Announced this summer, the shut down of GeoCities, Yahoo's free website creation service, has been officially set for Monday, October 26. Claiming the need to cut costs, Yahoo has previously stopped accepting new registrations, and is now gearing up to put the final nail in the service's coffin.

Those who still use GeoCities are advised to either transfer their site to Yahoo! Web Hosting (which costs $4.99 per month) or download their files in order to move to other hosting services. The clock's ticking...