28 January in internet history

Things that can be dated to 28 January: the day something was posted, a record that changed hands, an event research has pinned to a date. Every entry links to where it was read.

1. 1999

   Yahoo! announces it will buy GeoCities for 3.57 billion US dollars in stock. GeoCities Wikipedia — GeoCities

2. 2011

   Egypt, having blocked Facebook and Twitter, is reported to have cut off the internet altogether. Social media and the Arab Spring Wikipedia — Social media and the Arab Spring

3. 2021

   Sales of Sanders’s own sweatshirt of the picture are reported to have raised at least 1.8 million dollars for charity. Bernie Sanders' mittens Wikipedia — Bernie Sanders mittens meme

4. 2021

   The shares reach 483 dollars, having opened the month at 17.25. The trading app Robinhood stops its customers buying them. The GameStop short squeeze Wikipedia — GameStop short squeeze