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Newsgroups Post About Google Privacy Changes

Two days after Google announced a change to its privacy policy that made it clear to users that Google would now share user information with advertisers across the broad spectrum of products the company offers, lawmakers stepped in demanding answers...

January 26, 2012

General Technology Usenet

Website Blackouts In Protest of SOPA

Many leading internet companies chose Jan. 18 to register their opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, known as SOPA in the House of Representatives and PIPA in the Senate. Both pieces of legislation are...

January 18, 2012

General Technology

Global USENET Access Speeds On The Rise

Did you know that Bulgaria has the highest level of broadband adoption at 96 percent? Or that average connection speed in South Korea is 16.7 megabits per second (Mbps) versus the global average connection speed of 2.7 Mbps? These are...

January 12, 2012

General Newsgroups Usenet

Facebook Tops Search According to USENET

The social network topped the search charts in the US, accounting for just over three per cent of all searches, which was a 46 per cent rise on the year according to USENET newsgroup posts. The newsgroup post credits online...

December 22, 2011

Technology Usenet

Users Trust USENET More Than Other Online Sources

Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed the rise of USENET newsgroups, social networks and mobile technology that’s put the online world at an arm’s reach, day and night – yet a new study has found that people are even...

December 14, 2011

General Technology Usenet

Osama Bin Laden Death Most Popular USENET Post

In the past year, on USENET, were you a cheesehead who had to rave about your team’s big win, an avid follower of world news, or a pop culture junkie whose newsgroup posts revolved around royal weddings and celebrity train...

December 8, 2011

General Newsgroups Usenet

Top 25 Bad Passwords for USENET Newsgroups

These days there are so many sites and accounts you need to log into that it is hard to think of new, unique passwords. So often, when it comes down to creating a new password people either use the same...

November 28, 2011

General Newsgroups Technology Usenet

Some Tips for Choosing a Usenet Provider

For more than 30 years Usenet has been a resource for people all over the globe to share ideas, debates, and files. It preceded the Internet, and some even consider it a precursor to social media. Premium providers such as...

November 7, 2011