 gigabyte of data storage and slower transfer speeds, and a paid plan, which allows 50 gigabytes of storage and faster transfer speeds. The paid plan costs $5.00 per month, and funds go to server expenses.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:48, 29 November 2021

Neocities
Penelope, the mascot of Neocities
File:Neocities.org Front Page.png
The Neocities Homepage, as of October 16, 2019
Type of site
Web hosting
Created byKyle Drake
URLneocities.org
CommercialYes
RegistrationYes
LaunchedMay 24, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05-24)

Neocities is a commercial web hosting service for static pages. It offers 1 GB of storage space for free sites and no server-side scripting for both paid and free subscriptions, the service's expressed goal is to revive the support of free web hosting of the now-defunct GeoCities. Neocities started in 2013.[1]

History

Neocities was created by its founder Kyle Drake on May 23, 2013 and launched on June 28, 2013, offering 10 megabytes of file storage for every user.[2] It initially served as an archive for sites previously hosted on GeoCities before the latter's shutdown.[3]

On May 8, 2014, Neocities announced that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds as a protest against FCC's stance on net neutrality.[4][5] This protest received wide attention[6][7][8][9][10][11] and lasted until February 2, 2015.[12]

As of currently, Neocities allows 1 GB of storage to free users, and 50 GB of storage to "supporters".

Usage

Neocities allows users to create their own websites using programming languages such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. The tool comes with a built-in debugger for the languages listed previously. It also allows you to use other languages as well, but it will not check your errors.

Neocities has 2 options for users to store their data. A free plan, which has 1 gigabyte of data storage and slower transfer speeds, and a paid plan, which allows 50 gigabytes of storage and faster transfer speeds. The paid plan costs $5.00 per month, and funds go to server expenses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Official NeoCities Blog". neocities.org.
  2. ^ "NeoCities Wants to Save Us From the Crushing Boredom of Social Networ…". May 8, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Kyle Drake on Twitter: I want to make another Geocities. Free web hosting, static HTML only, 10MB limit, anonymous, uncensored". May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth". May 8, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "The "fast lane" to internet civil war". May 9, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of It's [sic] Own Medicine". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Web Host Gives FCC a 28.8Kbps Slow Lane in Net Neutrality Protest". Ars Technica. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "Complaints About Net Neutrality Flooding the FCC". Vox.com. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Andy Patrizio (May 12, 2014). "Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality". Network World. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane". The Verge. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014.
  11. ^ "Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps". Techdirt. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "We have removed the FCC rate limit". February 4, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2020.


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